Grant Accountant

Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary for this position at the time of its posting. The starting wage rate is $23.68 per hour, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data. Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

Working under general supervision, the Grant Accountant will be responsible for both pre- and post-award grants management for the Department of Pediatrics, In the School of Medicine. This position assumes overall responsibility for the sponsored projects, fulfilling the timely and appropriate financial and administrative reporting requirements of associated funding agencies. In addition, the position works directly with support staff, administrators, and investigators in preparing and submitting grant applications, interacting with sponsor representatives, and in managing grant accounts from establishment to closeout.

This position provides compliance oversight and guidance, as well as communicating and interpreting agency policies and requirements for investigative personnel.

• Review and process all grant applications submitted by faculty in preparation for institutional signature. Prepare for new and renewal of proposals: gather data and respond to requests for information; research and compile information required; prepare initial budget; prepare support documentation; review proposals to ensure routine specifications are met. Review and evaluate sponsored awards for compliance with sponsor, school, and university requirements.
  
  Assess financial, research, and conflict-of-interest disclosures to ensure adherence to sponsor-specific regulations and institutional policies governing sponsored projects. Analyze award documentation, identify post-award compliance or administrative issues, and apply independent judgment, under supervision, to determine appropriate resolution and ensure the proper administration of research activities and sponsored programs. (20%)
• Manage award accounts, noting terms and conditions of awards, and review these with principal investigators and departmental administrators. Proactively provide financial analysis and fiscal management for assigned contract and grant funds for their assigned portfolio which will range between $2 - $4 million in annual direct spending. Proper stewardship of sponsored program funds depends on understanding and communicating these terms and conditions that must be met if the university is to remain a recipient of such funding.
  
  Responsible for monitoring post award salary and non-salary expenditures. Responsible for forecasting research account expenditures. Review and approve all research expenditures. (20%)
• Provide direction in grant preparation, administration, and compliance to investigators and so must have sufficient knowledge to provide proper guidance and judgment to determine when to confer with supervisors, other experts within the university, or agency representatives. Provide expertise and assistance to principal investigators and to departmental administrators on policy guidelines and budgetary, personnel, and expenditure control activities. Develop effective working relationships with all constituents.
  
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• Prepare sub-award agreement documentation with collaborating institutions, using applicable guidelines and templates to prepare these documents with collaborators. (10%)
• Collaborate with program directors, principal investigators, manager, administrative operations, and external consultants in the planning and preparation of funding proposals (competitive, non-competitive, and supplemental funding). (10%)

• Monitor deadlines for progress and final reports and provide principal investigators and administrators with the necessary information to complete and submit reports. Timely submission of these reports is an important compliance issue for the university. (5%)
• Provide assistance to principal investigators and to departmental administrators on policy guidelines and budgetary, personnel, and expenditure control activities. Develop effective working relationships with all constituents. Work with sponsors to ensure that proper procedures are followed and that submissions are successful. (5%)
• Maintain and update proposal and award database, assuring quality of the data so that meaningful and accurate reporting can originate from this source. These data form the basis for planning and budget forecasting in research activity. (5%)
• Maintain departmental files so that the information is accessible to anyone who needs it. Keeping complete files, being mindful of federal regulations as they pertain to retention of records after end dates. (5%)
• Maintain and enhance up-to-date knowledge and skills applicable to sponsored program…