Assistant Grants & Finance Manager

The Industry Extension Services unit is a major component of the State’s economic development operation by diffusing engineering, science, knowledge, and technology to North Carolina industry, business, and public agencies for the enhancement of quality, productivity, and environmental protection. This is accomplished by utilizing professional education and technical assistance that meet the needs of business, industry, and healthcare professionals. Advocating the use of engineering science and technology through best practices promotes corporate growth and the creation of quality products and services.

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• Manage sponsored projects by monitoring financial activity, expenditures, budgets, and projections; provide timely financial information and guidance to project teams to support informed decision-making and mitigate financial risk.
• Apply accounting principles, sponsor requirements, and university policies to budgeting, forecasting, personnel expenses, cost allocations, expenditures, and other sponsored project fiscal activities.
• Conduct regular financial reviews with project teams to assess spending, forecast future needs, identify potential issues, and recommend corrective actions to keep projects financially and operationally on track.
• Coordinate award modifications and required approvals by preparing project modification requests, including rebudgeting, no-cost extensions, changes in principal investigator, equipment purchases, travel, pre-award costs, and other university or sponsor actions.
• Manage subawards, contracts and project segments throughout their lifecycle, including setup, monitoring, financial and compliance oversight, reporting, and closeout, in coordination with project teams, university offices, and sponsoring agencies.
• Coordinate sponsored project closeout by resolving outstanding financial and administrative matters, completing reconciliations, obtaining required approvals, maintaining award records, and ensuring timely submission of final reports and documentation.
• Support the preparation and submission of sponsor-required financial and progress reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, appropriate supporting documentation, and compliance with established deadlines.
• Monitor and manage cost-share commitments, ensuring expenditures are properly tracked, supported, reconciled, and reported in accordance with sponsor and university requirements.

• Identify and pursue funding opportunities support the growth of the Industry Extension Services departmental sponsored project portfolio.
• Prepare, compile, and submit grant and contract proposals for the project teams through NC State University systems, including RED , and sponsor electronic submission portals such as Grants.gov, Research.gov, and ERA commons.
• Collaborate with project team to develop proposal budgets, budget justifications, and other required documents in accordance with university and sponsor requirements.
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