Inside Higher Ed · 3 days ago
Post Award Financial Business Manager
Clemson, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$48K/yr - $60K/yr
2+ years expClemson University is a prominent public research institution known for its commitment to making a difference in the lives of others. The Post Award Financial Business Manager will manage all aspects of sponsored projects during their life cycle, providing high-level customer service to faculty and researchers while ensuring compliance and financial oversight.
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Responsibilities
Provide technical assistance, guidance and oversight to researchers and University constituents in the awarding of sponsored funds
Monitor sponsored budgets, cost sharing, subaward encumbrances
Serves as an approver in buyWays and Concur to ensure allowability and compliance
Serves as an administrative college-liaison for PI's and central units in the requests for changes in budget revisions, changes in scope, effort commitments, or no cost extensions
Assists PI's as necessary with administrative and financial post awards matters, and analyze and resolve problems related to financial compliance or availability of funds
Monitors sponsored project for financial related issues and compliance related matters
Responsible for managing cost-share projects, preparing internal budgets, budget amendments, and status corrections when needed
Prepares monthly reconciliation for all sponsored projects and contracts
Advises PI on current balances and corrections necessary for compliance
Looks for proactive ways to ensure charges are appropriately charged and allocated to grant projects
Clears month-end errors and approves summer pay forms for faculty charging sponsored research projects
Communicates routinely with PI(s), departmental personnel, college personnel, GCA and OSP
Reviews and resolves project journal and voucher errors, including all cost-share accounts
Works with CECAS PPS and FBM to ensure expenses and payroll are posted correctly and are allowable
Stays abreast of Federal, State, and University regulations related to research issues by reading materials, attending workshops, and other methods
Participates in the preparation of training materials and delivery of workshops for faculty and staff in their assigned units on implementation and changes
Devises and implements tracking reports of compliance-related issues for internal control purposes
Reviews expenditure documentation
Completes monthly reconciliation
Responsible for providing financial and budget information, including cost share, to PI's for sponsor monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting
Responsible for certifying cost share expenses for SF-425 reports to GCA for quarterly reporting
Prepares budget workbooks for PIs with budget, actual expenditures, and forecasting of sponsored projects, including related cost-share and indirect costs
Completes audit requests as needed
Review and interpret award terms and conditions and provide guidance to PI's
Seeks guidance from GCA related to unique or problematic award terms
Works with PI to develop updated budgets for modifications and submits sponsor and internal budgets forms to GCA
Verifies final closeout expenditures, cost sharing and revenues and provides to GCA certifying project is ready to close
Qualification
Required
1st Bachelor's Degree - accounting, finance, business or related field
2+ years of professional experience directly related
Preferred
1st Master's Degree - Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
3+ years of work experience
Company
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-01-10Acquired
2006-08-31Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Stephanie Shweiki
Director, Foundation Partnerships
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