The Post Award and Compliance Officer is responsible for multiple functions within Sponsored Programs including but not limited to (1) managing sub-invoice workflows such as reviewing and approving invoices coordinating with departments to ensure timely submission and resolution of outstanding items and responding to payment-related inquiries from internal and external stakeholders. Additionally (2) the officer oversees the triage of the worklist prioritizing and routing tasks to appropriate team members to maintain compliance and operational efficiency across post-award processes. (3) compliance audit subrecipient monitoring and Effort activities of the Compliance Team; and (4) subrecipient prequalification monitoring subaward issuance and FFATA reporting for the Subaward Team. The Post Award and Compliance Officer works with faculty research administrators and central staff at other institutions and is responsible for providing excellent customer service to faculty administrators peers and sponsors. This position will have a significant level of autonomy and be expected to work independently in the completion of duties related to their portfolio. This position requires the ability to independently solve problems using logic methods and effective solutions. The Post Award and Compliance Officer will bring a solid grounding in research administration principles to this role and maintain a working knowledge of federal and non-federal Sponsor requirements as well as University policies. Familiarity with a variety of prime sponsors federal and non-federal the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) templates and other subcontract formats appropriate flow-down of award terms and conditions is important. The Post Award and Compliance Officer will have a high level of emotional intelligence and the position require a high level of attention to detail and a strong customer service approach. This is a 18-24 month term position.
At least two years of related experience bachelors preferred but experience can be substituted for the degree.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color natural or protective hairstyle religion sex age national origin physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information military service pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition or because of marital parental or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.