Grants and Financial Specialist

Providence, RI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

nextSource invites you to join our talent community of Grants and Financial Specialists. Our client is often looking for them to support their ongoing business needs.

When you register and join the community we aim to engage with you quickly to learn more about your experience and understand how it aligns with our clients needs. Then the next time the position is available and your skillset is a match you will be contacted and if interested submitted for the opening.

Job Description:

The Grants and Financial Specialist independently manages all matters pertaining to grants administration both financial and administrative and has financial oversight and administrative responsibility for the sponsored projects. This position provides high-level comprehensive pre- and post-award management subcontract administration and financial analysis. This position is the administrative liaison between the administrative core the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) collaborating institutions sponsoring agencies and principal investigators (PIs).

The incumbent must have a broad scope and knowledge of research administration and financial matters.

Job Responsibilities:

Independently manages grant portfolio and acts as resource/mentor to the administrative team.
Uses financial analytics and develop tools and reports for faculty.
Develop detailed reports on the financial status of awards including forecasting of expenditure rates and personnel management strategies to guide faculty in short-term and long-term planning.
Interacts with faculty to develop financial strategies to expend available funding in keeping with budgetary constraints and sponsored agency cost rules and regulations.
Advise PI on research funding matters such as proposal preparation and maintaining appropriate stewardship of funds received from external sponsors and donors.
Prepares financial closeouts.

Competencies:

Accounting/financial background.
Quantitative skills needed for budgeting.
Grants experience needed to process transactions associated with a large grant.
Experience with computers Workday MS Office Suite Microsoft Excel (spreadsheets) Google Docs Gmail.
Advanced organizational skills gained through experience and education.
Proofreading and editing skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills problem solving and the ability to work well both collaboratively and independently.
Able to work quickly and efficiently with many concurrent deadlines and multiple Principal Investigators.

Academic Level and Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
2 4 years of experience in research administration or accounting/financial/budgeting experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with proposal preparation with federal and non-federal grants using InfoEd/Coeus grants management (or similar system).
Familiarity with eRA Commons NSF Fastlane and/or .
Higher-education or non-profit work experience preferred or equivalent of education and experience.

Job Type: ContractPay Rate: $33.00/hourly Onsite: Providence RI

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What nextSource Provides:

Healthcare Benefits including Medical Prescription Vision & Dental Coverage United Healthcare
Voluntary STD & LTD New York Life
401(k) Retirement Planning Fidelity
Discount Program

*You are Eligible to participate in the benefits program if you are considered a full-time employee of nextSource working at least 30 hours per week on a consistent basis. Your coverage will be effective on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment.

Required Experience:

nextSource invites you to join our talent community of Grants and Financial Specialists. Our client is often looking for them to support their ongoing business needs.When you register and join the community we aim to engage with you quickly to learn more about your experience and understand how it a...