Administration

• Providing overall financial management of a complex and growing portfolio comprised of a grant, contracts, and cooperative agreements from a variety of federal and non-federal sponsor types
• Monitoring account balances, term dates, and activities
• Collaborating with central NU-RES offices to prepare and submit requests for prior approval requests, award extensions, post-award budget revisions, child/related funds, etc.
• Scheduling and attending quarterly (or more frequently, if needed) meetings with PIs to review accounts, including balances, activity, projections, terminations/closeouts
• Coordinating with NU-RES subaward team on subrecipient setup, monitoring, and invoicing
• Coordinating with Research Finance, Research Administration, or other units to address issues or questions relating to account setup, activity, reporting, closeout, audit, etc.
• Performing college/department level reconciliations of accounts
• Monitoring and approving transactions, including reviewing for appropriate backup and business purposes in Concur, Workday, email, or other platforms
• Reviewing and approving subrecipient invoices within the Workday financial system
• Preparing and submitting cost transfer forms or other required documentation to support transactional activities
• Collaborating with PIs and college to identify extra compensation availability and planning; prepare, submit, and track extra compensation requests
• Running and distributing monthly account activity reports to PIs
• Performing financial analysis on accounts, identifying burn rates and projections; communicating burn rates and projections to PIs and departments
• Coordinating with department administrators and Research Finance on effort allocations, changes, and reporting
• Seeking and attending training, meetings, etc. focused on federal regulations, research administration, or other relevant areas to keep abreast of changes and maintain fluency in areas specific to the Sr. Post Award Administrator role
• Providing training and presentations, attending meetings and workshops, communicating new policies and regulations relevant to research
• Participating in cross-training initiatives or workgroups as a subject matter expert or end-user to promote well-rounded perspectives, seamless transitions, and processes, to ensure adequate internal controls of research administration
• Routinely participating in ongoing professional development activities with a focus on continuous professional growth
• Completing ad hoc or miscellaneous projects as needed or assigned

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