Job ID: 310193
The Office for Research Administration at Indiana University is actively recruiting a Senior Contract and Grant Specialist to join the Grants and Finance Operations team. This is a full-time position with flexible options to work either on the Bloomington, IN campus or from a fully remote location. IU offers an excellent benefits package as well.
Applications should be submitted through Jobs at IU: Indiana University under Job ID 310193 (cover letters are strongly encouraged).
Position Summary:
- Serves a university-wide role conducting financial analyses of grant expenditures for allowability, allocability and reasonableness to ensure compliance with university policies and sponsor guidelines on external funded projects for all campuses.
- Reviews and interprets sponsored project awards, contracts, guidelines, policies, and regulations to determine reporting requirements, required documentation, and timelines for sponsor-required reports. They will schedule, create, sign, and submit sponsor reports and requests for payment ensuring institutional compliance with sponsor grants and contracts.
- Advises faculty, researchers, departments, and other ORA staff members to ensure compliance with agency and University policies, guidelines, and procedures, and to ensure that expenditures are appropriate and applicable to contract and grant accounts.
- Participates and advises on policy development related to grant administration, expense allowability and financial compliance.
- Represents the university during internal and external audit reviews with authority to resolve issues of non-compliance.
- Participates and lead in development of departmental best practices and special projects.
Required Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree and
o 2 years of relevant experience
Required Skills:
· Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
- Highly thorough and dependable
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
Preferred Skills:
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office, emphasis on Excel
· General accounting and financial literacy skills
· Demonstrates an elevated level of accuracy and critical thinking skills.
· Excellent people skills
· Effective organizational skills
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Kristine Cain
Manager, Reporting Division
Indiana University System
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