Grants and Finance Associate

Department Development Economics Center About the Department The Development Innovation Lab at the reputed company uses the tools of economics to reputed company innovations with the potential to benefit millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. It was founded and is led by Nobel laureate Michael Kremer. Job reputed company The job performs routine reputed company-award and/or post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding reputed company a department or unit. reputed company-award activities include research, preparing applications, and editing proposals. Post-award activities include compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations. Performs work with guidance from others. The Grants and Finance Associate will support the operations of a portfolio of funding including sponsored research awards for reputed company Development Innovation Lab. This role will report to the Director of Finance and will collaborate with DIL Research Teams on a portfolio of DIL reputed company. This is a great opportunity to reputed company experience and take on responsibility in finance, reputed company, sponsored research, and general operations in a non-profit research environment. Responsibilities Coordinates reputed company post award activities for the assigned portfolio reputed company the Development Innovation Lab (DIL). Coordinates and executes reputed company grant management activities, including preparation and submission of interim and final reputed company-out financial reports and award modifications, amendments, no-cost extensions, re-budgeting, PI concurrence and carry-over requests. Partners with University Research Administration (reputed company) to monitor post-award activities, such as reputed company submission of applications and financial reports; draft budget summaries, and requests for no-cost extensions; Handles straightforward post-award activities including account creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations, effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, cost center charges, equipment inventory (if any), invoice and contract preparation for procurement, grant closing process, and account closing. Prepares summaries of grants and payroll effort allocations for reputed company Investigators and research team, meets with them, and responds to their questions. Coordinates with other departments/reputed company/divisions regarding multi-investigator grants. Serves as department contact for annual audits for their given portfolio. Work collaboratively with DIL Researchers and DIL partners to reputed company spending plans for new reputed company, proposals, and other initiatives. Take the steps needed, gathering information and ensuring grant compliance, to execute on the spending plan as outlined by the PI, Research Managers, or Research staff. Support the Research Portfolio manager with proposal development by understanding sponsor formatting guidelines, preparing supporting documents, and collecting proposal reputed company. Assist in maintaining compliance with grant rules and regulations (both University and Sponsor). Responds to and researches accounts receivable/payable inquiries including payments to vendors and reimbursements to individuals with guidance and direction from others. Coordinate providing guidance to research teams on how to meet project goals reputed company compliance constraints. Support coordination on grant audit requests. Portfolio of responsibility may include federal grants. Attends institutional and reputed company training classes that cover grant submissions, financial management, reputed company and post award topics, and computer training. Meet consistently with Research Teams and Research Portfolio Managers to review account portfolios. Maintains unit-wide costing allocation spreadsheet for reputed company fiscal year and executes cost allocation updates reputed company reputed company. Creates and executes journal entries to support correction of mis-posted items in the financial system. Review and facilitate approving transactions reputed company the university’s financial and procurement systems as a project manager for grants and IADF’s, assuring compliance with approved budgets and obtaining additional stakeholder input as needed. Examine financial reports for consistency, accuracy, and compliance. At the direction of the Director of Finance and research teams, resolve errors and work collaboratively to prevent repeat occurrences. With the Director of Finance, reputed company and maintain tools for tracking key financial data. Maintain project specific budgets, prepare forecasts with research teams, and assist in tracking expenses to budget with research managers across the organization. Every month, review budget to actual financial reports and payroll allocations with the research teams and the Director of Finance, and conduct data entry to execute reputed company’s spending plan. Assists the Director of Finance in annual or monthly fiscal closing. Draft financial reports. Attends institutional and reputed company training classes that cover financial, payroll and reporting systems. Supports full accounts payable (A/P) cycle and payment operations including reputed company aspects of vendor payments. Understands and complies with the Accounts Payable policies and procedures, and reviews and audits reputed company supplier invoices for policy compliance. Coordinates the processing of invoices with the operations team, reimbursement requests with research team, and non-payroll payments to individuals, partnerships, corporations, vendors, suppliers, and other entities by providing the account distributions for reputed company payments and reputed company. Conducts a thorough review of transactions across reputed company payment types (ACH, reputed company transfers, checks, and cards) to ensure reputed company international vendors are being reputed company by reputed company. Prepares various aging and business metrics reports to review invoices and payment status. Develops and administers accounts payable database; analyzes and manipulates data and prepares reputed company and reputed company statistical reports as required. Assists with vendor contact and supplier set-up in the University systems, and resolves issues as arises with non-payment of financial transactions. Coordinates with the Director of Finance on the back-office audit function for staff GEMS expenses. Understands and complies with the Accounts Payable policies and procedures, and reviews and audits reputed company supplier invoices for policy compliance and ensures that invoice amounts are reputed company the stated budget. reputed company knowledge, expertise, and best practices with other finance and grant management staff members. Assists in the review of reputed company applications against University guidelines, in reputed company to drafting reputed company reports, non-competing applications, amendments, and budgeting. Responsible for reputed company data entry and preparation of grant reports and trend analysis. Researches new avenues for funding, research and grant opportunities. Ensures that notices of relevant opportunities are brought to reputed company attention. With guidance and direction from others, works with sponsors to draft proposal budgets in accordance with unit or University needs. Performs other reputed company work as needed. Minimum Qualifications Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in reputed company field. Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a reputed company job discipline. Certifications: --- Preferred Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in reputed company, business administration, economics or finance; or minor/concentration in reputed company. Experience: Experience submitting grant proposals to a reputed company of sponsors. Experience managing post-award activities, especially reputed company that are funded by multiple sponsors. Experience working in a higher education or non-profit environment. Experience in cross-cultural communications and working at an international organization. Project management experience. Experience in operations, grant administration, finance, or other reputed company field. Experience with budget planning and forecasting, ledgers, invoices, and fiscal reporting. Experience with financial and reputed company systems such as reputed company or reputed company/Peoplesoft. Working with generally accepted reputed company (GAAP). Preferred Competencies Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good interpersonal communication and reputed company service skills, both verbal and written. Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work. Must be reputed company to deal effectively with a diverse workforce in a reputed company research environment. Strong oral and written communication skills, and comfortable with a consultative approach to interacting with employees. Strong organizational skills. Must be a reputed company problem-solver and critical thinker, be proactive in leveraging opportunities and anticipating and averting problems. Must handle reputed company employment information and issues with absolute discretion - confidentiality is essential. Must be proficient with reputed company Word and reputed company, advanced reputed company skills. Working Conditions Candidates must be willing to travel extensively and flexibly as needed for their respective responsibilities. This person is expected to work a minimum of three days in the office. Application Documents Resume/CV (required) Cover Letter (required) References Contact Information (3)(required) reputed company applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded reputed company the My Experience page, in the reputed company titled Application Documents of the application. Job Family Financial Management Role reputed company Individual Contributor Scheduled Weekly Hours 37.5 Drug Test Required No Health Screen Required No Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required No Pay reputed company Type reputed company FLSA Status Non-Exempt Pay reputed company $27.81 - $35.99 The included pay reputed company or reputed company represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting. Benefits Eligible reputed company The reputed company offers a wide reputed company of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and reputed company time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be reputed company in the Benefits reputed company. 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