University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science · 1 month ago
Coordinator, Post-Award & Finance
University of Maryland College Park
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$68K/yr - $75K/yrThe University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is seeking a Coordinator for Post-Award & Finance. This role is responsible for administrative support in post-award management, including maintaining subawards, managing contracts, tracking grant deadlines, and overseeing external fellowships and consultant agreements.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Efficiently maintain all subaward (UMD as Prime) activities for department, including initiating subaward setup process, interfacing between the Office of Research Administration (and Subaward Team) and subaward sites, performing monthly tracking of all contract and subaward invoicing and payments, modifications and close-outs for all sponsored projects and contracts
Create expense transfers as needed to adhere to adjusted budgets, late awards, grant overages, grant surplus, and FFR adjustments. Create expense transfers provided by Director of Administrative Services
Track grant deadlines for grant lifecycle and reporting. Coordinate grant review meetings between the PI and Business Manager for external funding meetings
Post and monitor external fellowships administered through the Student Award System such as NRSAs
Responsible for initial worktag set up and modifications, setting up budget in BA Priority system, and creating digital and/or paper grant folder
Efficiently maintain all consultant agreements and change orders for department, including initiating consultant setup process, interfacing between the Department/PI, Procurement Office, and consultants, performing monthly tracking of all invoices and payments for internal and sponsored projects and contracts
Review and approve externally funded travel in travel system to ensure compliance with department, campus, State and Federal regulations. Run monthly travel compliance reports and work with travelers to complete required actions
Create creating costing allocation changes for grant related effort and payroll transfers (PAAs) as needed to adhere to adjusted budgets, late awards, grant overages, grant surplus, and other adjustments for payroll
Meet regularly with supervisor to maintain and communicate ongoing updates
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Attention to detail
Preferred
Experience with Priority BA, Workday and Concur
Familiarity with UMD administrative systems, policies, and procedures is desired
Company
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
UMCES are Maryland's premier research institution aimed at advancing scientific knowledge of the environment.
Founded in 1925
201-500 employees
Funding
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