Post Award Administrator

Department

BSD ADM - Post Award - Team A

About the Department

The Department of Medicine was the first department created when the medical
school began over 110 years ago. It has evolved into the largest department not
only in the medical school with over 300 full time faculty but is also the largest
department in the University. The main missions of the Department of Medicine,
scholarship, discovery, education and outstanding patient care, occur in a
setting of multicultural and ethnic diversity. These missions are supported by
exceptional faculty and trainees in the department.
The Department of Medicine also takes great pride in providing unparalleled,
comprehensive and innovative patient care. The Department's clinical
excellence is continually recognized by the highly regarded US News and World
Report. Each of the Department's sub-specialty practices are recognized as
programs of national, regional, and local distinction for our novel diagnostic and
therapeutic patient care offerings.
The Department of Medicine has a long and proud history of research and
discovery in the basic, clinical and translational sciences. Currently, the
Department of Medicine is among an elite group of medical centers who are
leading in the discovery and delivery of personalized medicine. Our impressive
pool of talented researchers is renowned for bridging the bench to the bedside,
and clinical research evaluations of new drugs and devices. The educational
mission of the Department of Medicine is to train exceptional healers and the
future leaders in academic medicine.
The Department is home to four top residency programs (Internal Medicine,
Emergency Medicine, Dermatology and Medicine-Pediatrics) and twelve
fellowship programs, including seven federally-funded training grants. Diversity
of house staff and faculty is a key priority in our enterprise, both to cultivate
leadership from underrepresented minorities and women and to reflect the
ethnic and racial makeup of the patients we serve.

Job Summary

The job provides professional support for pre-award and/or post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding within a department or unit. Pre-award activities include research, preparing applications, and editing proposals. Post-award activities include compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations. Performs work with moderate guidance and utilizes knowledge of University and business drivers.
The Post-Award Administrator provides financial management in an intensive customer service environment for the Department of Medicine.
This position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary account administrator for account owners.

• Creates accounts and works within the Financial Accounting System.

• Allocates, authorizes, monitors, and controls expenses.

• Manages check and wire-transfer deposits, and earnings invoicing for industry funded clinical trials.

• Maintains accurate accounts receivable and payable data in VETS (Visit Earnings Tracking System).

• Maintains, oversees, reconciles, and corrects errors in accounts.

• Processes clinical research and core bills for payment. Works with other administrators on the procurement process including purchasing, internal requisitioning, and personal travel reimbursements.

• Allocates and authorizes expenditures.

• May work with administrators to manage financial and administrative aspects of sponsored project proposal preparation, submission, and post-award grant administration.

• Advises and assists in most relations and communications with funding agencies, subcontractors, and others.

• Monitors expenditures on approximately 560 active individual faculty accounts.

• Proposes solutions to discovered problems and fixes according to proper policy and procedure.

• Compares actual spending to original budget and identifies any variances with particular attention being paid to faculty salary.

• Develops a working knowledge of University policies and procedures as well as a working knowledge of policies and procedures of various funding agencies.

• Creates and maintains excel spreadsheets and Access databases as necessary to track Section finances.

• Works closely with Section Administrators to effectively manage faculty accounts and ensure proper spending.

• Reviews all applications against University guidelines, in addition to drafting progress reports, non-competing applications, amendments, and budgeting. Responsible for all data entry and preparation of grant reports and trend analysis.

• Prepares summaries of grants and effort allocations for Principal Investigators, meets with them and responds to their questions. Coordinates with other departments/units/divisions regarding multi investigator grants. Serves as department contact for annual audits and agency site visits.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, business administration, or science.

Experience:

• Administrative, accounting, or grant and contract administration experience.

• Budgets, ledgers, invoices, and fiscal reporting.

• One or more aspects of sponsored program administration in a research environment.

• Accounting systems.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Work closely with senior University officials.

• Independently complete projects on time and accurately with minimal supervision.

• Flexibility and ability to work effectively under considerable time pressure.

Working Conditions

• Work non-traditional hours.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

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Job Family

Financial Management

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

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FLSA Status

Exempt

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Pay Range

$75,000.00 - $100,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

 

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