Financial Grants Specialist RACE (HYBRID)

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Financial Grants Specialist RACE (HYBRID)

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Job Summary

The Financial Grants Specialist RACE within the Research Administration Center of Excellence (RACE) works with assigned departments and their RACE Associate Director to perform / oversee post-award research activities while delivering excellent customer service. Financial Grants Specialist RACE will oversee post-award grants management within the team's portfolio. In collaboration with the RACE leadership team, the Financial Grants Specialist RACE is responsible for training and education, developing SOP's, and managing issues that arise within portfolios. Financial Grants Specialist RACE performs support functions for TJU Principal Investigators (PIs), ensuring that PIs have accurate and timely information to make decisions. Financial Grants Specialist RACE. Grants Administrator takes on an increasingly complex research portfolio including but not limited to programmatic grants (Cooperative Agreements, Program Project Grants, and Training Grants). Financial Grants Specialist RACE Administrator models and fosters behavior that establishes a culture that values the staff / faculty partnership and is consistent with the values, goals, and objectives of the enterprise / department to create an atmosphere of trust, cooperation, accountability, empowerment, and dedication to the research mission of the enterprise.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Examines awards for suitability of terms and conditions and reviews budgets with PI; coordinates establishment of project accounts for the grant and sub-awards (as applicable)
• Predominantly works with the RACE Associate Director, administers grants by monitoring awards and sub-awards for compliance, analyzes monthly financial reports, communicates with PI regarding financial progress, and coordinates activities at the end of the budget period
• Maintains accounting records for all awards within their assigned portfolio
• Reconciles all assigned accounts against General Ledger every month
• Coordinates personnel and purchasing activities with the PI and applicable TJU offices; reviews and acts as a signatory (if designated by the PI) for budget summaries, budget adjustment forms, JVs, Travel Authorizations and Reimbursements, Invoices, Check Requests, Expense Reimbursements and Purchase Requisitions as necessary
• Ensures payroll distribution is correct for faculty, graduate students, fellows, and support staff on a bi-weekly basis and processes changes as needed
• Meets with PIs at least quarterly to provide updates on the financial status of their accounts
• Acts as a liaison between PIs and ORA / SPAO to communicate and resolve any issues that arise concerning expenditures
• Assists PIs with effort reports ensuring accuracy and timely submission
• Assists PIs with budget development for progress reports
• Assists with the submission of progress reports, program reviews and other activities related to the grant
• Working with ORA as appropriate, assists with providing just in time information or other agency requests such as budget revisions, compliance issues, etc.
• Serves as a resource to department staff and faculty to ensure compliance with procurement and subcontracting policies and procedures
• Attends regular meetings, training sessions and professional development workshops / seminars to keep current on policies and procedures relevant to position responsibilities, as requested and approved by the RACE Associate Director(s) (supervisor) or Director, Post-Award (RACE)
• Serves as a resource to department staff and faculty to ensure compliance with policy

EDUCATION :

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field required.

Experience :

One to three years of related experience in research administration is required. Prior training / experience in research administration is preferred.

Computer skills in a PC / Windows environment, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, demonstrated by application materials and previous experience.

Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail, as demonstrated by application materials.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic / programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.