Award Manager

4 days ago

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States The Geneva Foundation Full time

About The Position

The Geneva Foundation is seeking a highly skilled Award Manager to provide organization-level research administration services. This role is accountable for providing research administration services, maintaining excellent financial management skills, and effectively delivering award negotiations, ensuring compliance, and the ability to monitor award execution through to project closure.

The Award Manager oversees the project budget and financial administration efforts, negotiation and compliance activities, subrecipient monitoring, and successful award start-up and close-out. This role also supervises and mentors other award administration personnel.

Responsibilities

  • Inform growth decisions based on detailed knowledge of business intelligence gathered from sponsors, customers, and other stakeholders
  • Develop cost volume/proposal budget, subcontracting plan, and other necessary documentation as part of a collaborative proposal submission, provide initial application review
  • Review and negotiate terms and conditions of award
  • Lead project set-up and kick-off with stakeholders
  • Monitor terms and conditions of award and federal guidelines
  • Initiate, negotiate, and execute all agreements in support of the award
  • Read and interpret contract and other award documents to determine budget, invoicing schedule, restrictions, and other pertinent information
  • Manage project budget to ensure compliance, appropriate expenditure, and prevention of any deficit
  • Provide financial information and reporting to research teams and department leaders
  • Process modifications, sponsor requests, monitor technical reports as compared with SOW
  • Manage subrecipients, conduct risk assessments, and annual subrecipient single audit reviews
  • Ensure and monitor the submission of progress reports and deliverables to sponsor ensuring accuracy and compliance with sponsor requirements
  • Interpret and monitor regulations and guidelines of program funding for grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and clinical trial agreements
  • Review and submit sponsor correspondence such as requests for prior approval and no-cost extensions
  • Lead effective "project close out" with all stakeholders
  • Complete all award compliance study close-out activities
  • Ensure effective disposition of all project assets

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, or related field
  • Minimum of four (4) years of experience in research administration, particularly managing federally-funded awards in an academic or research institution setting
  • Strong understanding of federal regulations and policies governing sponsored research with knowledge of industry best practices
  • Experience managing fixed price, time & materials/labor hour, and cost type contracts(and/or subcontracts) and solid understanding of regulations associated with the administration of each
  • Ability to perform and comprehend price and cost analyses
  • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in financial management and reporting
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact responsively and professionally with diverse stakeholders
  • Able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
  • Computer skills including intermediate level experience with Excel and other Microsoft Office Software required
  • Developed understanding of OMB Regulations, DoDGARs, FAR, DFARS, and other applicable regulations
  • Certified Research Administrator and/or Certified Federal Contracts Manager preferred
  • Knowledge of DoD medical research enterprise desired

The Geneva Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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