Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst

4 days ago

Irvine, California, United States University Of California Irvine Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst to join our team at the University of California, Irvine. As a key member of our research administration team, you will play a critical role in supporting the university's research mission by providing expert guidance and support on contract and grant management.

As a Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst, you will be responsible for developing and overseeing research proposals, awards, and transactions related to contract and grant management. You will work closely with faculty, researchers, and other academic personnel to ensure timely, accurate, and responsible stewardship of funds. Your expertise will be essential in maintaining compliance with institutional research sponsor policies, as well as ensuring that all financial transactions are accurately recorded and reported.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and oversee research proposals, awards, and transactions related to contract and grant management
  • Provide expert guidance and support on contract and grant management to faculty, researchers, and other academic personnel
  • Maintain compliance with institutional research sponsor policies and ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions
  • Collaborate with the Post-Award Analyst to facilitate a smooth transition of proposals from pre-award to post-award management
  • Provide analysis and input on various issues and operational procedures, including project management and contract administration
  • Serve as a back-up to colleagues and be familiar with their assigned accounts and workload to provide advice, guidance, and final decisions as needed
Requirements
  • Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment
  • Ability to manage significant volumes of transactions and perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting
  • Demonstrated competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software in financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports
  • Ability to maintain independent judgment, strong organization and communication skills, and a customer service focus across broad and diverse subject areas
  • Maintains current knowledge of compliance regulations in all areas of research administration
  • Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting, fiscal, and reporting principles
  • Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures, and techniques
  • Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor's guidelines
  • Experience working as part of a professional team and in maintaining confidentiality
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, department heads, faculty, and students of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds
  • Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training
  • 5-10 years of experience in Contracts and Grants - Pre-Award management
Preferred Qualifications
  • Thorough knowledge of applicable compliance requirements related to the use of human or animal subjects in research, financial conflict of interest, biosafety, etc.
  • Experience administering research funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Department of Energy
  • Demonstrated skill in understanding, interpreting, and appropriate application of University of California Policies and Procedures as they relate to finance, contracts, and grants, and sales and services activities, equipment management, and gift administration
  • Proficient in the use of UC Campus financial systems, such as KR, KFS, UCPath, Pl Report, GEC, and BAT functions
  • UC experience managing multi-million-dollar research awards
Conditions of Employment
  • Background Check and Live Scan
  • Legal Right to work in the United States
  • Vaccination Policies
  • Smoking and Tobacco Policy
  • Drug-Free Environment

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