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Financial Coordinator - Grants
Job Number: 2024-46979Category: Accounting & Finance
Location: Worcester, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: UMass Chan Medical School
Department: School - GCA-Grant Accounting - W865020
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Grade: 41
Union Code: Non Union Position -W60- Non Unit Professional
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date: Sept. 21, 2024
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the general direction of the Asst Vice Chancellor for Grants & Contracts Administration or designee, the Financial Coordinator is responsible for performing diversified and complex financial and administrative functions to support grants received by the Medical School.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Administration of departmental mailbox(s) intake and distribution for appropriate and timely resolution
- Oversight and analysis of departmental budget, ordering and spending including travel and credit card management
- Program support for limited grant submissions for the University in coordination with the Clinical Research Office
- Analyze, process and communicate grant proposal and award amendments and modifications within system to correlate to grant award terms and conditions
- Compile new award set up and modification data for use in analysis, reporting, forecasting and graphical display
- Update tracking system for sub award invoice to monitor status of invoice receipt/payment dates including creating and maintaining procedure documentation and process invoices in accordance with processes. Working collaboratively with external offices to evaluate and recommend process and policy improvements
- Generate pertinent monthly communications to departments for training requirements, expiring grants including running reports from external systems to extract data and provide as support
- Provide research and administrative support for projects; compiling data, drafting reports, assisting with special projects and studies such as updating procedure manuals or compiling statistics
- Compile, gather and prepare inactivation packages for expired grants needed to ensure accurate and compliant closeout in the official grants management systems
- Evaluate and recommend improvements to current operating procedures and policies
- Perform other duties as required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent experience
- 0-1 years related business experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and writing skills needed to present and communicate effectively with a diverse population of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated time management and problem-solving skills with ability to organize and prioritize workload, identify problem areas and take action to meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret financial documents such as system reports at account and summary levels