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Under the general supervision of the Contracts and Grants Manager, administer and coordinate complex fiscal budgeting and operations to ensure fiscal integrity and uphold strong internal controls. Perform advanced budget and resource analyses, and assist in preparing monthly financial reports for principal investigators (PIs) and administration, using robust analytical tools. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, pre- and post-award grant administration. Respond to evolving financial reporting needs and provide ad hoc information for PIs, department chairs, and administration through campus financial systems. Prepare multi-year budgets and coordinate the submission of contract and grant proposals to various agencies. Additionally, provide policy interpretation, critical analyses, and administrative support for all aspects of temporary academic personnel administration. Oversee and audit departmental contract and grant funds, collaborating with departments to resolve issues. This role also includes training PIs and administrators on contract and grant responsibilities, accounting procedures, best practices, sponsor requirements, and ensuring compliance with UCR policies and regulations. This position is eligible for a hybrid remote work schedule. The full salary range for the Contracts & Grants Analyst 3 is $66,500 - $118,300. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Position Information

Under the general supervision of the Contracts and Grants Manager, administer and coordinate complex fiscal budgeting and operations to ensure fiscal integrity and uphold strong internal controls. Perform advanced budget and resource analyses, and assist in preparing monthly financial reports for principal investigators (PIs) and administration, using robust analytical tools. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, pre- and post-award grant administration. Respond to evolving financial reporting needs and provide ad hoc information for PIs, department chairs, and administration through campus financial systems. Prepare multi-year budgets and coordinate the submission of contract and grant proposals to various agencies. Additionally, provide policy interpretation, critical analyses, and administrative support for all aspects of temporary academic personnel administration. Oversee and audit departmental contract and grant funds, collaborating with departments to resolve issues. This role also includes training PIs and administrators on contract and grant responsibilities, accounting procedures, best practices, sponsor requirements, and ensuring compliance with UCR policies and regulations. This position is eligible for a hybrid remote work schedule. The full salary range for the Contracts & Grants Analyst 3 is $66,500 - $118,300. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Requirements

Educational Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Requirement

Required

Experience Requirements

Experience

4 - 7 years of related experience.

Requirement

Minimum Requirements

• Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable compliance requirements related to use of human or animal subjects in research, financial conflict of interest, biosafety, etc.
• Maintains current knowledge of compliance regulations in all areas of research administration.
• Ability to manage significant volume of transactions.
• Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting, fiscal and reporting principles.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ability to work with various and diverse groups of people and lead them to reach a common goal. Heavily customer service oriented tasks with focus on training those diverse groups.
• Acts as the Lead Analyst for CHASS grant proposals involving multiple PI's, department, and/or other UCR colleges.
• Ability to independently audit departmental funds for oversight and training purposes. Forensic analysis of departmental contacts and grants and the ability to articulate and model the analysis and resolutions of problems to departmental personnel.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
  
  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

Job Description Details

Generic Scope

Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems/issues of diverse scope and determines solutions.

Custom Scope

Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to independently develop and/or oversee research proposals, awards and/or transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies. Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations. Completes and approves transactions for signature by manager or other authorized institutional official. Works on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and/or multiple sub awards. Guides less experienced staff. Central Role(CR): Is eligible for delegated signature authority (may vary by campus). Department Role(DR): Typically works on complex proposals such as grants/contracts which require task budgets, option years, multiple investigators and multiple sub awards.

Department Custom Scope

Under the general supervision of the Contracts and Grants Manager, administer and coordinate complex fiscal budgeting and operations to ensure fiscal integrity and uphold strong internal controls. Perform advanced budget and resource analyses and assist in preparing monthly financial reports for principal investigators (PIs) and administration, using robust analytical tools. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, pre- and post-award grant administration. Respond to evolving financial reporting needs and provide ad hoc information for PIs, department chairs, and administration through campus financial systems. Prepare multi-year budgets and coordinate the submission of contract and grant proposals to various agencies. Additionally, provide policy interpretation, critical analyses, and administrative support for all aspects of temporary academic personnel administration. Oversee and audit departmental contract and grant funds, collaborating with departments to resolve issues. This role also includes training PIs and administrators on contract and grant responsibilities, accounting procedures, best practices, sponsor requirements, and ensuring compliance with UCR policies and regulations.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Higher Education

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