Post-Award Grants Analyst
Overview
This position is part of the Sutter Health Grants and Contracts Team located in San Francisco. Duties for this team include Post-Award grants management and administration for federal and private foundations for basic sciences and clinical research. Will work with a team of post award analysts providing financial and compliance oversight of grants and contracts awarded to the Research Institute. This position will be assigned management of complex award mechanisms such as R01, Cooperative Agreements, Center Grants and Program Project Grants. Management may include an entire portfolio for an investigator or laboratory. Management includes financial reporting and projections, assistance with progress reports, an understanding of all the reporting requirements and the notice of grant award (NOGA), as well as an understanding of policies, guidelines, and regulations pertaining to effective grants management. The successful candidate must be a highly motivated and organized individual who thrives in demanding and challenging environments.
Skills and Knowledge:
• Excellent knowledge of grants management and accounting standards and the ability to apply established practices and concepts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate to advanced Excel and MS Word skills
• Good knowledge of accounting practices; Lawson experience preferred
• Comfortable handling complex analysis requiring generalized knowledge of policies and procedures in the analysis and managements of grants and contracts
• Meticulous attention to details is required since oversights in work or achieving only partial results may cause critical expenditures and delays
• Demonstrated ability for financial forecasting
• Comfortable employing interpretive thinking to find solutions; Determine and locate distinct sources for collecting information and recommend solutions to problems of substantial complexity
Education:
High school diploma required with 8 years of experience in grants policies.
College Degree plus at least 3 years of experience in grants policies or financial processes is strongly desired or equivalent combination of education and experience.