Academic & Career Success Post-Award Grant Analyst

Universityculture; Camarillo (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 79,000; Part time

Job summary

California State University Channel Islands seeks an Academic & Career Success Post-Award Grant Analyst to oversee grant budgets, expenditures, and compliance for sponsored projects. This temporary, grant-funded role supports CI Compass planning and collaborates with multiple offices to ensure controlled spending and accurate reporting.

Responsibilities include financial analysis, reporting, and coordinating grant transactions while maintaining internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, higher education administration, or related field.
• Four years of relevant experience involving budgeting, fiscal administration, grants administration, or related work.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, analyzes, and reconciles grant budgets, expenditures, encumbrances, personnel costs, contracts, and other commitments; prepares projections, forecasts, and financial reports to support effective use of grant resources.
• Coordinates grant-funded transactions, including purchasing, travel, reimbursements, contracts, personnel actions, and related administrative processes, with the appropriate University offices.
• Independently identifies and evaluates budget variances, fiscal concerns, timing issues, and other resource considerations across assigned sponsored projects and provides analysis and recommendations to project leadership.
• Interprets and applies sponsor, federal, CSU, and University requirements to grant fiscal and administrative activities; supports implementation of internal controls and documentation practices.
• Prepares the fiscal, administrative, and compliance components of required reports for assigned sponsored projects; maintains supporting records for monitoring, audits, reviews, and other compliance activities.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Reconciliation

Data analysis

Grant administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Tools

PeopleSoft

Job description

Academic & Career Success Post-Award Grant Analyst

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

Job no: 563555
Work type: Staff
Location: Channel Islands
Categories: Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services, Administrative, Temporary, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Division of Academic Affairs

Research and Sponsored Programs Administration Professional III

Temporary Position

THIS IS A GRANT-SUPPORTED POSITION SUBJECT TO CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS. NO PERMANENT APPOINTMENT WILL RESULT FROM THIS POSITION.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Fiscal & Grant Administration

• Monitors, analyzes, and reconciles grant budgets, expenditures, encumbrances, personnel costs, contracts, and other commitments; prepares projections, forecasts, and financial reports to support effective use of grant resources.
• Coordinates grant-funded transactions, including purchasing, travel, reimbursements, contracts, personnel actions, and related administrative processes, with the appropriate University offices. Formal approval authority remains with Human Resources, Procurement, Research & Sponsored Programs, Business and Financial Affairs, and other responsible offices.
• Independently identifies and evaluates budget variances, fiscal concerns, timing issues, and other resource considerations across assigned sponsored projects and provides analysis and recommendations to project leadership.

Compliance, Reporting & Documentation

• Interprets and applies complex sponsor, federal, CSU, and University requirements to grant fiscal and administrative activities; identifies compliance risks and ambiguities; recommends appropriate strategic approaches; and, supports implementation of internal controls and documentation practices.
• Prepares the fiscal, administrative, and compliance components of required reports for assigned sponsored projects; maintains supporting records for monitoring, audits, reviews, and other compliance activities; and provides information needed for the Project Director’s coordination of the overall report and programmatic narrative. Required reports are approved and submitted by the Principal Investigator or other authorized University official.
• Provides guidance to project personnel regarding established fiscal and administrative processes, documentation requirements, and allowable uses of grant funds, referring specialized compliance or policy matters to the appropriate University office as needed.

Operational & Analytical Support

• Works with project directors, principal investigators, and other project leadership to align project implementation, timelines, approved activities, and expenditures; independently analyzes the fiscal and administrative implications of programmatic or operational decisions; recommends approaches that support effective implementation while maintaining appropriate independence for fiscal and compliance review.
• Develops and maintains tracking tools, reports, workflows, and administrative processes that support efficient grant implementation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Supports grant-funded personnel and project operations through coordination of hiring and personnel documentation, procurement, travel, contracts, and other administrative needs within established University processes.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Collaborates with Research & Sponsored Programs, Business and Financial Affairs, Budget and Planning, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Human Resources, Institutional Research, Academic Affairs, and other units involved in grant administration and implementation.
• Participates in CI Compass planning and project meetings, communicates fiscal and administrative status and emerging issues, and recommends process improvements that strengthen stewardship, compliance, and operational effectiveness.

OTHER DUTIES

Performs other related duties and supports additional sponsored projects and Academic & Career Success administrative, fiscal, and grant activities as assigned, consistent with the scope of the classification, applicable grant objectives, and available funding.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, higher education administration, or a related field.

Experience: Relevant professional experience involving budgeting, fiscal administration, grants administration, or related work, consistent with CSU classification requirements. Four years of relevant experience. Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Advanced knowledge of budgeting, financial recordkeeping, reconciliation, expenditure tracking, and fiscal reporting; demonstrated ability to analyze complex fiscal and administrative issues and develop appropriate recommendations as well as interpret and apply policies, sponsor requirements, and administrative procedures; develop and maintain financial tracking and reporting tools; prepare accurate projections and analyses; identify fiscal or compliance concerns; exercise independent judgment; manage multiple priorities and deadlines; communicate complex administrative requirements clearly; maintain confidentiality; and build effective working relationships across organizational units.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with post-award administration of federally funded grants in higher education, government, or nonprofit settings; knowledge of Uniform Guidance and U.S. Department of Education requirements; experience with procurement, contracts, personnel transactions, grant reporting, audits or monitoring; and experience with PeopleSoft or comparable financial and grant-management systems.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a ‘Campus Security Authority (CSA)’ to report crimes for the federally mandated Clery Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1107 revised March 24, 2017 as a condition of employment.

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

This position may be "Designated" under California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. This would require the filing of a Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis and the completion of training within 6 months of assuming office and every 2 years thereafter.

Please note: California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) is not currently sponsoring staff or management positions for H-1B employment visas. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants may be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Hiring Salary: $6,382 - $7,046 per month

Advertised: October 30, 2026 (9:00 AM) Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: November 13, 2026 (11:55 PM) Pacific Standard Time

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We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion,color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression,sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status,or protected veteran status.

Should you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process, please contact Human Resources Programs(805) 437-8490.

CSU Non-Discrimination Statement

All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless ofrace, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law andfederal civil rights laws, California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) providesequal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferentialtreatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitmentto equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access tothe resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environmentand in their communities. The California State University, Channel Islands complieswith Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendmentsof 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the RehabilitationAct, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art.I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federalanti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination