Grant Analyst I

Temple University; United States; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Full medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Tuition remission - eligible employees

Tuition free

Generous retirement plan

Job summary

Temple University's Research Administration Department is seeking a Grant Analyst I to join a growing team. You will reconcile, manage, report, and analyze grant budgets and expenditures across contracts and multi-year programs, collaborating with campus departments and external sponsors to ensure accurate financial accounting.

The role emphasizes applying rules for sponsored agreements and GAAP to support Temple's research funding portfolio. Remote work discretion is provided by the department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years' related finance/accounting experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize online financial systems.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite including spreadsheets and databases.
• Strong analytic skills and ability to work with large financial data sets.

Responsibilities

• Manage externally sponsored agreements and ensure accurate financial data processing.
• Set up, maintain and close out sponsored awards and budgets.
• Input approved budgets into Banner Finance and adjust during the award life.
• Review ERS to confirm salaries are charged to awards correctly.
• Identify variances, run queries and generate financial reports.
• Complete periodic financial reporting and reconciliation.
• Review and manage billing for sponsored awards and assist training as needed.

Skills

Financial analysis

MS Office proficiency

Data analysis

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Temple University's Research Administration Department is searching for a Grant Analyst I! Become a part of the Temple family and you will have access to the following:

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• Full medical, dental, vision coverage
• Paid time off 11
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree
• TUITION FREE
• A generous retirement plan and so much more!

Salary

Salary Range: $50,000 to $53,000 A variety of important factors are reviewed by HR when considering salary, including job duties, the applicant’s education and experience, all relevant internal equity considerations, department budget, and funding source.

Position Summary

The Office of the Vice President for Research is in search of a Grant Analyst to join the Research Administration team. As a Grant Analyst, you will be responsible for providing a high level of customer service to the university by reconciling, managing, reporting, and analyzing grant budgets and expenditures for an expanding portfolio of contracts, grants and multi-year, multi-institutional program projects. You will also work closely with a team of analysts and with departments across the institution and external sponsors to ensure accurate financial accounting critical to advancing research at Temple University. The successful candidate for the Grant Analyst position will have the ability to apply technical knowledge of rules and regulations governing sponsored agreements as well as generally accepted accounting principles to evaluate issues and manage Temple University’s federal, state, local and privately sponsored agreements.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree and at least two years' related finance/accounting experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to utilize online financial systems.
• Demonstrated computer skills, and advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite, including advanced spreadsheet and database software skills.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, and ability to work with large financial data sets.
• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to interact with a diverse constituent population.
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills, along with the ability to be task- and detail-oriented.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of Sponsored Projects and Research Administration.

Essential Duties

• Working with principal investigators and research administrators to effectively manage externally sponsored agreements and ensure accurate and timely processing of financial data
• Setting up, maintaining and closing out sponsored awards
• Inputting approved budgets into the Banner Finance system and making any necessary budget revisions during the life of the award
• Reviewing the Effort Reporting System (ERS) to determine if salaries are being appropriately charged to awards
• Identifying variances and investigating issues of the cost appropriateness of allocations; Developing and running queries in performing analysis on sponsored awards and generating financial reports
• Completing periodic and accurate financial reporting and reconciliation
• Reviewing and managing billing for assigned sponsored awards and when applicable, preparing invoices with appropriate documentation as required by sponsoring agency and training and/or assisting with the training of university personnel.
• Please note this position will work remotely, the duration of remote work will be at the discretion of Temple University and the department.

Equal Opportunity

Temple University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all in every aspect of its operations, including employment, service, and educational programs. The University has pledged not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status.

Compliance Statement

In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact. Temple University's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains statistics, policies, and procedures related to campus safety. Go here to review: https://safety.temple.edu/reports-logs/annualsecurity-report You may request a copy of the report by calling Temple University’s Campus Safety Services at 215- 204-7900.