Grant Development Specialist 1

Clayton State University; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation and sick leave

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Augusta University is seeking a detail‑oriented professional to provide comprehensive research administration services, including financial management, purchasing and procurement, and general administrative support.

Responsibilities include managing 65+ departmental accounts, budget development, expense tracking, monthly reporting, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, university and sponsor requirements while coordinating with Post Award, Purchasing, Financials, Asset Management and IT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field with two years of experience in business, finance, accounting or other related field.
• Knowledge of grant guidelines and finance systems (e.g., PeopleSoft Financials) is preferred.
• Experience in a research department or sponsored program administration is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Account management for 65+ departmental accounts across state, funded and incentive funds.
• Budget development, monitoring and reporting to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, university and sponsor requirements; collaborate with Purchasing, Financials, Asset Management and IT.

Skills

Accounting & financial management

Interviewing & communications

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu/about/mission.php make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

College/Department Information

Researching Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hypertension, Diabetes... With the increasing frequency of obesity and diabetes, especially in Georgia, cardiovascular disease is reaching epidemic proportions. The Vascular Biology Center at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University knows the demand is high for new and better treatments. Our internationally recognized team of research experts have one goal - to make breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of disease so that we all may live longer, healthier lives.

Job Summary

Responsible for comprehensive research administration services including a variety of functions including financial management, purchasing and procurement, and general administrative services, ensuring compliance with regulatory policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

The duties include but are not limited to:

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT: 65+ departmental accounts, including state, sponsored, and incentive funds, budget development, processes to track fiscal activity, ensuring items are allocated in accordance with budget assignments and federal, state, university, and sponsor requirements. Responsible for modifications, restrictions of spending and/or reallocation of funds. Approve expenditures, maintain, and reconcile accounts monthly. Prepare and provide monthly financial analysis of accounts and projections to support existing and planned operations and reliable reports to leadership. Allocate p-card purchases in Works.

BUDGET MANAGEMENT: Liaise with Post Award on grant expenditures. Prepare and process Budget Amendments, ATBs, and Cost Transfers as needed. Process lab orders and invoices, controlled substances and Lab Equipment Services invoices.

TEAM MEMBER: Serve as a key member of the department's research management team. Monitor compliance and audit activities. Guide staff award procurement. Liaise with Purchasing, Financials, Asset Management, and IT as needed.

OTHER: Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business or related field with two years of experience in business, finance, accounting or other related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of A-21/Uniform Guidance, NIH/AHA/JDRF guidelines, AU P&Ps.Experience in a research area/department, accounting field, or sponsored program administration.PeopleSoft Financials experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE

Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/database or willingness to learn.

SKILLS

Strong accounting and financial management skills.

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

ABILITIES

Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Ability to develop and manage budgets, analyze financial data and develop short and long range goals.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days; M-F (Work outside of the standard business hours may be required)

Pay Band: B9

Salary: $48,800.00/annually-$61,000.00/annually

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position

Recruitment Period: Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Other Information

This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."

Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.