Grants & Budget Specialist (Higher Education)

Rowan University; Stratford (NJ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement (employee/spouse

Job summary

Rowan University in Stratford, NJ seeks a Program Assistant to support the Department of Cell & Molecular Biology. The role handles administrative and grant budgeting tasks, ensuring compliance with university and federal policies, and coordinating with Procurement and OSP teams.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of grant budgeting experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and solid computer proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in accounting, finance or related area.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience grant budgeting and analysis.
• Effective analytical, organizational, and communication skills are essential.
• Strong computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Acts as financial and customer service contact person for administrative, faculty and research laboratory staff.
• Assists in researching purchase information. Initiates and tracks purchase requisitions, ordering and invoice reconciliations.
• Assists with preparation of grant budgets for submission to outside federal and external funding agencies. Works with procurement and OSPs Pre and Post Award in grant management.
• Maintains up to date financial records for all grant reporting.
• Monitors and facilitates financial transactions including budget and cost transfers as appropriate.
• Ensures expenditures are in accordance with the allocation of funds and budgets.
• Ensures compliance with university and federal government project policies and procedures relative to financial transactions.
• Understands and adheres to Rowan’s compliance standards as they appear in corporate policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical

Organizational

Communication

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related area

Tools

BANNER

Job description

Rowan University in Stratford, NJ seeks a Program Assistant to support the Department of Cell & Molecular Biology. The role handles administrative and grant budgeting tasks, ensuring compliance with university and federal policies, and coordinating with Procurement and OSP teams.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of grant budgeting experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and solid computer proficiency.