Grants Finance & Compliance Specialist

University of South Florida; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance programs

Generous leave

Employee perks and discounts

Job summary

The University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa seeks a Contracts and Budget Analyst to review, administer, and account for sponsored contracts and awards from external sponsors, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with university commitments.

You will assist faculty and staff by providing budget and financial information, guiding expenditure procedures, and supporting project management through accurate data, reporting, and effective financial controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1 year of professional administrative experience; or a Master's degree.
• Progressively responsible related experience may substitute for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Related experience includes accounting, auditing, research administration, etc.

Responsibilities

• Reviews contract and award terms and conditions to build appropriate and complete data files while maintaining the University's official records of project activity and reporting.
• Manages the sponsor billing and reporting process, establishing cost sharing budgets and expenditure plans within University systems, assisting with modifications to budget and cost sharing plans with related system modifications, facilitating sponsor payments and drawdowns under letter of credit, assuring the sufficiency and allowability of cost sharing, monitoring consistency between financial elements including documentation of expenditure, cost sharing, and effort, and provides financial data to investigators and their staff in support of project management.
• Coordinates accounting functions to assure cash, budget, expenditures, and overall fiscal management in accordance with University policies and management objectives. Serves as a liaison between academic administrators, faculty, the Controller's Office, Payroll, and the Office of Research to resolve financial issues and mitigate risk. Works with sponsoring agencies to assure appropriate coordination and management of inter-entity financial processes such as billing, reporting, and cash management.
• Analyzes and assesses research activities and programs to facilitate collections and develop responses to granting agency inquiries and auditors based on a review of accounting data, award/contract terms and conditions, authoritative guidance (federal, state, and University), and discussions with University faculty and staff. Collects accounting records and substantive documents in support of responses, as needed.
• Miscellaneous administrative duties including preparing special reports that are related to the University's research program.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

The University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa seeks a Contracts and Budget Analyst to review, administer, and account for sponsored contracts and awards from external sponsors, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with university commitments.

You will assist faculty and staff by providing budget and financial information, guiding expenditure procedures, and supporting project management through accurate data, reporting, and effective financial controls.