Grants Post-Award & Finance Associate

East Carolina University; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

East Carolina University seeks a Post-Award Services Associate in the Office of Research Administration to provide transactional, administrative, and record management support for sponsored projects. The role includes assisting with award setup, financial management, billing, and ensuring audit-ready documentation.

Reporting to the Financial Analyst, the role requires maintaining organized records, supporting effort reporting, and ensuring compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent plus one year of related office experience, or any equivalent combination.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in higher education research administration, accounting, or business administration is preferred.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Familiarity with complex institutional, state, federal and sponsor regulations.

Responsibilities

• Initiating and processing financial and administrative transactions and journal entries (60%).
• Assists with initial award setup at project initiation (10%).
• Serves as primary resource for processing personnel and effort administration (20%).
• Maintain accurate documentation for all transactions (5%).
• Special projects and other duties as assigned (5%).

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

East Carolina University seeks a Post-Award Services Associate in the Office of Research Administration to provide transactional, administrative, and record management support for sponsored projects. The role includes assisting with award setup, financial management, billing, and ensuring audit-ready documentation.

Reporting to the Financial Analyst, the role requires maintaining organized records, supporting effort reporting, and ensuring compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements