Post-Award Grant Administrator

Georgetown University; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework

Job summary

Georgetown University is seeking a Post-Award Grant Administrator to support faculty in financial and compliance management of externally funded awards. The role serves as a liaison between faculty and central offices to ensure accurate award administration and timely close-out, working within the Cluster system.

You will review expenses, salaries, fringe benefits, and indirect cost recovery, ensure compliance with sponsor rules, and collaborate with Department staff while operating in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 3–5 years in grants management at a university or non-profit.
• Knowledge of NIH funding mechanisms (R01, P01, P30, T32).
• Ability to multi-task in a high-volume environment.
• Strong Excel, accounting and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist faculty with financial and compliance management of externally funded awards.
• Serve as liaison between faculty and university offices for award management.
• Review and reconcile expenses and salary distributions.
• Ensure awards are compliant with sponsor and university policies.

Skills

Grant management

Budgeting

Excel proficiency

Financial reporting

Communication

Education

Bachelor7s degree

Tools

Workday

Financial systems

Job description

## Post-Award Grant AdministratorApply: Remote: 2121 Wisconsin Avenue: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 19, 2026 (30+ days left to apply): JR27444Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.**Requirements****Job Overview**The Post-Award Grant Administrator assists faculty with the financial and compliance management of externally funded awards. The role of the Post-Award Grant Administrator is to serve as the liaison and active partner between faculty and other university offices for award management. This position will facilitate the administration of research by proactively providing relevant and complete information to PIs, Department/Program staff, and associated central support University Departments for award financial management and award close-out. This position supports the researchers of Cluster #x, each of which includes several departments within Main campus and the Medical Center. The Post-Award Grant Administrator must be capable of independently working through their own deadlines, communicate well and be detail oriented.**Work Interactions**The Post-Award Grant Administrator reports directly to their Cluster Research Administrator. This position works closely with other staff members in their cluster, across the Post-Award Grant Administrator roles within JORA, and other collaborating offices to ensure that awards are complete, accurate and in compliance with sponsor and institutional regulations, policies and guidelines.**Requirements and Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree* 3 to 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a university or other non-profit grants management role.* Knowledge of NIH funding mechanisms, including R01, P01, P30, T32 and foundation proposals.* Flexible and adaptable to accommodate ongoing changes to internal and external policies.* Capacity to establish clear priorities and multi-task in a high-volume setting.* Ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure.* Demonstrated financial accounting skills to enable account reconciliation, financial and programmatic report production, and a high level of proficiency in Excel.* Proven experience with financial systems, accounting, and cost accounting standards as they pertain to grants and contracts management* Skill in fostering a collaborative, customer-oriented working environment where there are multiple customers with competing priorities **Preferred Qualifications*** Certified Research Administration (CRA), Certified PreAward Research Administration (CPRA) and/or Certified Financial Research Administration (CFRA)* Familiarity with Workday **Sponsored Project Management (as applicable)**The Post-Award Grant Administrator will assist with certain post-award grant management tasks for certain PIs/departments, in collaboration with the relevant programmatic and departmental administrative staff. As such, the Grant Manager should be aware of the following University policies that are specified for GU positions with official grant manager of record responsibilities:*Employees that are the designated Department Financial Manager for Sponsored Projects are responsible for financial management of the sponsored project to ensure compliance with sponsor’s requirements and University’s policies and procedures. Within 30 days after the close of the month (generally the 8th business day after the end of the month), the duties to be performed by the employee include, but not limited to:** *Review and reconcile expenses on the Center Status Reports to ensure that the expenses are a) allowable by the sponsor for the project, b) allocable to the project, c) reasonable and necessary, d) supported by required documents, and e) within the budgeted amounts;** *Review salary distributions to ensure that they reasonably reflect employees’ level of effort on projects. Review associated fringe benefits for accuracy;** *Review the commitments of key personnel, to ensure the costs reasonably reflect the level of effort committed to the sponsors as part of proposal and notify ORS of significant variances;** *Review the calculation of indirect cost recovery to ensure accuracy;** *Process all corrections and adjustments within 90 days of when the charge initially posts to the financial system (posted date for non-payroll and pay period end date for payroll transactions) and ensure corrections and adjustments are reviewed and approved according to the signature authority policy and supported by appropriate documents;** *Complete the Financial Status Report (FSR) worksheets timely and accurately; and e**nsure that payments to subrecipients are reviewed and processed in a timely manner.***Work Mode Designation**This position has been designated as Telework. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.**Pay Range:**The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:$47,586.00 - $87,558.13Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.