Post-Award Grants Finance Coordinator

Financeroles; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana State University is seeking a full-time Finance Coordinator in the Geology and Geophysics Department to manage post-award grants and contracts and to serve as the primary liaison with university offices.

The role emphasizes accurate financial oversight, journal entries, invoice processing, and grant reporting, with duties spanning reconciliation, budgeting, and compliance across accounts, ensuring audit readiness and timely communications with PIs and department leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Advanced financial acumen and mathematical reasoning.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience with budgets, compliance, and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile professorship accounts, ensuring accurate year-end budgets and compliance.
• Execute budget and expenditure transfers and provide monthly reconciliations.
• Coordinate and lead account authority holder meetings to review financials.
• Advise faculty on spending allocations and funding source rules.
• Process invoices, journal entries, and reimbursements; ensure audit readiness.

Skills

Budget Management

Communication

Critical Thinking

Data Accuracy

Detail-Oriented

Financial Analysis

Policy Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Accounting/Finance degree preferred

Job description

Louisiana State University is seeking a full-time Finance Coordinator in the Geology and Geophysics Department to manage post-award grants and contracts and to serve as the primary liaison with university offices.

The role emphasizes accurate financial oversight, journal entries, invoice processing, and grant reporting, with duties spanning reconciliation, budgeting, and compliance across accounts, ensuring audit readiness and timely communications with PIs and department leadership.