RHTP Contract Coordinator

University of New England Center for Excellence in Public Health; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and dental plan

Vision coverage

Retirement plan match (up to 8%)

Generous leave and holidays (12+ days)

UNE tuition waiver for employees/spous

50% tuition reduction for dependents (

Job summary

The University of New England (UNE) seeks a diligent financial coordinator to manage contracts, subrecipient budgets, and a range of financial and programmatic functions within the Rural Health Transformation Program. The role supports population health initiatives and works closely with UNE’s health programs across Maine.

Qualifications include an associate degree in business or related field and 2–3 years of bookkeeping/administrative experience; strong MS Excel/Word skills are required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in business or related discipline with 2–3 years of relevant bookkeeping/administrative experience.
• Knowledge of general accounting/bookkeeping principles and procedures.
• Experience with grant fiscal management preferred.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills; proficient in MS Excel/Word.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor subrecipient contracts, budgets, staffing plans, and time/effort reports; develop tools as needed.
• Manage funder requirements for financial reporting and timelines.
• Review subrecipient invoices for allowability of costs and respond to questions.
• Prepare financial reports, budgets, and contracts; maintain training of financial reporting tools.
• Travel throughout Maine as needed.

Skills

General accounting

Grant fiscal management

Administrative skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

Associate degree in business or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

To coordinate and manage contracts and subrecipient budgets plus a variety of key financial and programmatic functions under the Maine RHTP-Population Health program.

The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a major federal initiative designed to strengthen rural health systems, improve access to care, address workforce and population health challenges, and develop sustainable models that improve health outcomes in rural communities. In Maine, the University of New England (UNE) plays a key implementation and capacity‑building role, supporting the state’s RHTP priorities through initiatives focused on population health, evidence‑based practices, community health workers, and school‑based health centers.

About The University of New England

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one‑of‑a‑kind study‑abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands‑on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full‑time service.
  • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full‑time service.

For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit: UNE Benefits Overview

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor subrecipient and other contractual agreements, budgets, staffing plans, time and effort reports; develop tools as needed
• Manage complex and intersecting funder requirements for financial reporting and timelines
• Review subrecipient invoices for allowability of costs; respond to questions
• Create and/or assist in preparing financial reports, budgets and contracts
• Update, maintain and provide training of financial reporting tools used by subrecipients.
• Create and/or assist subrecipient financial guidance documents/newsletters
• Troubleshoot subrecipient questions as received
• Confer regularly with program staff and other department/University personnel, and/or various firms/organizations/individuals outside the University to plan and coordinate activities, exchange information, resolve problems, etc.
• Perform various accounting and departmental functions: prepare and process purchase orders; review invoices for payment, post transactions in departmental tracking tools; set up meetings; maintain contact lists
• Assist with fiscal training/orientation to program partners.
• Understand and comply with the University of New England Safety Manual.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Travel throughout Maine as needed.

Qualifications:

Associate degree in business or other appropriate discipline, plus two to three years of relevant bookkeeping and administrative experience, or a combination of comparable education and experience.

• Basic knowledge and skills in general accounting/bookkeeping principles and procedures
• Experience with grant fiscal management preferred
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word required.
• Good reading, spelling/grammar and general writing and math skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of University personnel, students, and/or outside individuals/organizations.
• Previous UNE experience desirable.