Grants Specialist II – Sponsored Projects Accounting

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🏰 Missouri – Remote

🏰 Missouri – Remote

💵 $53.1k - $90.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🧾 Accounting Manager

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WashU IT

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501 - 1000 employees

📚 Education

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

Education • Enterprise • SaaS

WashU IT is the information technology department of Washington University in St. Louis, providing essential IT services and support for the university's students, faculty, and staff. The department is integral to facilitating the university’s academic, research, and administrative functions, ensuring that technological resources and solutions are efficiently delivered and maintained across the university’s campuses. WashU IT also plays a crucial role in helping the university confront complex technological challenges and enhance its operational capabilities.

📋 Description

• Provide guidance and technical expertise to the University’s research community in award profiling • Work independently and enforce compliance • Provide expert advice and training to faculty and administrators on internal University/School and external agency research administration procedures and policies • Support grant reporting and management for approximately 4,500 active grants and contracts • Evaluate risk, resolve issues, develop procedures, and improve accuracy, timeliness, and compliance related to award setup and reporting • Analyze complex awards and identify potential financial or compliance exposure • Recommend solutions and support training and continuous improvement initiatives • Maintain current knowledge of regulatory and legal frameworks and compliance rules affecting sponsored research agreements • Review and correct audit reports to ensure data integrity • Identify workflow improvements, reduce errors, and strengthen internal controls • Develop training tools, guidance documents, and reference materials • Profile awards, allocations, and cost share requests • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education • 2 years of relevant experience • Experience in sponsored research administration in a large university environment • Experience with Uniform Guidance and regulatory requirements for grant accounting • Ability to interact professionally with federal government staff, sponsoring organizations, and university faculty and administrative staff • Ability to read and understand grant terms related to reporting and transactional approval requirements • Ability to research multiple years of financial activity in sponsored agreements • No specific certification/professional license required • Driver’s license is not required

🏖️ Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation • 10 recognized holidays • Sick time • Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance • Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees • Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, with employee and university contributions starting at 7% • Wellness challenges • Annual health screenings • Mental health resources • Mindfulness programs and courses • Employee assistance program (EAP) • Financial resources • Access to dietitians • 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child • Family care resources for continued childcare needs • Adult care resources • Tuition covered for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with the university