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Grants Financial Analyst I (Remote) - Department of Medicine
Washington University in St. LouisRemote - Missouri, United States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Sept 2025
💰 $78,000/yr($50,000/yr – $78,000/yr)
About the role
Scheduled Hours
40Position Summary
Performs post-award activities with moderate supervision. May assist with pre-award activities with supervision/oversight.Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Act as liaison to accounting departments to resolve accounting issues and manage year-end process.
- Tracks and maintains online database of grants submitted, awarded, rejected, etc.
- Works with PIs to provide fund management and make any necessary budgetary changes.
- Approves purchasing documents and provides guidance to purchasing staff on appropriate expenditures according to specific grant policies.
- Updates and forecasts grant expenditures for faculty grant portfolios.
- Assists with timely implementation of contracts and subcontracts by managing processes, examining information and complying with necessary requirements of OSRS.
- Creates, addresses, and processes correspondence of moderate complexity with granting agencies (i.e. inquiries, carry forward requests, change in effort requests, no cost extensions, equipment purchase, and budget reallocation requests).
- Obtains signatures and forwards grant financial status reports to PI and senior leadership.
- Assists with monitoring invoices for outgoing subawards.
- Coordinates the necessary support with internal and external requests for grant-related information (i.e. current biosketches, trainee information, human/animal protocol approvals, and other support).
- May assist with pre-award activities including:
- Coordination of proposal submission, including gathering of all materials from collaborating researchers and teams
- Coordination and development of proposal budgets and justifications
- Monitoring and adjusting Other Support documents
- Tracking report due dates and coordinating on-time submission of all materials needed
- Maintaining knowledge of regulatory compliance and agency/university guidelines
- Recording and reporting on proposal and award history
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
- Normal office environment.
Physical Effort
- Typically sitting at desk or table.
- Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement.
Equipment
- Office equipment
Required Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
Certifications:
Work Experience:
Skills:
Driver's License:
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Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Research Management System (RMS).
- Knowledge of SUBS System.
- Knowledge of agency guidelines.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
Certifications:
Work Experience:
Skills:
Accounting Processes, Adobe Acrobat, Analytical Thinking, Computerized Accounting, Grant Administration, Grants Accounting, Intrapersonal Communication, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Oral Communications, Workday Software, Written CommunicationGrade
G10-HSalary Range
$25.47 - $39.49 / HourlyThe salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, marketApply for this role
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