Financial Analyst, Grants Administration

We are recruiting for a motivated Financial Analyst, Grants Administration to join our team!

We are here for life’s journey.
Where is your life journey taking you?

Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves, something that connects us all:

Humanity in action, Triumph in hardship, Transformation in health.

Department

Sponsored Programs & Research

Job Summary

Under general supervision, uses institutional, federal and sponsor-defined guidelines to review and analyze sponsored program and research proposals and awards for budgetary and administrative concerns in a central research and sponsored programs office. May also use guidelines to assist investigators in preparation of sponsored program and research project proposals. Grant Analyst is responsible for development of budget in coordination with program staff and in accordance with sponsor guidelines. Will also serve as support resource to department and Investigator as related to sponsored program administration.

Essential Functions:

• Pre-Award Reviews, analyzes, and assists Principal Investigator/Program Coordinator in pre-award functions Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Reviews and analyzes proposals and applications for sponsored programs and research, develops and/or reviews complex budgets for sponsored programs applications and continuing renewals, including clinical trials, for accuracy and compliance with program-specific requirements. Works with ancillary departments (pharmacy, laboratory, nursing, etc.) to ensure their respective costs/charges are captured within internal and sponsor budgets. Obtains budget and study approval from ancillary departments as needed. Prepares and/or reviews administrative sections of funding proposals and applications, following federal, sponsor and DH instructions and guidelines, with minimal or no errors. Reviews all sections or adherence to formatting, page limits, and overall presentation and completion prior to grant submission. Develops and communicates timelines for internal pre-submission process and routes proposal documents for appropriate institutional approvals; assists with electronic submission process (20%)
• Post-Award Monitors awards for budget compliance and appropriate accounting transactions. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Reviews and approves financial transactions, including purchase and payment requests, patient stipends, and purchase order releases for accuracy and compliance with sponsor regulations and DH policies and procedures. Reviews transactions for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and consistency Reviews and analyzes awards of sponsored programs and research Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Reviews notices of awards (NOA) or final contracts and communicates terms to investigators/project teams Interprets and communicates sponsor guidance and requirements Achieves and then communicates a thorough understanding of the grant process once it has been awarded, including approval of expenses, and reporting requirements. Coordinates and assist in the preparation of reports for timely submission. Analyzes and addresses all budgetary, spending, billing and payment concerns, in collaboration with Grant Accountant. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Researches, analyzes and reconciles accounts on a timely basis, maintaining supporting documentation. Reconciliations can be complex in nature requiring strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Provides spending projections and status updates and facilitates monthly departmental meetings Assists Grant Accountant to reconcile and adjust general ledger accounts. (20%)
• Contractual Agreements Responsible for identifying the need for contractual relationships for sponsored projects and research awards, which includes but is not limited to drafting subcontract and vendor agreements with the SPARO templates, determining data sharing contract mechanisms, and reviewing contracts for term discordance, particularly billing and invoicing terms. Assists in and/or reviews the development of scope of work and analysis of terms and conditions. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Responsible for routing clinical trials agreements appropriately. Ensuring that contractual terms and provisions are in compliance with sponsor’s terms and conditions, federal provisions, and DHHA’s internal terms and conditions. Determine potential needs for contract amendments and manage amendment execution. Assign, log contract numbers, and route contracts timely and in appropriate systems. Identify and escalate subrecipient in need of subrecipient monitoring. Cooperates in the development of high-risk risk management plans. Assists with subrecipient monitoring