JOB TITLE:    Post-Award Administrator
REQ. #:         078734
ORG. TYPE:   Higher Education
LOCATION:   Chicago, IL (Hyde Park Neighborhood)
SALARY:       Based on Experience

REPONSIBILITIES: The Department of Pediatrics is looking for a Post-Award
Administrator who will approve expenditures on all restricted funds in the
Department of Pediatrics. Monitor expenditures on approximately 320 active
individual faculty accounts. Reconcile expenditures with monthly FAS reports,
and provide quarterly projections (using Excel) to approximately 65 faculty
with accounts. Advise faculty of problem spending patterns including both
under and over spending, and convey such problems to the Research
Administrator (Post Award). Propose solutions to discovered problems and fix
according to proper policy and procedures. Compare actual expenditures to
budgets with special attention to faculty salary recovery. Develop a working
knowledge of policies, University allowable cost policies and the fundamentals
of sponsored academic research in a medical institution. Create and maintain
databases using Microsoft Excel or Access as they pertain to the financial
functioning of the section. Follow-up with corporate, institutional and agency
staff in regard to reimbursement, grant payment and general financial matters.
Prepare Departmental payroll transmittal forms and institutional payroll transfer
forms to change and correct salary distributions on accounts. Attend
institutional and outside training classes that cover financial, post-award
topics as well as computer training. Provide quarterly projections to the
Research Administrator (Post Award) to consolidate into department overall
financial statements. Reconcile grants salary recovery with operating
expectations. Compare actual expenditures to budgets.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in business, finance or a related field
required; minimum three years of grant administration, finance, accounting,
and/or clinical management experience preferred; knowledge of computers,
including spreadsheet, database, and word processing applications required;
experience with FAS, Business Objects, and academic medical operations
preferred; understanding of fund accounting principles, federal and major non-
federal post-award policies, University allowable cost policies, and the
fundamentals of sponsored academic research in a medical institution
preferred.

TO APPLY: If you are interested in pursuing this career opportunity, please
visit http://jobs.uchicago.com and apply to requisition number #078734. NO
CALLS PLEASE.

WORK SCHEDULE: M-F 37.5 hours per week

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity
Employer.

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