For a complete job description, please visit our web site at http://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs and apply online for Requisition # 58468. We offer a comprehensive salary program and excellent benefits including tuition remission at the University, in a smoke and drug free workplace. The Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. All applicants who share this goal are encouraged to apply. Job Title: Senior Research Service Analyst Org Unit: SOM DOM Infectious Diseases Location: Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Medical Campus General Description: This position will coordinate all activities related to sponsored project submissions for the Division of Infectious Diseases. The position reports directly to the Research Service Manager of the Division of Infectious Diseases. This position will prepare and review grant and contract proposals, and provide guidance in the interpretation and implications of applicable grant terms and conditions. The position will work with the Office of Sponsored Projects in the Department of Medicine, the Office of Research Administration (ORA) at the School of Medicine, the Department Finance Office and external funding agencies to process grant and contract applications. The position is responsible for the management of post-award activities including the allocation of budgets, ensuring funds are expended correctly according to university and grant guidelines, processing journal entries and cost transfers as needed, reconciling reports and financial data, and managing the closeout and Financial Status Reporting process. This position will work directly with project PIs, Co-Is and administrative staff to insure effective, accurate and timely grant proposal development, budget allocation, project initiation, and maintenance and reporting of all financial activity. Essential Job Functions: • Review budget justification for appropriateness and completeness of content. Verify compliance with sponsoring organization’s guidelines and JHU’s policies and procedures. • Assist Principal Investigators (PI) in completion of required information for grant proposals. • Crosscheck tables from scientific sections of grant with information noted in grant budgets. • Coordinate submission of large multi-center proposals ensuring that all applicable direct and indirect cost rates have been applied. • Assist with grant and contract closeout reports, including progress reports, invention reports, financial status reports, and specific documents related to training grants i.e., statements of appointment, payback agreements and terminations. • Responsible for tracking grant/contract proposals and other documentation through signature/approval processes. Coordinate subcontracts with sponsor agencies, JHU Office of Research Administration, Research Accounting, Business Office and Department/Division offices. • Review terms and conditions on the notice of grant award (NGA) and communicate information to PIs. • Advise faculty and staff about changes in sponsored research policies and procedures. • Utilize divisional database to track active and pending awards. • Provide PIs, Division Research Service Manager and Assistant Administrator with monthly expense and revenue reports. • Ensure accuracy of budgeted indirect cost rates and fringe benefit rates. • Ensure that anticipated promotions and annual cost of living increases are calculated into budgets. • Reconcile expenditures and monthly statements. • Provide interim and final reports to sponsor agencies. • Allocate salaries to assigned budgets and reconcile salary support .quarterly to ensure these remain within projected budgets and comply with Percent Effort reporting • Work with Payroll staff to transfer expenses of faculty and staff off of Control Salary account. • Participate in monthly ID Administrative Staff meetings. Meet with PIs as needed. • Prepare and process payroll documents for faculty and staff funded through grants and contracts. • Identify budget issues, make recommendations to address concerns, and resolve problems. • Prepare check requisitions, travel advances, travel expense reports, and other payment/reimbursement requests. • Prepare expenditure transfers (non-payroll cost transfers). • Attends monthly sponsored meetings. • Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or other related field required. Five years of experience in sponsored research and financial positions required, preferably in an academic or medical setting. Additional related experience may substitute for education and additional graduate level education may substitute for experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU Equivalency Forumula. Skills and Abilities: • Knowledge of accounting and budgeting theory and practices required. • Very strong organizational skills, analytical and problem solving abilities and attention to detail. • Ability to maintain confidentiality. • Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines. • Demonstrated ability to coordinate projects independently and work constructively as part of a team. • Proficient in the use of SAP, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and the internet. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written. • Ability to make independent judgments and to act on decisions on a daily basis. • Ability to work for periods of time without immediate direction. • Ability to prioritize own work. JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Johns Hopkins University financial accounting system (SAP) strongly preferred. For more information, please contact Terry Choi, Assistant Administrator, Sponsored Projects: xxxxxx@jhmi.edu, 410-614-2516. ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.healthresearch.org (click on the "LISTSERV" link in the upper right corner) A link directly to helpful tips: http://tinyurl.com/resadm-l-help ======================================================================
