Post Award Analyst

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Post Award Analyst

Location(s): San Francisco, CA

(3 days onsite)

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Post Award Analyst who will be responsible for a broad spectrum of professional accounting services that support the department. Accounting activities include allocation of expenses by account, monitoring of and reporting on expenses for the department accounts, executing and monitoring recharge activities, purchasing and fiscal year closing activities. The incumbent is responsible for developing, modifying as needed, and controlling all accounting processes, analyzing project costs, monitoring all department funds for lapsing and overdrafts, and providing ad hoc expense reports. The position will be responsible for the interpretation and proper implementation of University policy and procedures relative to account management and purchasing.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Office (COO) and Finance Supervisor, the incumbent implements and monitors procedures for various accounting services ensuring that procedures are in compliance with department and University policies. To perform these duties, the incumbent must be able to provide professional level analysis and decisions-making utilizing various systems, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Peoplesoft General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Asset Management, and MyReports. The incumbent works directly with key business units in the department such as, Finance, Operations, and various faculty to provide comprehensive services. Additionally, the incumbent routinely works with individuals from Campus Departments to resolve problems or to learn about new policies and procedures. The ideal also has Journal experience on non and sponsored funds, UCPath experience and MyExpense experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizes, plans, establishes and monitors fiscal budget control of contracts and grants administration, gifts, endowments, and privately funded projects for faculty research programs.
• Provides post-award financial administration and management for research funds in accordance with organization policy and agency requirements.
• Independently gathers information as needed to perform financial analysis.
• Forecasts future spending based on the PI's plan for the lab.
• Applies contracts and grants concepts to review complex grant or contract proposals and obtain / verify necessary compliance approvals, and recommend / negotiate needed changes to proposals with PIs and / or department administrators. Researches, develops and implements new research initiatives.
• Provides guidance and counsel on complex research administration matters, including compliance regulations, to principal investigators and department administrator.
• Prepares journal entries, maintains and reconciles ledger of grants to ensure compliance with University, federal, and state policies and procedures on award spending.
• Coordinates and implements budget allocations, conceives of and maintains chart of accounts or other data management tools, and related business processes. Prepares journal entries, maintains and reconciles ledger accounts. Participates in gathering data from the general ledger for the collection of information for UBIT, preparing summary schedules, and either answering questions from departments or coordinating getting answers.
• Work with RMS and PI to prepares complex proposal budgets and support documents that are required by proposal guidelines and coordinate propsal submissions.
• Act as Resource for Department.
• Drafting and Documentation.
• Performs other duties as may be require.

• Provide portfolio balancing suggestions.
• Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment.
• Ability to manage significant volume of transactions.
• Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.
• Demonstrated competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software in financial analysis, fiscal management and financial reports.
• Ability to maintain independent judgment; strong organization and communication skills; and a customer service focus across broad and diverse subject areas.
• Maintains current knowledge of compliance regulations in all areas of research administration.
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting, fiscal and reporting principles.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience.

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

• M - F (08:00 - 17:00).