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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Senior Grants amp; Contracts Specialist (part-time) in Austin, Texas
Monitor account balances to ensure that accounts are in good standing. Promptly address deficits by performing budget transfers or costing allocation updates as needed. Provide recommendations to faculty to ensure that funds are being allocated in accordance with sponsor's guidelines.Assist researchers with technical and financial reporting requirements to aid in the submission of the sponsor's annual review process.Engage with University departments and offices as appropriate, including interfacing with representatives from the Office of Sponsored Projects or Vice President for Research to manage complex post-award issues.Utilize internal and/or external systems associated with management of fiscal accounts including *DEFINE, Cognos, Workday as well as electronic proposal and subcontract submissions (e.g. Research Management Systems (RMS), eRA Commons, FastLane, ORCID, NIH Commons, Cayuse, SciENcv, etc.). May provide technical assistance to faculty to address troubleshooting access issues with systems as needed.Prepare budget projections and distribute financial reports to Principal Investigators on a monthly basis. Provide assistance/training interpreting Statement of Accounts.Other duties as assigned.