Apply for the Grants Specialist Position at George Mason University. The category of the position is Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts.

Grants Specialist

The George Mason University Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) invites applications for a Grants Specialist. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s academic and culturally inclusive environment.

Responsibilities:

The Grants Specialist’s main area of focus is post award management for external sponsored funding. They serve a critical role in facilitating and coordinating with University faculty and departments, OSP management, and support staff to ensure successful proposal development, grants administration, and compliance with Mason and sponsor policies and procedures.

Additionally, on a daily basis, this position reviews for compliance for a high volume of post award actions, including Journal Vouchers, Funding Change forms, reallocations, purchasing requests, and creating pooled positions. Additionally, this position enters budgets into Mason’s financial system of record, and maintains official grant file documentation. The Grants Specialist also supports proposal development, including proposal routing, generating current and pending reports, and processing proposal denials. Specific duties are as follows:

• Troubleshoot requests for assistance from college financial staff and faculty related to post award actions, and assist them with understanding procedures and processes;
• Likewise, review for compliance and process personnel and non-personnel cost reallocation requests according to OSP procedures and sponsor guidelines;
• Moreover, maintain the official record, primarily the budget, in the Banner Finance system to support new grant award and modifications;
• Also, manage the proposal routing process by creating and tracking internal approvals;
• Compile current and pending grant award/proposal information (as required by sponsor), and prepare reports for Principal Investigator and senior/key personnel;
• Additionally, review for compliance and process post award actions requiring OSP approval, including pooled positions, eVA requests, food and beverage expenditures, P-card applications, petty cash, fellowship payments, leave payout, and telecom/phone stipends;
• Also, assist in maintaining electronic records of all proposal submissions and post award actions;
• Additionally, assist with post-award requests and modifications as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of grants and contracts;
• Knowledge of accounting basics: ledgers, funds, debits, credits, etc.;
• Also, proficiency with Excel;
• Knowledge of MS Teams and/or Zoom meeting virtual platforms;
• Strong and accurate financial data entry skills;
• Ability to handle high volume transactions daily;
• Similarly, strong time management and organizational skills;
• Ability to multitask and pay close attention to details;
• Also. strong oral and written communication skills;
• High quality customer service skills;
• Similarly, demonstrated ability to perform in a collaborative work environment;
• Ability to work independently.

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