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Assistant Research Administrator
Los Angeles, CA - University Park Campus · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$25k-$40kDetected 7 hours ago
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About the role
- Assistant Research Administrator - Contracts & Grants The Rossier Contracts & Grants Office is seeking an Assistant Research Administrator to join its team within the Rossier School of Education's Business Office.
- This role requires an experienced, customer service-driven, self-motivated, full-time employee with great communication skills, organizational skills, and strong budget skills!
- As a member of the team, the Assistant Research Administrator plays a key role in the continued success of our faculty and the school.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with Contracts and Grants to ensure new awards are set up properly and with Sponsored Projects Accounts to confirm the new PPGG corresponds to the sponsor's approved budget.
- For assigned accounts, creates reconciliation report, monitors income and expenses and develops projections in order to authorize or extend financial commitments.
- Assists in the preparation of proposal budgets, re-budgets and current and pending documents.
- Serves as internal resource for contracts and grants-related issues and acts as liaison for PI between USC researchers, other partner institutions, Office of Contracts and Grants, Sponsored Projects Accounting, Purchasing and other university offices, as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum Experience: 1 year
- Minimum Field of Expertise: Business administration, accounting, or related degree and budget experience, including knowledge of contract and grant accounting.
- Business administration, accounting, or related degree and budget experience, including knowledge of contract and grant accounting.
- Prepares and coordinates, in partnership with SPA, required financial reports for submission to sponsors.
- Determines when budget adjustments, cost transfers and journal entries are required and then prepares in accordance with university financial guidelines or agency requirements and restrictions.
Nice to have
- 3 or more years of relevant work experience
- Experience working with contracts and grant awards, specifically in dealing with terms and conditions of awards.
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with financial/budget forecasting and reporting
- Experience working with Workday financials
- Advanced Proficiency in Excel and pivot tables.
- The hourly range for this position is $37.00-$41.00.
- Applications should be submitted via usccarreers.usc.edu and should include the following:
Skills
- Assistant Research Administrator - Contracts & Grants
- This includes budgeting, analyzing, forecasting, reconciling and reporting on budget activity to Rossier faculty and research centers.
- The Assistant Research
Compensation
- Read USC's Clery Act Annual Security Report
Benefits
- Employment Equity
Visa & Work Authorization
- o ensure new awards are set up properly and with Sponsored Projects Accounts to confirm the new PPGG corresponds to the sponsor's approved budget
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