The Office of Financial Operations is seeking a Grants & Contracts Analyst .

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Process simple to moderately complex grant and contract account setup and department requests received through shared email accounts.

• Serve as liaison between departments and central offices for grants of simple to moderate complexity.

• Workflow account setup and department requests through Oculus to Sponsored Project Shared Services for processing in SAP.

• Monitor Finance workflows in the University JAWS and SWIFT databases.

• Log grants and contracts received from university Research Administration and created and updated by Sponsored Project Shared Services in Access Database.

• Assist with the maintenance of Access Database.

• Check the created and updated grants and contracts in SAP for accuracy.

• Understand and utilize institutional policies for post-award grant processes and sponsor guidelines.

• Ensure compliance in all areas related to grant and contract management, including sponsoring organization guidelines and internal protocols.

• Review budgets and related justification for appropriateness and completeness of content.

• Ensure that all applicable and indirect costs have been applied.

• Involve more senior members of the team for direction, as needed.

• Support all relevant post-award responsibilities, as requested by senior members of the grants & contracts team, including account reconciliation, effort reporting, cost transfers, paying invoices, closeouts, sub-recipient monitoring, invoice payments and related faculty support.

• Process various transactions such as non-payroll cost transfers, budget documents and online payments.

• Provide general administrative support for Dean Emeritus.

• Process some travel and non-travel reimbursements for the Finance Office in a timely and accurate manner.

• Perform special projects and other related duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• General knowledge of accounting and budgeting theory and practices required.

• Ability to work independently with good organizational and time management skills, ability to meet deadlines, and attention to detail.

• Excellent customer service and oral communication skills.

• Ability to understand when additional direction/expertise is needed on matters of complexity.

• Able to make decisions daily, within pre-determined guidelines and parameters.

• Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines.

• General understanding of external Federal Guidelines and procedures regarding grants and contracts.

• General knowledge and understanding of The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) accounting system and related fiscal offices (preferred).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.

• Two years of administrative/budgeting experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Grants & Contracts Analyst

Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PC

Starting Salary Range: $53,800 - $94,400 Annually (Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Exempt Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health

Department name: ​​​​​​​BSPH Finance

Personnel area: School of Public Health

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.