Fiscal Analyst I

at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Job Description

• Work in collaboration with the CRCIL Director and Associate Director in providing leadership and coordination of the fiscal evaluation, reporting, and management of grant projects and sub-award grant programs.
• Lead all accounting activities and prepare all financial analysis and reports for all activities.
• Assist with federally funded project budgeting and expenditure projection reporting.
• Create subaward contract budgets and budget justifications for award submission.
• Monitor all expenditures to ensure they are allowable for the work performed and in compliance with all federal, state, and university regulations and policies.
• Facilitate payments to entities receiving sub-awards, host country partners, and foreign vendors. Will need to take into consideration tax issues, IRS forms, and wiring funds all within a quick timeframe.
• Assist with developing strategies to build institutional fiscal capacity at foreign subaward sites.
• Interface with US based and host country financial officers to ensure fiscal operations are conducted in compliance with K-State policy and national best practices.-Monitor all sub-recipient award budgets to ensure that budgets are either followed or adjusted as project goals fluctuate and change via the internal and external reporting system.
• Complete all Central Export Control Registration reporting requirements.
• Track and report as necessary all equipment purchased with grant funds.
• Conduct continual internal auditing of all facets of the grant, ensuring all financial activity is in compliance with all federal, state and university regulations and policies.
• Ensure that all domestic and international travel on federal grant funding is compliant with Fly America Act policy.
• Ensure documentation is available for audit purposes for all CRCIL activities.
• Monitor all CRCIL related faculty and staff salary distributions to ensure they are compliant with grant salary allowances.
• Assess risk related to foreign subawards to develop post award reporting requirements that should be included in contracting language.
• Establish and maintain strong communication with central financial services.
• Prepare documentation packets to ensure that subaward contract requests can be initiated in a timely manner by Pre-Award Services.
• Collaborate with Pre-Award and Post-Award Services and Innovation Lab team members to ensure that all rules, regulations, laws and policies concerning the fiscal maintenance of grants and contracts are followed and documented.
• Assist Post-Award services with the completion of the SF-425s, country reporting, and cost share reporting.
• Maintain financial statements of Management Entity (ME) personnel including credit card statement and payments.
• Monitor all expenditures to ensure they are allowable for the work performed and in compliance with all federal, state and universities regulations and policies.
• Process invoices for payment for the ME activities and partners associated with CRCIL.
• Complete SRO financial statements to be reported to the Budget/ Fiscal Officer.

• Requires a high school diploma (or equivalent) and five years of relevant experience. Requirements may be met through a combination of work experience and education.

• Degree in accounting, business, finance or related discipline or Master's degree in business administration.
• University post-award grant experience.
• Knowledge of budget/accounting and procurement practices, procedures, and principles.
• Proven ability and experience in compilation, analysis, and interpretation of financial reports.
• Experience with responsibilities requiring attention to detail and applying independent judgment with a high degree of accuracy and accountability.
• Inquisitive, comfortable, and experienced in performing in-depth research.
• Proven organizational skills with ability to meet tight deadlines and work independently.
• Experience responding to needs and requests of a wide range of clients in a friendly and effective communication style.
• Experience working on a successful team and demonstrated commitment to a team atmosphere.
• Experience complying with federal, state, and university regulations and policies.
• Previous experience with international programs, partners, and federal funding agencies.

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Contact information for three professional references