Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist

Post-Award Financial Management and ReportingPrepare and distribute accurate monthly expenditure reports to PIs.Support quarterly, annual, and final sponsor financial reporting; coordinate with OSP, D2I, and related offices.Monitor project spending, identify issues, and advise PIs on allowable costs and corrective actions.Subaward AdministrationInitiate and manage subaward agreements, including budget review and compliance checks.Review subrecipient invoices for allowability and accuracy.Track reporting requirements and manage subaward modifications or extensions.Compliance, Policy Interpretation and Risk ManagementServe as a subject-matter expert on federal, state, sponsor, and university post-award requirements.Interpret sponsor guidelines, advise on allowable costs, and ensure adherence to university financial policies.Identify compliance or financial risks and collaborate with leadership on corrections or process improvements.Effort and Payroll OversightManage effort certification for assigned faculty and researchers.Ensure accuracy in payroll distributions, cost transfers, and effort commitments.Review/approve expense certifications for sponsored and internal research projects.Post-Award Actions and Award MaintenanceProcess and track budget revisions, staffing changes, cost transfers, rebudgeting requests, no-cost extensions, and related actions.Ensure all changes comply with sponsor and institutional requirements.Support PIs through ongoing project lifecycle adjustments.Award CloseoutVerify final expenditures and resolve unallowable costs.Confirm deliverables and coordinate final reports with faculty and central offices.Ensure timely, accurate closeout of projects.Records and Departmental SupportMaintain complete, accurate award files per UT Austin retention standards.Provide backup support to the ChE Financial Analyst for approvals on sponsored and internal research accounts.