The Grants, Contracts, and Financial Admin oversees the GEAR UP the METRO grant budget by managing accounting workflows, ensuring accurate and timely financial processing, maintaining compliance with federal, state, institutional, and sponsor guidelines, and providing leadership across reporting, auditing, sub‑award management, and collaborative budgeting activities—all while upholding rigorous accuracy standards under strict deadlines and supporting comprehensive financial analysis and documentation. The incumbent will collaborate with the grant PI, directors, and staff to ensure budget alignment and required documentation is updated and maintained to meet all compliance standards and deadlines.

What’s in it for you: On top of your salary, you will have access to a generous benefits package that includes:

• 14 holidays each year and 18 – 22 hours of earned PTO per month.
• Insurance plans for you and your family.
• Retirement options that require no contributions from the employee.
• And much more! For a list of OU’s benefits, click here.

What will you do: We are seeking a Grants, Contracts, and Financial Admin to forward our mission. This position will play a crucial role by providing accuracy in budget development, financial reporting, and maintaining financial records for sponsored research programs.

Essential Job Duties:

• Manages general accounting operations, monitors the budget, acts as the liaison between the K20 Center and other university, state, and federal agencies, oversees sponsored programs financial compliance, and maintains records.
• Manages the day‑to‑day operations and supervision of the ORS post‑award team, integrating oversight of accounting workflows and ensuring accurate, timely financial processing.
• Enters financial data into the University’s financial accounting system while reviewing, reconciling, and maintaining accurate departmental financial documentation.
• Maintains professional standards under routine conditions of non‑negotiable time constraints by ensuring data accuracy, resolving discrepancies, and meeting strict financial deadlines.
• Oversees, manages, and delivers leadership in ensuring compliance in post‑award financial reporting, incorporating financial analysis and report preparation to meet all required standards.
• Responsible for oversight of outgoing sub‑awards, monitoring expenditures, maintaining agreement documentation, and supporting accurate cost and budget transfers.
• Works closely and collaboratively with the Principal Investigator and ORS to align budget preparation, financial reporting, and cross‑departmental accounting processes.
• Maintains up‑to‑date knowledge of federal, state, institutional, and sponsor guidelines to ensure financial practices remain accurate, compliant, and audit‑ready.
• Acts as a point of contact for all audits related to ORS, preparing required documentation, balancing transactions, and supporting auditors with clear, accurate records.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position, including financial analysis, reporting support, and coordination of key accounting activities.