Grants & Contracts Specialist II

The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is seeking a Grants and Contracts Specialist. The incumbent will work as part of a Finance Team along with Faculty and lab staff to manage accurate accounting of post award grants and discretionary funding. They Grants and Contracts Specialist will review and reconcile expenditures and encumbrances to comply with both university policies and sponsor regulations. Duties will include preparing budgets, reviewing and approving requisitions, purchase orders, Concur/Travel expenses, reconciling oneCard charges, updating personnel distributions (SPAR), and processing budget modifications, account activations, and cost transfers. The incumbent will also develop recommendations for resolving account discrepancies and troubleshoot issues. A candidate should be able to work independently to solve problems and comfortable using excel and a variety of university web-based systems. Prior grant or university experience is a plus but not required.