(While navigating through the site, please be sure to disable your pop-up blocker.)
Associate Grants & Contract Analyst
At MD Anderson Cancer Center, you’ll be part of a world-renowned institution committed to Making Cancer History®. As an Associate Grants & Contracts Analyst in our Grants & Contracts Administration Department, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring compliance and financial stewardship for sponsored projects that fund groundbreaking cancer research.
MD Anderson offers:
- Paid Medical Benefits: MD Anderson covers 100% of medical benefits for employees, plus dental and vision options.
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, sick leave, and holidays to help you recharge.
- Retirement Plans: Secure your future with robust retirement programs and employer contributions.
- Career Development: Access to training and advancement opportunities in a collaborative environment.
- Mission-Driven Work: Your expertise supports research that saves lives.
Key Responsibilities
Compliance & Analysis
- Perform analytical activities to ensure compliance with accounting principles, sponsor requirements, federal and state guidelines, and institutional policies.
- Stay current on sponsor requirements, institutional policies, and applicable regulations.
Award Management
- Reconcile accounts for assigned departments and monitor sponsored award spending for allowability and compliance.
- Manage payroll and sponsored project effort.
- Prepare required financial and accounting reports for sponsors.
- Complete financial and non-financial closeout of sponsored projects according to institutional policy.
- Support institutional audit engagement and response.
Financial Management
- Generate monthly standard invoices and monitor cash payments.
- Process monthly Letter of Credit draws and related reporting.
- Monitor cash balances and perform collection and cash management duties.
Data & Agreement Management
- Set up accounts and ensure accurate data capture in post-award systems.
- Review subrecipient entities for risk assessment and execute subaward agreements.
- Prepare operational reports and metrics for internal and external audiences.
Customer Service
- Collaborate with Principal Investigators, Division and Department Administration, and Sponsors to resolve issues related to sponsored programs management.
- Provide excellent customer service to researchers, administrators, and sponsors.
Other Duties
- Perform additional tasks as assigned to support departmental goals.
Education:
· Required: Bachelor’s degree.
Work Experience:
Required: No experience is required.
Required: May substitute required experience with additional years of education on a one to one year basis.
- Preferred: Must be familiar with grants and federal NIH guidelines.
- Experience in an academic medical center research setting.
- Financial management experience.
- Be willing to learn, be a team player.
- Strong attention to detail.
Ability to communicate to large audiences.
Work Schedule: This is a remote position. Prefer someone in the Houston local area.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
