The Post-Award Grants Manager focuses on effective post-award grant management in an academic setting, ensuring compliance with federal, state, system, and campus regulations. The role involves leadership and collaboration with external agencies, academic faculty, deans, and the Office of the Provost, executed with independence, innovation, specialized knowledge, and accuracy. Position responsibilities are highly visible to external agencies and have a significant fiscal impact on institutional quality. Furthermore, the position holds significant responsibility for ensuring department activities and records comply with financial aid and grant accounting requirements under GASB, FASB, and GAAP standards. Financial Services, responsible for processing and reporting the university's financial transactions, also provides services for state and local funds, federal grants, contracts, construction projects, and donor contributions, including 501(c)(3) corporations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in business administration, accounting, or finance, OR combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.
• Experience: Five (5) years progressive accounting or post award grant accounting experience. Experience supervising and leading post award grant operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CMS Sponsor Program module and database, CMS data warehouse, training, system upgrades and testing.
• Experience in higher education/institutional setting.
• A master’s degree.

Compensation & Benefits

• Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Anticipated salary will be $6,753 - $9,005 per month plus excellent paid benefits. As a member of the 23-campus CSU System, we offer an extremely competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, outstanding vacation (24 days per year), health, dental, and vision plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year.