Position Summary: The Grants Manager will be a key member of the grant administration team within the College of Connected Computing (CCC). This position will focus on execution of pre- and post-award activities serving a specified faculty portfolio within the College. It requires exercise of independent judgment, initiative, and decision making and will necessitate a high degree of understanding of university life, policies, and procedures along with external sponsor guidelines and requirements. Key Responsibilities: Pre-Award Responsibilities: • Provide policy guidance and assistance with all aspects of proposal development, administrative forms, sponsor-required certifications and representations, and compliance requirements • Develop an appropriate budget, Principal Investigator checklist, and timeline for each proposal submission • Work directly with the Principal Investigators & external collaborators, and will interface with central administrative offices to ensure that the applications meet all university, school and sponsor requirements • Identify and resolve issues during the proposal preparation and submission process • Ensure school-level approvals are included in proposal attachments • Facilitate application submission, ensuring deadlines are met • Respond to sponsor requests and questions • Perform other duties as assigned Post-award responsibilities include: • Analyze and interpret complex grants and contract specifications, guidelines, and regulations • Act as a liaison with central administrative offices and external entities to facilitate award management • Monitor, analyze, and manage budgets and expenditures along with all aspects of the award to ensure compliance with sponsor terms and conditions, Uniform Guidelines, and University policies are maintained • Create budget reconciliation and forecasting reports and meet regularly with faculty to review their financial situations • Ensure compliance with requirements such as effort reporting, financial & progress reporting • Assist in the administrative and financial aspects of annual and final progress reports required by sponsors • Collaborate with sponsors for appropriate prior approval requests, extensions, budget revisions, and general questions • Facilitate the setup of outgoing subaward agreements and manage invoice approvals • Work closely with the central administrative office to coordinate reviews of incoming contract agreements • Provide interim account setups and courtesy extensions as required • Human Capital Management (HCM) Costing Specialist, managing payroll • Complete timely journal entries as necessary, grant closeouts, etc. • Assist with rate setting/implementation for PI/Faculty Service Center(s) • Perform other duties as assigned Other responsibilities: • Participate in institutional and College-wide research administration/financial operations training • Collaborate with research administration team members to share best practices and develop new tools & resources for implementation Supervisory Relationships: This position does not have supervisory responsibility; the position reports to the Senior Grants Manager. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in finance, accounting, business, or a related field • 3+ years of experience in pre- and post-award management (both federal and non-federal), required; a combination of education and experience may be considered • Strong administrative support skills • Excellent organizational and time management skills • Excellent written and verbal skills • Outstanding attention to detail • Problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing deadlines • Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills • Experience working with faculty on complex awards and familiarity with a variety of sponsors • Advanced understanding of research compliance and sponsor-specific regulations • Familiarity with the Vanderbilt University grants management ecosystem