Grants Reporting Manager

Position Summary

BioSTL is hiring a Grants Accounting Manager to provide financial oversight for grants and partnerships, focusing on fund management, sub-award processing, and compliance with sponsor guidelines, and to assist in the design, application, and reporting processes for all sponsored programs.   

This role is a full-time, salaried position reporting to the Director of Grants Management supporting the BioSTL organization.   

Job Responsibility

Since 2001, BioSTL has laid the foundation for St. Louis' innovation economy with a comprehensive set of transformational programs that advance St. Louis’ leadership in solving important world challenges in agriculture, medicine, health care, and other technology areas. BioSTL has introduced nationally acclaimed initiatives in startup creation and investment (BioGenerator Ventures), strategic business attraction (GlobalSTL), physical environment (including Cortex and BioGenerator Labs), entrepreneur support, seed and venture capital, a diverse and inclusive workforce, and public policy. Learn more about us online at biostl.org.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages financial operations for grants, including budget monitoring, processing expenses, and reconciling accounts for partnerships with external entities.
• Prepares financial reports for sponsors and internal stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and adherence to sponsor guidelines.
• Processes sub-awards, ensuring timely payments and compliance with financial reporting requirements for external partners, including universities and community organizations.
• Monitors expenditures and identifies unallowable costs, collaborating with partners to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Supports grant closeout activities, including the preparation of final financial reconciliations and reporting to sponsors.
• Assists with audits, ensuring accurate financial documentation is available for external partners and sponsor review.
• Work with BioSTL VP of Finance on financial aspects of targeted grants.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience developing budgets and financial models for Federal, State, and private grant proposals.
• Track record of helping to develop winning proposals for sponsored program opportunities.
• Experience in application processes for grant opportunities and knowledge of financial management of grants.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal policy related to grants (2 CFR part 200, procurement, etc)
• Competency with various Grant portals.
• Highest personal and professional integrity.

Skills:

Excellent inquiry, persuasive, collaborative, and communication skills, both with internal and external audiences; ability to excel in both a team setting and independently; excellent listener; ability to dissect and understand complex business issues; diligent attention to detail; excellent judgment; prioritization and project planning skills.

Compensation

Pay is commensurate with experience and is benchmarked against market rates. Benefit packages for full-time employees include excellent health coverage, generous retirement savings match, tuition assistance, and other benefits to support employees personally and professionally.

Application:

Please upload a detailed letter of interest and resume on the BioSTL.org website under this job posting heading.  Confidential inquiries can be submitted to dthompson@biostl.org with this job posting title in the subject line. 

For more information, visit biostl.org.

 

BioSTL is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable ecosystem.  We are committed to seeking individuals of diverse backgrounds and experiences who will bring diverse perspectives to this work. This is an equal employment opportunity.