Yopeso Romania SRL is hiring a Post-Award Grants Specialist

Yopeso Romania SRL is hiring a Post-Award Grants Specialist to deliver comprehensive financial support for research grants, contracts, and clinical trials within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School. This grant-funded role reports directly to the Research Administration Manager.

What You'll Do

• Manage all research purchasing on grants, contracts, and clinical trials, including ProCard, purchase orders, UT Market, and Labsuit.
• Process payments, including voucher preparation, approvals, and travel reimbursements.
• Maintain and plan compliant processes for the retention and destruction of financial records.
• Develop and refine research accounting workflows for dissemination to stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on purchasing and payment processes to research faculty, administrators, and support staff.
• Manage participant payments through systems like TANGO and other compensation forms.
• Assist with faculty and staff costing, cost corrections, research contracting, and exclusive acquisitions.
• Support subaward management and preparation of grant financial reports and quarterly faculty updates.
• Assist faculty and senior staff with research administration needs.
• Support grant proposal budget preparation, review, and submission coordination as needed.
• Assist the Research Administrative Manager with special projects.

What We're Looking For

• A Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in financial or research administration.
• Demonstrated experience with Post-Award financial management and sponsor compliance.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Self-motivation, detail orientation, and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively explain policies to a broad audience.
• Discretion with confidential matters and sound, independent judgment.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team.
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, with a strong ability to create reports in Microsoft Excel.

Nice to Have

• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) certification.
• Experience with UT systems such as Workday, DEFINE, and UTRMS.
• Familiarity with external submission platforms like eRA Commons, Grants.gov, and Research.gov.
• Prior work in an academic or health science research environment.
• Advanced Excel experience, including macro functions and pivot tables.

Technical Stack

• Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Excel
• Workday, DEFINE, UTRMS
• eRA Commons, Grants.gov, Research.gov

Team & Environment

You will report to the Research Administration Manager within the broader research administration framework.

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation starts at $55,000+ depending on qualifications.
• Eligibility for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) for positions at least 20 hours per week and 135 days in length.

Work Mode

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement and is based in Austin, TX.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.