The ESSIC department is looking to fill a Business Manager positions within our CISESS Business Office for Award account management The Business Manager is responsible for assisting the Assistant Directors of Finance with day to day operations of the CISESS federally sponsored awards financial activities proposal preparation and administrative support The Business Manager will work as a liaison to the management of the ESSIC Business Office funding agencies Partners outside of the University as well as the units throughout campus including the Office of Research Administration This positions primary responsibility is to provide ESSICs research scientist with CISESS task awards with full accountingfinancial support This includes but is not limited to Responsible for monthly accounting of research and non research awards and or task utilizing BA4 and KFS accounting systems potentially managing up to 50 CISESS task Responsible for monthly accounting of research and non research awards and or task utilizing BA4 and KFS accounting systems potentially managing up to 50 CISESS task Pre Award duties Prepare and route contract and grant proposal applications including preparing and formatting budgets reviewing the funding opportunity announcement and collecting documentation required by the funding agency etc Post Award duties Ensure that expenditures and activities on accounts are in compliance with campus and sponsor regulationspolicies including the areas of purchasing personnel and travel Ensure adequate backing documents are provided for all activities file backing documents in a UMD approved format Subaward Management Request and monitor sub contracts from tracking rates of spending on purchase orders Request additional backup documentation for tracking purposes as needed Ensure all budgets contain accurate information salary fringe tuition remission FampA rates etc Ensure payroll charged to sponsored and non sponsored accounts are in accordance with UMCP and sponsor policies and requirements Maintain salary chartsprojections for faculty with sponsored research to track their salary allocations throughout the year Ensure effective method of tracking salary allocations Provide range of administrative assistance in support of CISESS when needed ie Arranging travel organizing meetings purchasing procurement ordering business mealsrefreshments and coordinating logistics for conferences events workshops and seminars Maintaining an accurate equipment inventory tagging equipment when received Meet regularly with Business Office management and researchers to review the financial standing and activities on task or awards which will include encumbrances and projections to end of fiscal year or awardtask end date Other duties as assigned