IRB Barcelona is seeking a highly motivated Project Technician to join the Post-Award Office. The selected candidate will support the IRB Barcelona Researchers’ with the different competitive projects and will ensure the regulatory compliance, by providing resources, support, advice and guidance on delivery of their projects.
The selected candidate will report to the Section Head of the Post-Award Office, as well as, to the Head of Finance.
Key responsabilities :
- Assisting the Post-award office in the preparation of financial reports and timely submission of scientific reports.
- Preparing and uploading of supporting documents needed to ensure adherence to the applicable regulations into the different justification platforms.
- Updating grants information in ERP Sap Business One (SBO) and assisting with the transfer of funds among different cost categories and other administrative issues.
- Help monitoring of time recording system for projects.
- Assisting with financial Audits of projects
- Helping in the resolution of administrative and financial issues with the funding entities.
- Ensuring the execution of economic reports and justifications and the timely submission of scientific reports and deliverables.
- Preparing financial Audits of projects.
- Liaising with other departments for the proper implementation of projects.
- Managing a pool of research laboratories, optimizing resources within the available budget. Supervising and verifying the consistency of research projects performed by the different laboratories assigned.
- Assisting with management tasks of competitive funds for research (technical support).
- Informing principal investigators of any compliance issues regarding grantor agency regulations, and disallowances with their program. Assisting in correcting discrepancies and monitoring corrective actions.
- Liaising with the funding entities, for the resolution of administrative or financial issues.
You have :
Experience : Bachelor’s Degree. Minimum of 2-years’ experience, as a Project Officer or Financial Controller preferably.Knowledge : High level of English and Spanish (written & spoken). Catalan will be a plus. Proficiency with Microsoft Office package (especially Excel) and ERPs (SAP - BO).Skills : Excellent organizational and time management skills. Detail oriented, ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously Used to work under tight deadlines. Capacity to work proactive and autonomously when required.You might also have :
Knowledge of other funding programmes such as the “Convocatoria Emergentes FEDER” and “projectes singulars institucionals d’infraestructures de R+D” funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya will be positively valued. Experience with EU Programmes and “Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica”.Experience in research environment.Skills : Capacity to adapt to changes and prioritize tasks will be a plus.J-18808-Ljbffr