Grants Specialist

Central Connecticut State University invites applications for a full-time Grants Specialist in the Office of Post-Award Grants Administration. The incumbent of this position reports directly to the Post-Award Grants Administration Manager. The Grants Specialist is primarily responsible for performing the accounting and financial reporting for the University’s grants and may also assist in a wide variety of accounting and financial projects.

About the Office of Post-Award Grants Administration

The Office of Post-Award Grants (PAG) was established to ensure compliance with the terms of various sponsored awards, including state and university regulations in the procurement of all supplies, equipment and services required by contract awards. The department also maintains revenue and expenditure records for federal, state, local and private foundation sponsored awards and prepares financial reports and statements for all external sponsored awards.

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Position Profile

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with accounting experience that is seeking a position that involves complex and challenging accounting work. The successful candidate will be expected to work with diverse grant accounts, campus faculty members, and various campus departments in maintaining grant account expenditure and general ledgers.

Applicant Evaluative Criteria

Applicants must possess the following minimal qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience and Training:

• Three (3) years of experience in accounting.

Ideal Candidate will additionally possess the following:

• Experience in accounting at a University, College, or other institution of Higher Education
• Experience reconciling bank account and credit card transactions
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects, work within set deadlines.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with different teams

To Apply

To begin the application process, select the Apply button and electronically submit the following documents by January 29, 2026.

• Letter of interest addressing the qualifications for this position.
• Current Résumé
• Names of three current professional references with title, email addresses and telephone numbers.

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered, emailed, and mailed applications will not be accepted. Please redact any personally identifiable information (i.e., Social Security Number, date of birth, marital status, country of origin) from any documents submitted.

Inquiries may be sent to Kathy Moore, Search Committee Chair, at 860-832-2005 or MooreK@ccsu.edu.

Compensation and Employee Benefits

The Grants Specialist is compensated at the Administrator III salary level in accordance with the State University Organization of Administrative Faculty (SUOAF) Collective Bargaining Union Agreement (starting salary: $69,669).

For more information, please visit SUOAF.

The State of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.

Fringe benefits include: paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals; medical, dental, and prescription plans; group life insurance; retirement; retiree health care; tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Contribution plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts; long and short term disability insurance plans.

For more detailed information, please visit CCSU Human Resources.

As an affirmative action employer, Central Connecticut State University actively seeks and encourages applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.