<p>Job Title: Grant and Contract Assistant</p> <p>Grade: 12-13</p> <p>Salary: $44,358 - $53,796</p> <p>The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is currently seeking a well-organized, self-motivated individual to work as a Grant and Contract Assistant in the Corporate Office in Menands, New York. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills and be able to work independently.</p> <p>The Grant and Contract Assistant will be primarily responsible for the review and set up of subrecipient agreements with vendors and suppliers, as well as processing invoices/vouchers for payment and Oracle transactions.</p> <p>A successful candidate will possess strong written and oral communication skills, attention to deadlines and details, the ability to learn new systems and applications, solid organizational skills, and the ability to work cooperatively with a wide variety of professional staff (both internal and external). Capacity to exercise discretion and to promote effective solutions is an asset</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Reviewing and processing of a variety of vendor and supplier agreements </li><li>Reviewing budgets for allowability, reasonableness, and accuracy </li><li>Reviewing scopes of work </li><li>Checking sub agreements for flow down of award terms and conditions </li><li>Reviewing and processing grant expenditures such as invoices, vouchers and pay orders </li><li>Checking available funding on accounts </li><li>Running and distributing variety of monthly and ad hoc reports, alerting senior staff to issues or concerns </li><li>Obtaining internal and external signatures as required </li><li>Managing and maintaining electronic files </li><li>Assisting other colleagues and departments as needed </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor degree in a related field OR </li><li>Associate Degree and two (2) years relevant experience OR </li><li>High School Diploma and four (4) or more years relevant experience </li><li>1 year of experience with Microsoft applications, especially Outlook, Word and Excel </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Experience with Oracle, Adobe and AdobeSign </li><li>Attention to deadlines and details </li><li>Strong written and oral communication skills </li><li>Capacity to exercise discretion and to promote effective solutions </li><li>Able to learn new systems and applications </li></ul> <p>Work Location: 150 Broadway Menands, NY 12204</p> <p>To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.</p> <p>The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.</p> <p>The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.</p>