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Administration and Fiscal Management

Roles and Responsibilities Matrix for Research Administration

Responsibility for Proposals, Awards and Regulatory Compliance
Those responsible include the Principal Investigator, Department and Chair, Dean, Sponsored Projects Office (SPO), Post-Award Office (PAO), and the Research Compliance Office (RCO).

Closing of Accounts SPO PAO PI DEPT DEAN RCO
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  • Determine whether there are unresolved items that need to be resolved before closing account and communicate to impacted parties
X
  • Ensure expenditures/cost transfers have been posted to accounts.
    (SEE NOTE 8)
X X
  • Prepare consolidated report
X
  • Resolve issues related to unreconciled accounts.
    (SEE NOTE 8)
X X
  • Oversee the resolution of unreconciled accounts and make necessary entries for unreconciled accounts that are 12 months past end date
  • Prepare and submit financial reports, invoices, property reports, and patent reports in accordance with award terms and conditions
X
  • Ensure that all technical reports have been submitted to sponsor
X
  • Ensure that all final invention reports have been submitted to sponsor
X X X
  • Ensure that the Technology Transfer Office has submitted all patent reports to sponsor
X
  • Inactivate award account(s) in financial accounting system
X
  • Maintain official award documents for sponsored projects
X
  • Assumes accountability for overdrafts, deficits, uncollectibles, and/or disallowances that occur under a grant or contract account.
X
  • Consults with principal investigator concerning the resolution of an overdraft, deficit, uncollectible, and/or disallowance incurred under a grant or contract account and is responsible for settling the problem. In the case of uncollectibles and/or disallowances it may be necessary to communicate with PAO for assistance in obtaining an appropriate resolution.
X X