Grant Accounting Portfolio Updates in Research Financial Services
ÌýÌýWhat This Means for Campus
As we implement these changes, you may find yourself connecting with a new point of contact within RFS.Ìý
ÌýÌýWe encourage you to bookmark the Locating Your Grant Accountant resource, which reflects the most up-to-date assignments.
Over the past several years, Research Financial Services (RFS) has strengthened and refined our overall operations. We have focused on increasing stability, expanding leadership capacity, and building a cohesive team across our functional areas, all to ensure the highest level of service and continuity for campus.
The Strategy
To continue building on this foundation, we have conducted a comprehensive review of some of our grant accounting portfolios. This was a strategic effort to ensure our workload distribution aligns with our long-standing sponsor-based model, supporting the long-term sustainability of our services across campus.Ìý
Key Objectives
- Balanced Sponsor Alignment: We have realigned some of our existing sponsor-based portfolios to ensure an equitable workload across our team. This allows our accountants to maintain the agency-specific expertise required to provide consistent and reliable support to every department, regardless of award volume.
- Building Operational Agility: By refining our portfolio groupings, we are better equipped to adapt to the evolving needs of campus research. This structure allows us to manage fluctuating demands and agency-wide changes more effectively.
- Continuity of Expertise: Through intentional cross-training within our sponsor groups, we are ensuring that specialized knowledge is shared across the team. This "team-behind-the-person" approach means multiple staff members understand the nuances of your sponsors, helping to ensure a knowledgeable contact is available to assist you.Ìý
Highlights of recent grant accounting portfolio updates include: Ìý
- Amber Paterson: Retains State of Colorado awards; New sponsors: Hospitals, DOC (NIST), UCAR, UCD, SERDP, Draper Lab, SWRI
- Lisa Timm: retains Industry sponsors (O-Z): New sponsors: Miscellaneous Federal Agencies (A-H) except EDA, Local Colorado Agencies, BR, FWS, and BLM
- Joseph Ledesma: retains DOC (EDA), Miscellaneous Federal Agencies (S-Z); New sponsors: Industry sponsors (J-N), SAO, NPS, USDA-Forest Service, and USDA-NRCS
- Tenzing Sherpa: Industry sponsors (A-I), Miscellaneous Federal Agencies (I-R), DOI, BIA, BOEM, USDA, NIFA
Thank you and please reach out to me with any questions.
Janet Ianni, Janet.Ianni@colorado.edu
Director of Research Financial Services