Compliance Specialist

🇺🇸 Bozeman, MT 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $23 - $28 per Hour 💻 Compliance 🗓️ February 26th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Montana State University is hiring a Compliance Specialist. The role involves providing direct financial and administrative support to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Subaward area, managing numerous subaward accounts, ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements, and facilitating communication between various university offices.

Highlights

Manage over 450 unique subaward accounts with expenditures around $41 million annually.
Create and maintain electronic and paper records related to subaward funding, including timely processing of agreements and modifications.
Perform accounting functions such as invoice pre-audit reviews, payment approvals, and reconciliation between systems.
Analyze and monitor subaward budgets for compliance with federal, state, and private funding requirements.
Develop and implement improvements for subaward management processes to increase efficiency.
Assist with enforcement of fiscal policies ensuring adherence to University, State, and Federal regulations.
Provide training and outreach related to OSP Subaward policies and procedures.
Manage subrecipient registration in SAM.gov and serve as liaison with central university offices including Business Services, Procurement, and Fiscal Shared Services.
Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Management or a related field (or equivalent experience), accounting experience, and proficiency in Outlook, Excel, Word, and databases.
Preferred qualifications include experience with Banner software, externally funded research grants, and familiarity with OMB Uniform Guidance Circular.
Salary range is $22.572 to $28.215 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications.