9 ecrt Responsibilities for Effort Coordinators

Effort coordinators are individuals identified at the departmental level that are responsible for monitoring and processing effort statements for their respective departments (HSC OP 65.07).

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1. Facilitate Effort Process

Facilitate the effort certification process for the department(s).

2. Review Payroll

Review the payroll data within ecrt and verify accuracy compared to estimated employee effort.

3. Submit Labor Redistributions

Submit Labor Redistributions as needed, including sufficient justification for the adjustment.

4. Assist PIs and Certifiers

Assist Primary Investigators (PIs) and Certifiers with the certification process.

5. Check Statements

Check that statements are completed in an accurate and timely manner.

6. Process Statements

Process all certified statements.

7. Notify OSP

Notify OSP if the certified effort of an individual will fall short of their approved committed effort by more than 25%.

8. Monitor Effort

Monitor effort statements to identify employees whose pay has exceeded specified salary cap limitations.

9. Establish Cost Share

Prepare labor redistributions to a companion cost sharing fund to cover a salary over the salary cap.