Grant Finance Lead - Post-Award & Compliance

Georgetown University; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Georgetown University Medical Center is seeking a Financial Grant Manager to support faculty in financial and compliance management of externally funded awards. You will serve as a liaison between faculty and university offices, providing post-award support, forecasting, and auditable records for expenditures across OTAs and other milestone-driven programs.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years of grants management experience, with strong Excel, communication, and organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and 5–7 years of grants management experience.
• Knowledge of sponsored research funding mechanisms and federal guidelines (e.g., 2 CFR 200, FAR).
• Proficiency with financial systems, accounting and cost accounting standards as they pertain to grants and contracts management.
• Excellent verbal and written communications, strong organizational skills, ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving research environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial reports, reconciliations, and early warnings for budget variances, underspend, or cashflow risks.
• Track commitments, actual expenditures, accruals, forecasts, available balances, and burn rates for sponsored projects.
• Coordinate financial reporting and invoice reviews across prime, co-lead, sub-performers, and consortium participants.
• Guide faculty through financial aspects of sponsor progress reports and determine the need for effort adjustments or prior approvals.
• Maintain auditable records supporting cost transfers, procurements, consultant costs, and equipment purchases.
• Apply formal financial change control and support award modifications with cost impact analyses and budget scenarios.
• Respond quickly to shifting program priorities and re-forecasting and re-baselining budgets on short turnaround.

Skills

Budgeting

Excel

Communication

Organizational skills

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Adobe Professional

DocuSign

Workday

Job description

Georgetown University Medical Center is seeking a Financial Grant Manager to support faculty in financial and compliance management of externally funded awards. You will serve as a liaison between faculty and university offices, providing post-award support, forecasting, and auditable records for expenditures across OTAs and other milestone-driven programs.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years of grants management experience, with strong Excel, communication, and organizational