Grants & Budget Analyst I

University of Illinois Chicago; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Tuition waivers

Job summary

University of Illinois Chicago is seeking a dedicated professional to provide fiscal oversight for the Rural Health Professions program and its federally funded grants. This role focuses on grant finances, subawards, contracts, reporting, and ensuring compliance with sponsor and federal requirements.

The position involves day-to-day oversight, budget development, forecasting, and coordination with university offices and funding agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, or a related field.
• Two (2) years of professional business, financial, and/or managerial work experience.
• Master’s degree may substitute for one year of experience; one additional year in grants/contracts management may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day financial oversight of the RHTP grant and associated awards.
• Develop, monitor, reconcile, and forecast grant budgets and expenditures.
• Monitor grant spending to identify potential budget variances or compliance concerns, and potential fiscal risks, recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Prepare financial reports, projections, and analyses for program leadership and funding agencies.
• Review expenditures to ensure allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and compliance with sponsor, University, and federal regulations.
• Ensure compliance with sponsor requirements, University policies, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), and HRSA regulations.
• Manage all aspects of subaward administration, including proposal documentation, agreement tracking, invoice review, subrecipient monitoring, and collection of required financial and programmatic documentation.
• Track contract payment milestones and award closeout activities.
• Coordinate with University administrative offices, funding agencies, and partner organizations on grant- and contract-related matters.
• Support audits, monitoring activities, and grant closeout processes.
• Develop and maintain systems for tracking budgets, contracts, subawards, invoices, compliance requirements, and reporting deadlines.
• Serve as the primary administrative liaison for RHTP financial, contract, and subaward matters with University offices and partner organizations.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Budget oversight

Financial reporting

Grant administration

Subaward management

Contract management

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Job description

University of Illinois Chicago is seeking a dedicated professional to provide fiscal oversight for the Rural Health Professions program and its federally funded grants. This role focuses on grant finances, subawards, contracts, reporting, and ensuring compliance with sponsor and federal requirements.

The position involves day-to-day oversight, budget development, forecasting, and coordination with university offices and funding agencies.