Post-Award Manager

University of Colorado; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Tuition Benefit

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

The University of Colorado Cancer Center in Denver/Aurora is seeking a Post-Award Manager to provide financial oversight of grants, contracts, and investigator-initiated trials within the Cancer Center. You will lead post-award administration, ensuring compliance, reporting, and closeout across a broad portfolio.

The role supervises a team of post-award specialists, partners with faculty investigators and administrative offices, and balances autonomous work with close supervision as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or a directly related field.
• Four to six years of professional experience in finance/accounting relating to grants and general financial administration.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of post-award specialists.
• Maintain tools in Smartsheet and Excel and develop improvements.
• Ensure compliant billing, invoicing, and reconciliation per contracts.
• Oversee accounts receivable and prepare dashboards for leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial stewardship

Regulatory compliance

Reporting & analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/accounting

Tools

Smartsheet

Excel

Job description

Post-Award Manager

41705

Job Summary

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Cancer Center

Job Title

Post-Award Manager

Position #: 00704957 – Requisition #: 41705

The Post-Award Manger provides financial oversight of a broad portfolio of industry, federal grants, contracts and investigator-initiated trials. This position leads the post-award administration for sponsored research in the Cancer Center, overseeing financial stewardship, compliance, reporting, and closeout activities. This role supervises a team of post-award specialists and collaborates with faculty investigators, departmental administrative offices, and central research administration to ensure effective and compliant management of grant and contract funding. This position is also expected to work collaboratively with the direct supervisor while also working autonomously and must have the ability to balance both as the situation dictates.

Key Responsibilities

Managerial - 35%

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of post-award specialist, ensuring timely and accurate performance management, training, and professional growth.
• Maintain existing tools in Smartsheet and Excel and develop new tools/process improvements as needed.
• Maintain current management reports and dashboards used by the Post-Award team and CCTO leadership, ensuring they are accurate, up to date, and aligned with reporting needs.
• Serve as backup for all post-award duties.

Compliance – 25%

• Ensure industry-funded clinical trial accounts are set up and maintained accurately, including Fund 30 sponsor funds and the associated study team Fund 28 and Fund 35 allocations, per the clinical trial budget, contract terms, and amendments.
• Ensure the team maintains comprehensive working files of clinical trial contracts, budgets, and amendments so that billing, invoicing, and reconciliation are accurate and timely per the terms of each agreement.
• Ensure compliance with University fiscal policy, sponsor contract requirements, and UCHealth billing and reimbursement requirements; support internal and external audits.

Budget Management – 40%

• Oversee the team's reconciliation, reporting, invoicing, and collections for industry-funded clinical trials, including reconciling patient enrollment earnings to sponsor revenue received, investigating deficit balances, and managing closeout of study accounts in alignment with sponsor and institutional policies.
• Serve as the primary liaison among principal investigators, CCTO leadership, Pre-Award, Billing, clinical research teams, UCHealth, and industry sponsors to troubleshoot and resolve post-award issues.
• Manage the CCTO accounts receivable portfolio, including a tiered collection and escalation process for aging and hard-to-collect sponsor invoices, and guide the team in preparing journal entries that distribute trial funds per the clinical trial budget.
• Monitor Fund 28 and Fund 35 balances and staff workloads, support CCTO budget forecasting and cost recovery goals, and produce management reports and dashboards for CCTO leadership.

Work Location

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us

The University of Colorado Cancer Center stands at the forefront of cancer research and patient care in Colorado. As the state's only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we hold a prestigious distinction that acknowledges our exceptional contributions to the fields of research, clinical trials, prevention, and cancer control. Our guiding vision is clear: "prevent and conquer cancer. Together." At the heart of our mission is the work to “unite our community to overcome cancer through innovation, discovery, prevention, early detection, multidisciplinary care, and education.”

Our more than 300 members, made up of renowned physicians and researchers, conduct patient-centered research to develop innovative, state-of-the-art technologies, and treatments. Crucial to this work is the nearly 300 staff members who help expand the reach of the CU Cancer Center. Our expertise across cancer types helps us provide world‑class treatment for common cancers, while offering hope for many patients with difficult or aggressive cancers who have struggled to find treatment options elsewhere.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 15/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Four (4) to six (6) years of professional experience in finance/accounting relating to grants and general financial administration.
• Substitution 1: A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
• Substitution 2: An advanced degree (Masters or Doctorate) may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis if the degree is in a field of study directly related to the work assignment.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree in business administration, business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Experience working with University of Colorado systems, including PeopleSoft Finance, HCM, Concur and CU Marketplace.
• Certification such as Certified Research Administrator (CRA) or Certified Financial Research Administrator (CFRA).
• 1 year of supervisory experience

Conditions of Employment

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.
• This position is required to work a hybrid schedule (on-campus, 3 days per week).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lead and train an accounting team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of standard financial and budgeting principles.
• Knowledge of state and federal guidelines related to grant and gift fund administration.
• Ability to solve problems and multi-task under competing deadlines.
• High degree of professionalism and organization.
• Knowledge of University of Colorado policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of State of Colorado procurement policies and procedures.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.

Anticipated Pay Range

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as ($73,765 – $93,829).

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation, depending on the level.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

ADA Statement

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at [e-mail] .

Background Check Statement

The University of Colorado Anschutz is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.

Vaccination Statement

CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID-19 virus and other vaccine preventable diseases. If you work, visit, or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, or volunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties, you must enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program.

Job Category

Research Services

Department

U0001 -- Anschutz Med Campus or Denver

Schedule

Full-time