Senior Award and Reporting Manager

TxBiomed; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

VTO and parental leave

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Texas Biomedical Research Institute is seeking a Senior Award and Reporting Manager to join the Applied Science and Innovation Contract Finance team. You will design and develop solutions for data integration, reporting, and contract accounting, ensuring data integrity across systems and preparing forecasts aligned with ASI schedules.

You will lead KPI reporting, build dashboards, and collaborate with accounting to optimize invoicing, budgets, and rolling forecasts, while driving process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business, CS, IT, Engineering, Biology or related field; MBA preferred.
• Expert level federal contract accounting knowledge for both cost plus fixed fee and firm fixed price contracts in research settings.
• 5+ years in report building, data validation, and contract accounting.
• 5+ years Advanced Microsoft 365 Excel with advanced formulas and pivots.
• Operational understanding of Power BI, SQL Reporting, and relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects for reporting KPIs of faculty, unit, and organization.
• Develop, validate, and modify reports and dashboards across financial systems.
• Prepare internal monthly, quarterly, and annual reports with metrics and variance.
• Prepare external contract reports including budget-to-actuals, rolling forecasts, and invoices.
• Extract value from data and communicate insights visually to teams.
• Configure IT systems to streamline analytical and contract reporting processes.
• Administer financial systems and ensure data integrity across platforms.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate business processes.
• Contribute to business process improvements by understanding stakeholder needs.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SQL Reporting

Relational Databases

Data Validation

Contract Accounting

Financial Analysis

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance/Accounting/Business/CS/IT/Engineering/Biology

MBA / Master’s Degree preferred

Job description

Texas Biomed is searching for a Senior Award and Reporting Manager to join our team. This integral member of the Applied Science and Innovation Contract Finance team is responsible for the design and development of solutions to complex data integration, reporting, and contract accounting problems. Help implement new information technology systems with a focus on contract accounting and reporting, enter data and manage data integrity across all systems. Use contract accounting and project management skills to prepare contract revenue forecasts aligned with ASI schedule. Liaise with accounting for proper contract invoicing and ERP formulas. This role reports to the Applied Science and Innovation (ASI) Director of Contract Finance and Administration.

THE ROLE

Reporting and Data integrity

• Lead complex unit projects needed for reporting key performance indicators of faculty, the unit, and the organization. Projects will require extensive knowledge of business systems, contract accounting, and formula writing.
• Develop, validate, and modify reports and dashboards in all financial systems to create efficiency and effectiveness for ASI. This will require merging data from multiple sources using advanced formulas.
• Prepare internal reporting monthly, quarterly and annual reports, of key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting.
• Prepare contract specific external monthly, quarterly and annual reports, including budget to actuals, percent complete, rolling forecast, invoice status, hours, small business reporting.
• Take data, understand it, process it, extract value from it, and communicate it visually / verbally to team members and management across the organization.
• Lead ASI input for configuration of Information technology systems to ensure functionality is leveraged to streamline analytical and contract reporting processes.
• Serve as Applied Science and Innovation administrator for all financial systems and create new processes, and data validations to ensure data integrity across systems.
• Assist leaders in identifying opportunities to streamline, improve, and/or automate business processes while actively implementing changes as needed.
• Contributes to business and process improvement by assessing and anticipating stakeholder needs.

Contract Accounting

• Responsible for reading contracts and ensuring proper setup and close out of ASI accounts in a timely manner and ensures accuracy for proper business reporting, including all databases and files.
• Liaise with accounting to ensure proper invoicing per contract requirements and milestone completions.
• Direct accounting and tracking of Fixed Fee and Retained Earnings allocations in accordance with contract requirements and Institute policy. Communicate and validate proper setup of ERP formulas for indirect, Fixed fees, and Retained earnings.
• Use contract accounting and project management skills to prepare rolling, annual, and multi-year budgets/forecasts for ASI and Contract Revenues aligned with ASI schedule.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Biology, or a related field; MBA / Master’s Degree preferred
• Expert level federal contract accounting knowledge for both cost plus fixed fee and firm fixed price contracts while working in a research organization, such as contract research organization, research institute, non-profit, university, or entity funding/performing biomedical research.
• 5+ years demonstrated experience in report building, data validation, and contract accounting
• 5+ years demonstrated Advanced Microsoft 365 Excel skills, including advanced formula writing and pivot tables.
• Operational understanding of Power BI, SQL Reporting, and relational databases
• Demonstrated analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills experience and a desire to use data to solve problems with a team.
• Ability to leverage technology to extract and analyze data
• Ability to generate financial reports and key performance indicators with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
• Ability to identify and implement opportunities to streamline and achieve efficiencies
• Ability to communicate with others to convey complex information effectively
• Ability to organize time, prioritize deadlines and remain productive

WHO WE ARE

Join our incredible mission to pave the way for a world free from the fear of infectious disease!

Texas Biomedical Research Institute is pioneering and sharing scientific research to protect you, your families, and our global community from the threat of infectious diseases. Our scientific discoveries create breakthroughs in medical research to provide better overall global health.

Texas Biomed is the only independent, nonprofit infectious disease research institute in the U.S. to combine:

• The highest-level biocontainment labs for infectious disease and biodefense research
• A federally-designated National Primate Research Center
• More than 80 years of discoveries advancing diagnostics, vaccines and therapies
• An entrepreneurial culture and specialized expertise in regulated science required for FDA approval

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU!

• Enjoy an employee-centered culture grounded in open communication, empowerment, and trust. We believe in working hard and having fun, offering 100+ culture events each year to bring our team together and keep the energy strong!
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for you and your family—including pet insurance options.
• Competitive employer-funded retirement plan with 6% contributions starting on day one, increasing with years of service.
• Generous paid time off, including 14 paid holidays and a paid Winter Recess (from the last week of December through New Year’s).
• Paid time off for short-term illness and mental wellness, helping you take the time you need when life happens.
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO) to encourage giving back to the community.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your growing family.
• Flexible work arrangements that support a strong work-life balance.
• On-site medical clinic, wellness incentives, and prescription support programs designed to make care more accessible and affordable.
• On-site fitness center and wellness programs to help you stay active and healthy.
• Relaxed dress code so you can feel comfortable and be yourself at work.
• Dynamic learning environment with professional development opportunities, mentorship, tuition reimbursement, and leadership programs to support your growth.
• Proud recipient of the 2025 Healthy Workplace Platinum Recognition from the San Antonio Business Group on Health (SABGH)—the highest honor for employee-focused wellness initiatives.

We take pride in fostering a culture of respect, opportunity, and unity! Texas Biomedical Research Institute provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.