Vice President, Post-Award Finance & Grants Compliance

Advocate Health; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan with employer match

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Advocate Health in Oak Brook, IL seeks a Senior Manager, Post-Award Finance to oversee all post-award financial activities across the enterprise, directing invoicing, reporting, and compliance for sponsored programs.

You will build the infrastructure for grants management, lead managers and analysts, ensure adherence to sponsor terms, and partner with investigators and finance teams to optimize efficiency and controls.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of sponsored research administration and post-award financial management.
• Strong understanding of federal grant regulations, sponsor requirements, financial controls, and compliance standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex, matrixed teams and initiatives.
• Strong analytical, financial, operational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and oversight for all post-award financial administration activities across the Enterprise.
• Establishes strategic direction, service delivery standards, and operational priorities for the post-award function.
• Leads and develops managers, analysts, accountants, and research administration professionals supporting sponsored programs.
• Builds organizational capabilities and infrastructure to support growth in sponsored research, grants, and clinical trials.
• Oversees financial management of sponsored awards including federal grants, state grants, foundation awards, and industry-sponsored clinical trials.
• Ensures awards are established, administered, monitored, and closed in accordance with sponsor requirements and organizational policies.
• Directs invoicing, reporting, reimbursement tracking, cash management, and financial reconciliation activities.
• Provides oversight of financial performance, portfolio trends, and funding utilization across the sponsored research portfolio.
• Serves as the organizational subject matter expert for post-award financial compliance requirements.
• Ensures compliance with sponsor regulations, award terms and conditions, institutional policies, and applicable federal and state requirements.
• Establishes and maintains internal controls to protect sponsored program assets and reduce compliance risk.
• Leads audit preparation, sponsor reviews, corrective action planning, and regulatory responses.
• Partners with investigators, faculty, research administrators, operational leaders, and finance teams to provide guidance throughout the post-award lifecycle.
• Collaborates with pre-award administration, research operations, compliance, legal, clinical trials, and finance teams to ensure seamless handoffs and efficient administration of sponsored programs.
• Serves as a trusted advisor regarding award management, financial oversight, compliance requirements, and sponsor expectations.
• Develops and implements standardized post-award policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery, financial controls, and reporting capabilities.
• Leads projects focused on system optimization, process redesign, and operational scalability.
• Supports integration and standardization efforts across academic, research, and enterprise finance function

Skills

Sponsored research administration

Post-award financial management

Leadership of large teams

Financial analytics

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Enterprise financial systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Research Administration, or related field

Tools

Grants management software

Job description

Advocate Health in Oak Brook, IL seeks a Senior Manager, Post-Award Finance to oversee all post-award financial activities across the enterprise, directing invoicing, reporting, and compliance for sponsored programs.

You will build the infrastructure for grants management, lead managers and analysts, ensure adherence to sponsor terms, and partner with investigators and finance teams to optimize efficiency and controls.