Post-Award Administrator; Financial Administration Specialist), School of Public Health

Department

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - BLOO (BL-SPHB-IUBLA)

The Indiana University (IU) Bloomington School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) is a complex academic and research organization supporting 5 academic departments, auxiliary operations, and a growing sponsored research enterprise. The School manages approximately $21 million in annual sponsored expenditures across more than 200 sponsored accounts and supports more than 80faculty investigators. SPH-B is committed to advancing research excellence, operational effectiveness, student success, and service through strong financial stewardship, strategic resource management, and collaborative support of faculty, staff, and research activities.

The Financial Administration Specialist serves as a dedicated post-award research administrator within the School of Public Health-Bloomington Finance Office. This position provides financial stewardship and operational oversight for a portfolio of sponsored research awards, ensuring compliance with university, sponsor, and regulatory requirements throughout the award lifecycle.

• Partners closely with faculty, principal investigators,departmental finance managers, SPH-B contract and grant administration team, and central university offices to support the effective management of sponsored funding and advance the School'sresearch mission.
• Responsible for proactive financial forecasting, account monitoring, budget analysis, and post-award administration of sponsored projects.
• Supports informed decision-making, strengthens internal controls, mitigates financial and compliance risk, and helps maximize the effective utilization of sponsored resources, through specialized expertise and collaboration.
• Contributes to the School's commitment to operational excellence by providing consistent financial guidance and accountability across a complex and evolving research portfolio.
• Manages a portfolio of sponsored projects and provides comprehensive post-award financial administration and oversight.
• Develops financial projections and performs ongoing budget monitoring to support principal investigators and departmental leadership.
• Reviews expenditures for allowability, allocability, and compliance with sponsor, university, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitors award spending patterns and identifies potential overspending, under spending, or financial risks.
• Serves as a fiscal officer for sponsored accounts, ensuring appropriate stewardship of sponsored funds.
• Prepares financial analyses and reports to support decision-making and sponsored project management.
• Collaborates with faculty, departmental finance managers, and research administration partners to resolve financial and compliance issues.
• Supports account closeout activities, award lifecyclemanagement, and continuous process improvement initiatives withinthe Finance Office.

• Using knowledge and application of accepted procedures and standards, performs detailed financial and administrative tasks related to managing the daily and long-term financial and/or administrative operations of an organizational unit or an academic,research, and teaching department within a school or college.
• Makes recommendations on policies and guidelines for division/department activities.
• Controls all expenditures and statement of accounts to ensure regulatory compliance and fiscal integrity.
• Manages general appropriation, endowment, federal andnon-federal grants and contracts, and gift funds.
• Develops, plans, and makes recommendations on special projects,which may include space allocations, staffing, equipment purchases,and long-range plans.
• Prepares operating and project budget drafts. Regularly explains financial concepts to non-financial employees.
• Monitors division/departmental budgets and resolves orrecommends resolutions for any significant deviations from approvedbudgets.
• May provide guidance to lower-level employees.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or related field.

• 2 years of relevant experience.

• Experience providing post-award financial administration for federally funded sponsored research projects.
• Experience with higher education financial systems, sponsored project accounting,…