Finance Program Manager, Crown Institute

Requisition Number: 74101

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City:
Boulder

State:
Colorado

Employment Type:

University Staff

Schedule:

Full-Time

Posting Close Date: 23-Aug-2026

Date Posted: 07-Aug-2026

The Finance Program Manager provides advanced financial administration support for a complex portfolio of federally and non‑federally sponsored research projects within the Institute. This position serves as a key partner to Principal Investigators (PIs), project teams, Institute leadership, and central university offices throughout the full award lifecycle, including proposal development, post‑award financial management, compliance oversight, financial analysis, reporting and award closeout.

The position is responsible for ensuring that sponsored project activities are managed in accordance with sponsor regulations, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), University policies and procedures, and applicable state and federal requirements.

This role requires substantial expertise in sponsored project budgeting, financial forecasting, compliance monitoring, accounting and financial management in a higher education or research environment. The Research Finance Program Manager independently manages complex financial portfolios, provides strategic guidance and decision support to faculty and leadership, monitors financial risk and internal controls, coordinates audit and reporting activities, and supports effective stewardship of Institute resources.

The position also collaborates extensively with the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG), Campus Controller's Office (CCO), Human Resources, procurement and sponsor agencies to ensure accurate, compliant and timely financial administration of sponsored and discretionary funds.

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.

The Crown Institute's research focuses on practices, programs, and policies that foster wellness among children and youth, families and caregivers, educators, and mental health and health providers. Scholars in multiple fields work together and in partnership with families, teachers, young people, and community members.

• Advise Institute proposal teams on the use of CU's budget forms, templates, and processes. Provide PIs with appropriate budget justification templates specific and compliant for their submission. Review their entries for budgetary accuracy and consistency across documents.
• Review, interpret, and inform PIs of solicitation terms with financial and Human Resource implications that require special approvals and/or planning: reduced indirect cost rates, cost share, PI eligibility, salary caps, etc.
• Prepare proposal budgets using the university format, maintaining multiple budgets as needed for internal CU processes, and integrating input into appropriate full proposal budgets for submission.
• Track and interpret the needs articulated by the PI and other research personnel in order to create appropriate proposal budgets, using analyses of historical and current Institute budget data, standard fringe and indirect cost rates, and University policies governing budgeting practices like ICR split agreements, cost share, salary limitation, cost categorization and allowability.
• Guide the PI to complete the University's Proposal Submission Request (PSR), and provide information for the budgetary and Institutional fields (CU budgets, ICR splits, etc.); complete funding agency budget forms.
• Review final proposal packages prior to submission to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of all budget‑related information, including staffing allocations and effort commitments.
• Maintain updated, organized, and complete files on proposals in the Finance Team shared drive.
• Monitor OCG databases to identify new awards where the Institute is entitled to an indirect…