Sr. Research Financial Portfolio Manager

Research Financial Portfolio Manager, Senior

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Location:

Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center.

• Provide proactive financial advice and planning for each PI’s sponsored projects funding portfolio and overall funding situation of assigned PI, divisions and departments equating to an approximate 10-12% of the overall SMCRI research portfolio.
• Synchronize planning for each funding source into an integrated, holistic strategy for entire PI’s portfolio.
• Communicate accurate and timely financial data to PIs, sponsors and other divisional/departmental administration; maintain portfolio project reports for PIs.
• Implement Lurie Children’s and Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute post-award policies and procedures to ensure compliance with sponsor rules and regulations and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Present PIs and administrators with option for solving and implement PI approved recommendations while remaining compliant with sponsor guidelines, federal regulations, Lurie Children’s and Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute Policies and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Identify cost transfers requests or award prior approval requests for PIs and departments;
  Initiate award prior approval requests as needed.
• Review transactions and resolve issues that requires a complex level of financial understanding such as cost sharing and effort reporting.
• Provide information to divisional leadership for departmental budgeting purposes.
• Facilitate continuation award tasks in coordination with the Research Accountants and the Office of Sponsored Programs.
• Be liaison between PIs and central research administration units and finance units.
• Cover portfolio for other Research Financial Portfolio Managers, Sr during absences and position vacancies.
• Provide input and suggestions to the leadership teams for improving operations.
• Mentor junior members of RFPM team in collaboration with team leadership.
• Actively participate as a member of the Research Business Office team to help assure the accomplishment of departmental goals and objectives.
• Perform job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, donors, volunteers, co-workers and others.
• Other job functions and special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other field with equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position required. Master’s degree and/or Certified Research Administrator (CRA) preferred.
• Minimum of five years of work experience involving grant/research administration, combined with experience with legal terminology, reviewing detailed legal documents, and language relevant to award administration, and/or accounting related experience to include tracking and reconciling accounts.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience in providing post-award services to PIs with federally funded grants and contracts required.
• Extensive knowledge of Uniform Guidance, NIH Grant Policy Statement, and other federal regulations required.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal direction required.
• Solution oriented with proven record of managing large scale research projects with diverse complexity required.
• Ability to quickly reason with information to solve new, unfamiliar problems or independent of any prior knowledge required.
• Exceptional ability to distill complex compliance issues so it is…