Finance Administrator – Clinical Trials

Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Accounting, Level A Job Title Finance Administrator – Clinical Trials Department Finance Team | Providence Health Care Research Institute | Faculty of Medicine Compensation Range $5,791.00 - $8,323.42 CAD Monthly

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March 2, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

March 31, 2027

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To manage operating and research financial activities, including clinical trials for the HLI Clinical Core mainly held at Providence Research (PR), the University of British Columbia, Providence Health Care and other affiliated institutions. The unit consists of research scientists, faculty members and trainees and staff and research personnel.

In conjunction with the Finance Manager of Providence Research, manages project grants, research accounts and contracts by overseeing all expenditures, transferring of funds as necessary, evaluating financial priorities, overseeing the maintenance of internal records, and reconciling the financial services ledger sheets including resolving any discrepancies.

The role ensures compliance with institutional and granting agency requirements, assists with budget development and monitoring, and prepares financial reports and reconciliations. The position works independently within established guidelines and collaborates with Principal Investigators (PIs), research teams, and finance staff to maintain accurate financial records and support the effective management of research funds.

Reports to the Providence Research Finance Manager. Works closely with the HLI Clinical Research Core Manager and respective Respiratory Medicine Principal Investigators.

• Interprets and monitors financial policies and procedures established at PR, UBC, PHC and other affiliated institutions and the granting agencies that affect the use of grant funds, and ensures compliance with Revenue Canada and PR/University's regulations.
• Responsible for budget preparation for providing orientation and training investigators and staff with regards to financial administration of grants and contracts.
• Manages deficits that may result from research operations. This would include proactively avoiding deficits and should they occur assists with mitigation strategies.
• Responsible to prepare and submit invoices to sponsors and CROs according to contract terms.
• Responsible to reconcile sponsor payments and resolve payment discrepancies or delays.
• Monitors patient visit accruals and reconcile payments against enrolled participants and completed visits.
• Ensure proper reconciliation of all expenses and revenue at end of study so that final invoices and close-out payments can be issued in timely manner.
• Responsible for preparing regular timely reports for the research manager Principal Investigator(s) (PI) pertaining to financial activities, actual vs. budgeted reports, etc. using UBC Workday and/or PHC, PR systems.
• Responsible for preparing financial reports for the Principal Investigator(s).
• Ensuring that expenditures comply with granting agencies policies and terms of conditions.
• Responsible for keeping individual PI’s up to date on their financial status assisting PIs with budget forecasting and management.
• Preparing financial and budgetary reports for the Finance Manager.
• Analyzing…