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Post Award Administrator

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$75k–$100k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10

Core

Provides professional support for post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding, including compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations for the Department of Pathology.

Role type

Post-Award Administrator (Financial Management)

Builds

Faculty accounts, grant portfolios, and financial compliance reports

Domain

Higher Education / Research Administration

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Grant and contract administration, Budget management, Financial reporting, Compliance monitoring, Expense allocation, Effort reporting, Invoice preparation, Cost center charges, Account reconciliation, Regulatory adherence

Preferred skills

Accounting systems, Sponsored program administration, Fiscal reporting, Analytical skills, Organizational skills

Responsibilities

Allocates, authorizes, monitors, and controls expenses; Maintains, oversees, reconciles, and corrects errors in accounts; Advises and assists in relations and communications with funding agencies, subcontractors, and others; Compares actual spending to original budget and identifies variances; Handles straightforward post-award activities including account creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations, effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, cost center charges, equipment inventory, invoice preparation, grant closing process, and account closing; Prepares summaries of grants and effort allocations for Principal Investigators; Serves as department contact for annual audits and agency site visits.

Seniority

Mid-level Individual Contributor