Director, Sponsored Research Post Award

Director, Sponsored Research Post Award

Job No: 503403

Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)

Location: Dayton, OH

Category: University Staff

Department: Controller - 800500

Pay Grade: C - Exempt

Advertised: March 18, 2026

Applications close:


Position Summary:
Be the first in a pivotal new role within the Controller's Office to drive integrity, compliance, and impact in a $15M academic sponsored research portfolio! As the Director, Sponsored Research Post Award, you will implement new policies and procedures to lead financial award management, ensure audit-ready excellence, and serve as a trusted partner to researchers and university leadership. As a full time position, enjoy comprehensive health coverage, tuition assistance, remote options and retirement benefits while making an impact. Apply today!

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President and Controller, this role provides comprehensive service in financial award management, compliance for the academic sponsored research portfolio of approximately $15 million. Key duties include creating, implementing and enforcing policies and practices that ensure sponsored activity is accurately recorded and reconciled, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) requirements are met, and financial reporting and analysis is complete, timely, and audit-ready. This position is the administrative liaison between the administrative core, the Office of Academic Research, and principal investigators (PIs). The incumbent has a broad scope and knowledge of research administration and financial matters.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive accounting experience, to include at least two (2) years of experience in research administration or accounting
• Expertise in GAAP; nonprofit fund accounting; Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200); and sponsored research compliance
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) to elicit and disperse information; to present information (including data) and communications in a clear and concise manner
• Strong organizational, administrative, time management and critical thinking skills with the ability to work independently
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload in a multi-tasking environment while maintaining careful attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications:
While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:
• CPA, an advanced degree in business or a related field, and / or another relevant licensure or certification
• Four or more years of experience in research administration or accounting
• Previous experience with research administration or accounting in higher education or complex nonprofit environments
• Experience with Banner finance and grant module and Cayuse
• Experience supporting single audits
• Ability to promote inclusive excellence in the workplace

Special Instructions to Applicants:
To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Closing Statement:
Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

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