Research Finance Analyst and Post-Award Grants Administrator

Budgeted Pay Range: $120,327 to $135,922 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Work Arrangement: This position is hybrid eligible, with a combination of telecommuting and two on-site days per week.

Application Requirement: To be considered, applicants must submit a resume and cover letter describing their experience with post-award research administration, grants management, research financial analysis, sponsored award compliance, and management of faculty financial portfolios.

The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine within Stanford University’s School of Medicine is seeking a Research Finance Analyst and Post-Award Grants Administrator (Financial Analyst 2) to provide research finance analysis and post-award financial administration for faculty portfolios, including sponsored grants, contracts, and non-sponsored funding. Reporting to the Associate Director of Finance, this position will support principal investigators and Institute leadership by managing complex financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, expenditure review, compliance monitoring, award closeout support, and financial analysis across multiple PI portfolios.

This role is best suited for a financial professional who enjoys research finance analysis, post-award grants administration, compliance, forecasting, and faculty-facing financial partnerships.

The successful candidate will serve as a primary financial partner to principal investigators, faculty, lab staff, research administrators, and Institute leadership, providing proactive portfolio oversight from award setup through closeout. The position requires the ability to reconcile and analyze detailed financial data, identify trends and risks, and translate information from multiple sources into accurate forecasts and a clear, comprehensive picture of each faculty member’s financial portfolio.

In this role, you will monitor expenditures, commitments, salary allocations, effort, award terms, reporting deadlines, and available balances; prepare recurring and ad hoc reports; advise faculty and research teams on financial decisions; and coordinate with Institute colleagues and central university offices to resolve issues. The role requires advanced knowledge of Stanford financial systems, sponsored research administration, internal policies, sponsor requirements, external regulations, and financial reporting tools. Success in this role requires strong judgment, advanced Excel and financial systems skills, attention to detail, knowledge of sponsored research administration, and the ability to manage multiple complex portfolios and competing deadlines.

In addition, you will use financial systems and reporting tools to create, maintain, and analyze faculty financial reports; monitor sponsored and non-sponsored funds; support budgeting and forecasting; review expenditures for allowability and compliance; support cost transfers and labor adjustments; and provide high-level financial summaries and recommendations to assist with decision-making. You will also partner with Institute and central university partners, including the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), the Office of Research Operations (ORO), faculty research and administrative teams, and the Institute Grants Coordinator, to support award management, proposal budget input, financial reporting, audit inquiries, process improvements, account setup, extensions, and closeout support.