The Office of Sponsored Programs at Virginia Tech is seeking either an Assistant or Associate Director of Financial Management to be part of the OSP Post Award Management leadership team. This position will lead the day-to day operations and management of post award financial management group, which consists of 1 team lead, 1 senior associate, and 6 associates. The Financial Management group is responsible for invoicing, financial reporting, and close out of a diverse portfolio of sponsored grants, government and non-government contracts, and cooperative agreements. The assistant/associate director of financial management will be responsible for managing the day-to-day performance of staff for timely invoices, reporting, and accounts receivables to mitigate risk to the institution.

The assistant/associate director of financial management will be responsible for developing and reviewing SOPs, staying abreast of regulatory changes, establishing training requirements for direct reports and campus department stakeholders, ensuring the institution’s policy and procedures meet federal and state regulatory requirements, implementing appropriate internal controls, and participating in audit reviews. The assistant/associate director of financial management will provide leadership to their team of post award research administrators, foster teamwork and collaboration with colleagues and sponsors, and talent development.

This position reports to the director of financial management and compliance and will serve as a backup for invoicing and drawdowns in sponsor systems, including, but not limited to grants.gov and the DoD’s Wide Area Work Flow system.

To be considered for the associate director level, the successful applicant will need to have demonstrated experience with change management and leadership of a similar team in a university having research expenditures in excess of $400M per year.