The Geneva Foundation

Manager

• Provide organization-level research administration services
• Execute research administration, maintain excellent financial management skills, and effectively deliver award negotiations
• Oversee project budget and financial administration efforts
• Negotiate and ensure compliance for awards
• Monitor award execution through to project closure
• Supervise and mentor other award administration personnel
• Provide business development research and development support
• Drive expansion efforts for assigned portfolio
• Deliver high-quality proposal development support
• Provide exceptional, hospitality-driven customer service
• Monitor time and effort reporting for research personnel
• Develop and deliver training for peers and other members of program team

Award Manager

Controller

• Lead enterprise financial innovation initiatives, including predictive analytics, dashboards, automation, and advanced financial modeling.
• Develop and maintain real-time KPIs/KHIs dashboards at the project, department, and enterprise levels.
• Provide actionable insights using trend analysis, scenario modeling, and forward-looking projections to guide strategic decisions.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making, encouraging continuous learning within Finance & Accounting.
• Oversee accounting operations: GL, journal entries, reconciliations, grant/project accounting, and month-end close.
• Prepare GAAP-compliant financial statements integrating dashboard analytics for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain audit readiness for Single Audits, DCAA reviews, and other external examinations.
• Manage indirect cost pools, provisional rate proposals, and cost allocations in compliance with federal regulations.
• Approve accounting transactions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning, emphasizing enterprise-level outcomes.
• Conduct variance analysis, scenario planning, and predictive modeling to identify risks and opportunities.
• Track, analyze, and report KPIs/KHIs to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Evaluate program-level financial performance for all contracts, federal grants, industry sponsored clinical trials, and OTAs.
• Optimize cash flow, liquidity, and working capital to strengthen organizational financial health.
• Oversee accounts payable/receivable, payroll, grant/contract accounting, and other core finance operations.
• Lead digital modernization initiatives, including ERP evaluations, process automation, and reporting enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to simplify workflows, reduce errors, and strengthen financial governance.
• Ensure full compliance with federal grants, contracts, and OTAs, including invoicing, reporting, and documentation.
• Oversee Single Audit preparation, nonprofit financial reporting, IRS compliance, and sponsor specific restrictions.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing, innovation-driven finance team.
• Ensure departmental priorities align with broader organizational objectives, promoting enterprise-first decision-making.

Financial Controller

Compliance

• Ensure research regulatory lifecycle compliance of assigned projects.
• Serve as programmatic subject matter expert (SME) for regulatory affairs actions, compliance with federal and military-specific regulations, good documentation practices (GDP), and general good research practices (GRP).
• Advise study team members on good research practices and answer ad hoc study conduct-related questions that arise throughout the research lifecycle.
• Oversee, prepare, and track regulatory lifecycle actions submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) spanning from initial submissions to continuing review submissions, protocol amendments/modifications, reportable events, and closure reports, etc.
• Lead the development of initial submission packages for new projects.
• Assist with the development of essential research documents such as protocols, informed consent documents, HIPAA authorizations, etc.
• Create and maintain complete electronic regulatory binders for each study in the program.
• Negotiate, coordinate, and track the execution of IRB reliance agreements, as appropriate.
• Promote safety and confidentiality of research participants at all times.
• Develop and disseminate live trainings, educational materials, templates, and SOPs to program investigators and study team members.
• Supervise the day-to-day activities of assigned regulatory affairs program staff.
• Provide direction, address questions, and provide skills/knowledge transfer.
• Oversee workload and productivity.
• Provide regular summaries and updates to Program Supervisor.
• Plan and facilitate individual and team meetings.
• Lead performance review processes for assigned regulatory affairs staff.
• In collaboration with Geneva People Operations and Program Supervisor, conduct counseling and corrective action, as appropriate.

Award Manager

Financial Controller

Regulatory Affairs Manager