Job Description

General Summary:

Henry Ford is actively searching for a Director, Post‑Award & Restricted Fund Accounting. In this role, you will provide enterprise‑level leadership and strategic oversight for all sponsored research financial administration at Henry Ford Health. This includes federal and non‑federal grants, contracts, clinical trials, philanthropic gifts, and internally funded research programs, as well as corporate accounting functions that impact restricted funds. The Director will ensure full compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations; drives financial stewardship across the research enterprise; and serve as a key strategic partner to Research Administration (RA), the Clinical Trials Office (CTO), Development, and other Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University partners.

Education & Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field required

· Master’s degree or CPA strongly preferred.

· Minimum 7–10 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, or grants management, including significant leadership responsibility.

· Advanced knowledge of CFR Part 200 and federal grant regulations.

· Demonstrated expertise in restricted fund accounting, financial reporting, and compliance.

· Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to influence across complex organizations.

· Experience partnering with research administration, clinical trials offices, and development/philanthropy teams preferred.

Additional Information

• Organization: Corporate Services

• Department: Financial Management

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Job Tags

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