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Montana State University

Program and Finance Manager

🇺🇸 Bozeman, MT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $80K

💻 Finance

🗓️ December 20th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Montana State University is hiring a Program and Finance Manager for its QCORE initiative. The role involves managing key aspects of Department of Defense R&D projects, including project task, cost, and schedule management, government partner communication, resource management, and procurement coordination to ensure successful project delivery.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple active projects’ plans, costs, schedules, and deliverables in Department of Defense R&D programs.
  • Provide financial oversight, strategic planning, program analysis, and compliance leadership for QCORE operations.
  • Coordinate with Fiscal Shared Services and university offices to ensure regulatory and financial compliance.
  • Support contract and procurement processes including CSAs, IFBs, RFPs, POs, and task orders.
  • Utilize enterprise accounting systems, financial databases, and Microsoft Office suite.
  • Minimum bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least five years of progressively responsible experience in financial and operational management.
  • Preferred experience with federal grant regulations (2 CFR 200, FAR) and higher education or nonprofit sector.
  • Salary starts at $80,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.
  • Position requires travel across the U.S. and compliance with U.S. export control laws (must be a U.S. person).