Grant Accounting Manager

Martha O'Bryan Center • Nashville, TN

297d • $65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Grant Accounting Manager manages fiscal activities related to grants and contracts including leading the work of other grant accountant(s). The Manager works on other accounting and financial activities as assigned by the CFO.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field, or the equivalent in years of accounting experience.
• Experience working with computerized accounting systems.
• Three or more years of experience in non-profit fund accounting preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to plan and direct the work of others.
• Ability to look at numbers, trends, and data, and come to conclusions based on findings.
• Ability to translate data into understandable documents/presentations.
• Strong people skills; excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintains credibility through sincerity, honesty, and discretion.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with internal and external constituents.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong time management skills; uses time effectively; consistently meets deadlines.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
• Documents regularly, thoroughly, accurately, and completely.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• High level of detail and accuracy.
• Exercises good and consistently fair judgment, courtesy, and tact in dealing with the staff and public in giving and obtaining information.
• Computer literate: familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, and the internet.

Responsibilities

• Focus on performing detail-oriented accounting work of financial transactions as they relate to federal, state, local, foundation, and private grants and monitoring fiscal grant compliance of the organization's programs and services.
• Work with grant writers as it relates to pre-award budget development.
• Perform grant-related post-award functions, including budget and expense classifying, periodic invoicing, financial reporting, labor distribution changes, reconciliations, budget revisions, and grant closeout functions required.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of grant invoices.
• Responsible for Restricted Funds reconciliation and funding drawdowns.
• Enter payroll data into accounting software and ensure grant allocations are correctly coded.
• Responsible for monthly shared cost allocation percentage calculations.
• Be the primary fiscal contact for public funders, understanding specific grant requirements, ensuring compliance on fiscal contract conditions and assurances, and ensuring reporting requirements are met.
• Participate in fiscal monitoring with funders and support CFO during annual independent audit with single audit requests.
• Provide grant budget and information for the preparation of the organization's annual operating budget.
• Monitor budget activity for grants, resolve accounting and reporting issues, and communicate with Grants Compliance Manager, Senior Directors, and Controller/CFO.
• Complete Quarterly Policy 3 Reporting.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on the organizations' funding sources, grants, and contracts.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Private Households
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree