Full Time Manager, Grants Accounting

Lorain County Community College•Elyria, OH

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Controller/Budget Director, the Grants Accounting Manager manages the fiscal integrity of the College’s grant and restricted accounts and serves as the College’s subject matter expert on compliance with federal, state, and other grant requirements. The role supervises Grants Accounting staff and oversees financial accounting and reporting for federal, state, local, and private grants, contracts, and gifts. It reviews grant award agreements and approved budgets, ensures accounts are established properly, and oversees timely, accurate transactions, billings, collections, and reports for restricted accounts. The manager establishes, implements, and monitors accounting procedures and deadlines to meet cash management and other grant regulations. Responsibilities are assigned to staff according to portfolio complexity, workload, and funding source, while the manager retains overall responsibility for the administration and financial oversight of federal grants and other designated funds. The role also performs grant accounting work as needed, including journal entries, time-and-effort review and reconciliation, communication with grant financial managers, financial reporting, invoicing, drawdowns, compliance monitoring, and related fiscal stewardship. The manager works with the campus community to promote understanding of and adherence to policies and procedures, provides periodic financial reports, maintains auditable grant files, and provides primary support for project inquiries, including audits. The role prepares annual and periodic budget appropriations for restricted program activities, the annual Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), and periodic Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) reports. The position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule after a successful probationary period. Employees are expected to reside in Ohio within a reasonable commuting distance of the work location and be responsive to on-campus work requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Four to seven years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
Strong organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel; a test is required.
Experience working with ERP systems.
Employees should reside in Ohio within a reasonable commuting distance of the work location and be responsive to on-campus work requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an educational, government, or nonprofit environment, including fund accounting.
Experience with federal grants accounting.

Responsibilities

Manage the overall fiscal integrity of the College’s grant and restricted accounts.
Serve as the College’s subject matter expert on compliance with federal, state, and other grant requirements.
Supervise Grants Accounting staff and oversee financial accounting and reporting for federal, state, local, and private grants, contracts, and gifts.
Review grant award agreements and approved budgets and ensure proper account establishment and timely, accurate transactions, billings, collections, and reports.
Establish, implement, and monitor accounting procedures and deadlines to comply with cash management and other grant regulations.
Assign accounting and reporting responsibilities for selected grants, contracts, and restricted funds based on portfolio complexity, workload, and funding source, while retaining overall responsibility for federal grants and other designated funds.
Direct and perform grant accounting functions as needed, including journal entries, time-and-effort review and reconciliation, communications with grant financial managers, financial reporting, invoicing, drawdowns, and compliance monitoring.
Work with the campus community to support understanding of and adherence to policies and procedures.
Provide periodic financial reports, ensure grant files are auditable, and provide primary support for project inquiries, including audits.
Prepare annual and periodic budget appropriations for restricted program activities, the annual SEFA, and periodic FFATA reports.