Senior Grant Accountant

MaineHealth•Scarborough, ME

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Grant Accountant is a hands-on post-award finance professional responsible for the financial management of grants and contracts. The role maintains grant ledgers and tracks revenues and expenses; manages budgets, forecasts, and cost allocations; prepares reporting; and supports compliance and audits. The accountant partners with program teams to help them understand their funding and keep grants financially on track. The position also involves technical accounting, internal control design, and stakeholder advising to protect funder relationships and organizational integrity. This is a fully remote role supported by grant funding expected to remain in place for five years.

Requirements

At least 3 years of related accounting or grant finance experience.
Detail-oriented, comfortable managing multiple priorities, and enjoys serving as a resource to others.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA or CGFM.

Responsibilities

Maintain grant ledgers and track grant and contract revenues and expenses.
Manage grant budgets, forecasts, and cost allocations.
Produce timely and accurate financial reports.
Ensure regulatory and funder compliance.
Support audits.
Partner with program teams to help them understand their funding and manage budgets and forecasts.
Design internal controls related to grant financial management.