Grants Accountant

Job description

Overview and Responsibilities The Grants Accountant is responsible for pre-award and post-award financial management of federal, state, and local grants. This position oversees grant accounting, budget development, financial compliance, reporting, and closeout activities throughout the full grant lifecycle. Responsibilities: - Collaborate with Grants office, principal investors, and department leadership during pre-award planning and proposal development. - Assist in creation, review, and refinement of grant budgets, including salaries, fringe benefits, equipment, supplies, contractual costs, and indirect costs. - Ensure proposed budgets are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and compliant with sponsor, state and federal regulations. - Support internal approval processes for grant proposals. - Lead and support grant-related post-award functions in coordination with the Grants office, including budget and expense analysis, financial reporting, labor distribution adjustments, reconciliations, and re-budgeting. - Performs grant closeout functions including reconciliations, financial status reports, zeroing out budgets, and final reporting; reviews general ledger transactions to ensure...