Grant Accountant

Position: Grant Accountant Location: Corporation Lane, Virginia Beach (Onsite) Mode Of Hire: 6 Month C0ntract The client is looking for an experienced Full-Time Grant Accountant with day-to-day financial management of federal grant awards, auditing to ensure compliance and reporting on federal grant deliverables. The Grant Accountant must work independently to: Collect and report to stakeholders all financial transactions on federal grants; Ensure all financial documents are completed with correct codes, posted, reconciled and expended within grant and state timeframes; Correct financial documents that do not comply with current policies and donor stipulations; Implement procedures for improved audit trails; Discuss budget and accounting matters with counterparts timely; Accurately track budget expenditures; Meet regularly with stakeholders to discuss grant implementation plans; Provide in-person technical assistance to sub-recipients; Routinely perform an-person audits of sub-recipients; Submit accurate, on-time sub-recipient reporting; Ensure all federal Srant requirements and agency policies are met, and provide administrative support to a variety of federal grants including reporting and research for additional funding. The Grant Accountant will report to the Senior Accountant and provide routine updates on successes or concerns in time to take corrective actions with state and grant reporting deadlines. Candidate must be proficient in database, spreadsheet, and word processing applications and successfully pass a placement test demonstrating a minimum intermediate skill level in Microsoft office applications and possess working knowledge of how to apply Generally Acceptable Accounting Principles. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and/or relevant work experience of the rest five (5) years. Intermediate or higher level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required. Federal Grant audit and/or financial management experience required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, bilingual is a plus. Grant administration experience preferred. Grant accountant experience Government agency experience

Created: 2024-11-05