Grants Accountant

About the role

The Grants Accountant manages the budgets for all of the college's externally funded projects and activities, ensuring compliance with funding source administrative guidelines, timely receipt of revenue, accurate submission of financial reports, and orderly closure of financial reports on projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepares grant billing invoices and reports, keeps accurate supporting documentation, and reconciles invoices and payments to supporting documentation.
• Verifies and codes data according to prescribed procedures and reviews financial information for assure accuracy of information.
• Verifies that documents are in compliance with federal and agency regulations.
• Prepares supporting schedules, worksheets, and reports for assigned accounts.
• Reconciles grant inception to date reports and sub-ledgers to general ledger monthly.
• Ensures timely reports of weekly and monthly financial information.
• Maintain the grants webpage and keep update with relevant information.
• Maintains and verifies accurate information for financial reporting purposes.
• Participate with divisional meetings, committees, and training opportunities.
• Maintain a high level of customer service.
• Occasional evening and weekend work and overnight travel may be required; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Title IV and HEA
• National and Regional Accreditation standards related to Finance and Accounting
• Federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations relevant to the financial management in Louisiana
• Sources and bases of funding for post-secondary educational institutions and programs in the State of Louisiana
• Think "outside the box;" exemplifying flexibility and positive attitude toward change
• Keep current with, interpret and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to Finance and Accounting functions
• Apply knowledge of and experience in accreditation processes, specifically related to finance and accounting
• Function in a multi-campus/site educational organization to promote the goals of the College
• Effectively use technology and computer software programs, including MS Office
• Collect, evaluate, and analyze data relating to Accounting functions; recommends options
• Work collaboratively with other administrative departments and government agencies
• Provide excellent customer service to faculty, staff, current students, prospective students, alumni, business and industry partners, community representatives and other stakeholders
• Work independently with accountability at multiple levels of the organization
• Work positively in a demanding, high volume, fast-paced, team-orientated student service environment

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field from an accredited college or university
• Five or more years of full-time work experience performing accounting functions in a(n) education, business, industry, or government environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field from an accredited college or university
• Seven or more years of full-time work experience performing accounting functions in a(n) education, business, industry, or government environment.
• Three or more years of full-time work experience supervising accounting functions at a postsecondary educational institution
• Knowledge of and working experience with Ellucian’s Banner Finance or other major postsecondary education financial management system
• Proficiency in Microsoft Access