Grants Accountant - Closes: 8/11/26

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintains familiarity with all grant sources and tracking and monitoring mechanisms, tools and systems
• Ensures receipt and delegates system entry of budgets for all active grants
• Collaborates with Grants Department and Program personnel to assist in budget draft process
• Responds to, addresses and resolves finance-centered grant questions and concerns received from program directors and program staff
• Serves as primary financial point of contact and financial lead for all grant desk audits, grant reviews, information requests and other formal and informal inquiries from funding agencies
• Tracks and monitors required non federal and cost share requirements and communicates any stand out issues to Program Staff and related Management
• Under the oversite of Finance Department Management, prepares, submits, and certifies required financial grant reporting accurately and timely
• Reviews grant financials on a regular basis to identify and address any stand-out issues
• Reviews prepared financial grant documents for accuracy and clarity during application and revision processes and as otherwise required
• Generates and distributes internal financial reports for grants as requested and needed
• Identifies and prepares accounting entries as needed for reconciliation, corrections, close out and other grant-related activities
• Reconciles grant payments received to actual expenditures and revenues and prepares and performs regular draws of grant funding as required

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, planning, business, or related field or an equivalent combination of experience and education
• Two years of general accounting experience
• Four years of multiple budget preparation and monitoring experience
• Four years of experience multi-grant financial oversight
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Valid driver’s license and be insurable
• Successfully pass drug and alcohol testing, motor vehicle, education, character, and criminal background checks
• Able and willing to travel

Preferred

• Master’s degree in accounting, planning, business or related field
• One year experience working with Native Americans or Native American organizations
• One year of Tribal Accounting experience
• Knowledge and understanding of Public Law 93-638” Indian Self-Determination Act