Grant Accountant

We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we seek applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits of diversity in a higher education community. Consideration will be given to equity-minded individuals committed to collaborating with faculty, staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps.  

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Department:   Financial Operations

Reports To:   Supervisor, Grant Accounting

FLSA Status:   Exempt

Amount of Travel Required:   Minimal

Salary Grade: C

Positions Supervised:   None

Workday Job Profile #: JC100626

LOCATION:  Green Bay

STANDARD HOURS: 40 hours per week. Typical hours Monday - Friday 8:00 am -5:00 pm; Flexibility required to include other evening and/or weekend hours, as necessary.

SALARY RANGE: $69,344 - $74,737 per year

*Salaries/Wages for all finalists (internal and external) will be placed within the range based upon education, experiences, current wages, and internal equity.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Grant Accountant is responsible for managing and overseeing the financial aspects of grants and special revenue of the College.  This role includes ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, preparing financial reports, and working closely with College departments to ensure accurate and timely financial management of grants and special revenue.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the functions identified in the job description.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Analyze and interpret complex award actions to ensure financial requirements per local, state, federal, or private funder are followed. 

• Manage and oversee the post-award financial functions:

  • Prepare and analyze financial reports and projections to identify discrepancies and recommend solutions as needed for efficient and compliant spend-down of awards.

  • Audit and approve financial transactions such as purchase orders, invoices, receipts, subaward invoices to ensure accuracy of expended or encumbered funds in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

  • Complete accounting processes such as budget modifications, journal and budget entries, time and effort reporting.

  • Advise, train, and answer questions to college stakeholders of financial processes, procedures, and regulations for award management.

  • Monitor and manage accounts receivable including billing, researching discrepancies, and collecting outstanding balances.

  • Complete financial grant reports and requests for granting authorities and external audits as needed.

• Assist in pre-award financial functions including analyzing, modifying, and approving the pre-award budgets and completing risk assessments on subrecipient organizations to identify any potential risks.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Values - Demonstrate behaviors and action that support the College’s values - Customer Focus, Everyone Has Worth, Passion and Inspiration, Collaboration, Emotional Intelligence, Results and Accountability, Valuing Talent and Well Being, and Ethics.

• Student Success – Demonstrate behaviors and actions that support student recruitment, retention, and student success initiatives.

• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, socio-economic background, or job type.

• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following College’s procedures.

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.

• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the details o