Accountant Senior - Grants

Overview

This Senior Accountant role supports the Health System Finance Director, focusing on accurate general ledger activity related to grants, related reporting, and reconciliations. The position ensures compliance with grant terms and conditions, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), sponsor regulations, and internal policies and procedures, and supports adherence to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate competence in critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills with specialized expertise in grants and sponsored-program accounting.
• Manage assigned grants and related financial responsibilities to support unit/team goals and sponsor requirements.
• Administer, direct, and allocate organizational resources related to grant funding to build strong partnerships with program leaders and grant stakeholders.
• Identify areas for improvement and proactively address issues within scope, escalating to leadership as needed—particularly for compliance, reporting, or financial risk.
• Lead recommendations for process improvements and implement approved improvements with minimal direction.
• Take a lead on assigned initiatives, seeing projects through from beginning to end with little or no direction.
• Prepare and process assigned journal entries related to grant expenditures, reallocations, and accruals.
• Support the Month End close process, including reconciliations and reporting deadlines.
• Prepare financial schedules, perform data analyses, and coordinate report distribution and miscellaneous projects, including grant financial reports, invoices, and drawdowns.
• Manage the full lifecycle of assigned grants, including award and budget setup, financial monitoring, reporting, and closeout.
• Ensure compliance with grant terms and conditions, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), sponsor regulations, and internal policies.
• Reconcile grant records to the general ledger and support audits and monitoring engagements.
• Perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• 3 or more years of general accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in healthcare, governmental, or nonprofit environments.
• 3 or more years of experience with SharePoint workflow optimization.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) — State Board of Accountancy.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of financial reporting and general ledger management.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical skills to examine financial data and identify discrepancies.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Remote

Employment Type

• Full time

Additional Information

• Equal employment opportunity employer.
• Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities.
• Employment is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system dispute-resolution program and signing the agreement to the DRP.

Job Requisition ID

• R-58892