Project & Grant Accountant
- Position Type
- Professional
Qualifications
- Must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university including at least 24 hours of coursework in accounting.
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to use technology-enhanced and technology-enabled tools and applications.
- Demonstrated, successful experience in accounting is preferred, with experience in government accounting further preferred.
Responsibilities
- Review requests, input data and requisitions, and process cash drawdowns associated with special or general revenue programs and grants.
- Monitor program and grant budgets to ensure sufficiency to support associated programs and compliance to program and grant requirements and assurances, then propose adjustments to county administrators as/if needed.
- Maintain complete and accurate records of all transactions as required by West Virginia and Roane County Board of Education policies and procedures and GAAP / GASB for government accounting.
- Perform informal reviews and audits of grant-funded accounts and programs and provide feedback to supervising directors, Treasurer / Chief School Business Official, and/or Superintendent as appropriate.
- Attend relevant trainings, briefings, and other meetings regarding grant programs, including those provided at the regional-, state-, and/or federal-level.
- Identify, research, develop, and propose to county administrators potential sources of additional funding and/or cost savings in support of the county’s various programs.
- Maintain communication with county and school administrators as it relates to relevant financial accounts and transactions.
Positions
- Project & Grant Accountant (CO)