Accounting, Accounting Close, Analysis Skills, Billing, Budget Management, Calculators, Communication Skills, Contract Management, Copying Machines, Cost Reporting, Customer Service Management, Database Management Software/Systems (DBMS), Fax Machines, Financial Reporting, Grant Awards, Interpersonal Skills, Microsoft Outlook, Office Equipment, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Printers, Reconciliation, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Sales Management, Spreadsheets, Word Processing, Writing Skills
Job Details
Job FamilySTAFF - Support Non-Exempt (SNE)Grade10Salary$19.39 - $24.07DepartmentRestricted Accounts ManagementReports ToAccounts Service Manager, Contracts & GrantsClosing DateAugust 3, 2026FLSA StatusNon-ExemptFirst Review DateJune 11, 2026
Position Overview
The Accounts Specialist Senior is responsible for managing the post-award financial activities related to contracts and grants programs awarded to the College by federal, state, local and private organizations.
What you will be doing
- Manages College contracts & grant programs throughout the life of the programs
Duties including but not limited to following: establishes new accounts; monitors budget and actual spending; end of month accounting closing work; processes billings, reports, and cost transfers; prepares account reconciliations and analysis, close out accounts
- Provides support to faculty and staff with any issues related to the post-award financial functions
- Assists Account Service Manager & Assistant Controller for College's fiscal year-end processes as well as College's Annual Financial Reports
- Participates in software and system implementation
- Performs other duties as assigned
What you need to succeed
- Associate's degree and three (3) years of related experience and knowledge of contracts and grants; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution
- Knowledge and understanding of College organization, goals and objectives, and policies and procedures
- Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, outlook, and database software applications and office equipment (i.e. photocopier, printer, fax machine, calculator)
- Knowledge of office practices and procedures
- Possess effective interpersonal skills in order to make sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between himself/herself and coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students and customers
- Ability to think, reason, and make sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed in compliance with college standards and guidelines
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to communicate (both oral and written) effectively with students, faculty and staff
- Ability to make arithmetical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Ability to work with students, faculty, and staff
Preferences
Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, will receive preference and priority for this job vacancy. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements outlined in this job vacancy and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.