Accountant II - Grants

Hillsborough College; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillsborough Community College seeks a Grant Accountant to manage financial functions for grants and restricted funds. The role involves monitoring expenditures, reconciling transactions, and ensuring GAAP and regulatory compliance.

The candidate will work with PIs and the grants management team to provide timely information, prepare reimbursements, budget amendments, and journal entries, and support cost allocations. Strong MS Office skills are required; Workday experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and at least three years of prior-related work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams).
• Experience with grant expenditures, reimbursements, and cost allocations.
• Must pass Level II criminal background check and participate in US E-Verify.

Responsibilities

• Monitor grant expenditures and reconcile financial transactions to GAAP.
• Prepare and submit reimbursement requests to grantors/funding agencies.
• Prepare budget amendments, journal entries, and accounting adjustments.
• Collaborate with principal investigators and grants management team to provide financial information.

Skills

Grant accounting

GAAP

Excel

Workday

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Position Summary

Job Summary: Performs financial functions for grant awards and restricted funds. Monitors and reviews grant expenditures and reconciles financial transactions. Ensures accuracy and compliance with grant requirements, College policies and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and federal, state, and local regulations. Works with payroll on grant related compensation issues and costing allocations. Prepares and submits requests for reimbursements to the grantors/funding agencies. Prepares budget amendments, journal entries, and accounting adjustments. Collaborates with principal investigators (PIs) and the grants management team (pre-award) to provide information and answer questions. Performs related duties as assigned. Ability to use Microsoft Office software to include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams is required. Experience with Workday or other higher education software is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and at least three years of prior-related work experience.

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Hillsborough Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion among our applicants and employees is critical to our success as a community partner.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical/mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and military/veteran status.

Preference will also be given to veterans and spouses who are eligible under the Veterans' Preference Law. At time of application, submittal of Form DD214 is the minimum requirement for veterans' preference claim. Note: Please upload your DD214 as an attachment as part of your application at the time of submission.

The selected candidate identified for this position will be required to successfully complete a Level II criminal background check, which includes fingerprinting.

Hillsborough Community College participates in the US E-Verify program.