Fiscal Analyst III

Tennessee State University; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennessee State University seeks a Fiscal Analyst III to manage budgets and grant accounts within the College of Agriculture. The role requires overseeing procurement, reconciliations, and financial reporting, with attention to federal and state guidelines.

Responsibilities include monitoring budgets, assisting with grant proposals, and managing daily data entries in the SciQuest/Banner system, plus labor distributions and monthly reporting tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, economics or related field.
• Two years of managing institutional grant accounts.
• Proficiency in word processing and data management applications.
• Strong knowledge of Grants Manager or comparable data management system.
• Strong knowledge of SciQuest/Banner or comparable system.
• Ability to communicate effectively with directors, deans, and department heads; engage in critical thinking about financial status of multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase and travel requisitions, procurement, account reconciliations, budget revisions.
• Monitor budgets for compliance with federal/state/university guidelines.
• Assist in reviewing grant proposals with Executive Director.
• Prepare quarterly and yearly financial reports.
• Oversee daily entries into SciQuest/Banner system.
• Assist with labor distributions and monthly reports; support labor redistribution processes.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Communication

Data management

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

Grants Manager

SciQuest/Banner

Banner system

Job description

Thank you for selecting
Tennessee State University
as your Employer of Choice

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a criminal background check as mandated by Tennessee State University.

Official transcripts for positions which require a post-secondary undergraduate degree, advanced degree and/or certification must be presented upon hire.

An unofficial transcript may be attached in the “Transcript” section.

You will be required to provide names and contact information for three references during your application to the posting. If you are the recommended candidate for the position, our online hiring system will automatically generate solicitation for these letters using contact information you provided.

Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Fiscal Analyst III

Division

Division College of Agriculture

Department

Department Agricultural Sciences and Engineering

Number of hours per week

Number of hours per week 37.5

Days to be worked

Days to be worked

Months per year

Months per year Fiscal (12 months)

If modified, list months

If modified, list months

Job Type

Job Type Full-Time

Campus

Campus Main Campus

If other location, please indicate

If other location, please indicate

Position Number

Position Number 120900

Advertised Salary

Advertised Salary Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Pay Basis

Pay Basis Monthly

Job Description

• Responsible for efficiently processing of purchase and travel requisitions, procurement, account reconciliations, budget revisions, and other related budgetary matters.
• Monitor all budgets for compliance with federal legislation, state regulations, and university guidelines. -
• Assists the Executive Director in reviewing all grant proposals.
• Prepares quarterly and yearly financial reports.
• Oversees daily entries into SciQuest/Banner System.
• Assist with labor distributions, monthly report and processes labor redistribution.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Economics or related field and
• two years of managing institutional grant accounts. Proficient in computer applications for
• word processing and data management. Strong knowledge of Grants Manager or
• comparable data management system. Strong knowledge of SciQuest/Banner or comparable
• system. Applicant must be able to communicate effectively with directors, deans, and
• department heads; engage in critical thinking about the financial status of multiple
• projects; make budget projections and retrieve financial data from institutional data banks
• and transform this data into the appropriate format(s) required by the U.S. Department of
• Education.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a criminal background check as mandated by Tennessee State University.

Official transcripts for positions which require a post-secondary undergraduate degree, advanced degree and/or certification must be presented upon hire.

An unofficial transcript may be attached in the “Transcript” section.

You will be required to provide names and contact information for three references during your application to the posting. If you are the recommended candidate for the position, our online hiring system will automatically generate solicitation for these letters using contact information you provided.

Open Date

Open Date 06/02/2026

Close Date

Close Date 10/09/2026

Job Category

Job Category Administrative/Professional

Requisition Number

Tennessee State University offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes annual leave (vacation), sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, flexible benefits plans and more.

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