Grant Accounting Manager — Grants & Compliance Leader

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis, TN seeks an experienced Manager-Grant Accounting to lead financial administration for grants across the organization. You will ensure accurate recording, timely reconciliation, and reporting in line with grant agreements and GAAP, collaborating with Finance, Operations, Development, and external funders.

The role emphasizes strengthened reimbursement processes, cash collection improvements, reduced compliance risk, and staff supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum five years of progressive accounting, finance, grant accounting, sponsored programs, or restricted funds experience.
• Minimum two years of supervisory, team lead, or project management experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of grant accounting principles, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and budget monitoring.
• Experience with federal, state, local, private, or foundation grants, including reporting, compliance, and closeout requirements.
• Working knowledge of Uniform Guidance, including 2 CFR Part 200.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting and financial administration for federal, state, local, private, and foundation grants throughout the full grant lifecycle.
• Ensure grant revenues, expenditures, receivables, deferred revenue, and related balance sheet accounts are recorded accurately and reconciled timely.
• Prepare, review, and submit reimbursement requests, invoices, drawdowns, financial reports, and required documentation by established deadlines.
• Monitor grant budgets, spending activity, and funding restrictions to ensure costs are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and compliant with grant requirements.
• Partner with program leaders and operational departments to review grant performance, explain budget variances, forecast spending, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support grant proposal budgets, grant closeout activities, audits, compliance reviews, and funder reporting requirements.
• Develop and improve grant accounting procedures, internal controls, reporting tools, and training materials.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and supervision to assigned grant accounting staff and support professional development.

Skills

Grant accounting principles

General ledger accounting

Budget monitoring

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial systems

Grant management systems

Job description

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis, TN seeks an experienced Manager-Grant Accounting to lead financial administration for grants across the organization. You will ensure accurate recording, timely reconciliation, and reporting in line with grant agreements and GAAP, collaborating with Finance, Operations, Development, and external funders.

The role emphasizes strengthened reimbursement processes, cash collection improvements, reduced compliance risk, and staff supervision.