Grant Budget Navigator - DOE & Compliance

Norfolk State University; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk State University seeks a grant budgeting professional to build and revise narratives in line with approved plans and federal guidelines. The role collaborates with Grants and Contracts Accounting to ensure budget changes are accurately reflected in the accounting system and performs monthly workbook reviews.

Responsibilities include reconciling expenditures, recommending re-budgeting, and preparing DOE budget revisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in grant budgeting, accounting, or financial analysis (higher education or public sector preferred).
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills; detail-oriented with high integrity.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and revise grant budget narratives aligned with approved plans and Federal guidelines.
• Collaborate with Grants and Contracts Accounting to ensure budget modifications are reflected in University Accounting System.
• Reconcile expenditures to ensure charges are allocable to approved plans and current grant year; follow up for adjustments.
• Recommend re-budgeting based on quarterly budget reviews.
• Perform monthly workbook reviews and produce budget revision requests for DOE submission.
• Review expenditure requests for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and consistent treatment per 2 CFR Part 200 and EDGAR; maintain audit-ready documentation; manage time and effort reports.
• Collaborate to set up new awards and closeout grants at year-end.
• Provide monthly spending and expenditure forecast reports.
• Generate financial reports showing historical award and expenditure information.
• Submit DOE required reports after review and entry of budgetary information.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field

Tools

MS Excel

MS Office 365

Colleague Financials

Job description

Norfolk State University seeks a grant budgeting professional to build and revise narratives in line with approved plans and federal guidelines. The role collaborates with Grants and Contracts Accounting to ensure budget changes are accurately reflected in the accounting system and performs monthly workbook reviews.

Responsibilities include reconciling expenditures, recommending re-budgeting, and preparing DOE budget revisions.