Grant Budget Specialist — Strategy & Compliance

Norfolk State University; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk State University is seeking a grant budget specialist to build, maintain, and revise grant budgets that align with approved plans and Federal guidelines. The role collaborates with Grants and Contracts Accounting to ensure modifications are entered in the University Accounting System and reconciles expenditures to current grant years.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field and 2–4 years’ grant budgeting or financial analysis experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 2–4 years of grant budgeting, accounting, or financial analysis experience (higher education or public sector preferred).

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and revise grant budget narratives.
• Collaborate with Grants and Contracts Accounting to ensure budget modifications are in the University Accounting System.
• Reconcile expenditures to ensure charges are allocable to approved plans and current grant year.
• Prepare budget revision requests for submission to DOE.
• Review time and effort reports to ensure alignment with approved plans.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Audit readiness

Collaboration

Education

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

Tools

MS Excel

Colleague Financials

Job description

Norfolk State University is seeking a grant budget specialist to build, maintain, and revise grant budgets that align with approved plans and Federal guidelines. The role collaborates with Grants and Contracts Accounting to ensure modifications are entered in the University Accounting System and reconciles expenditures to current grant years.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field and 2–4 years’ grant budgeting or financial analysis experience,