Grant & Fund Accounting Analyst (Hybrid, Phoenix)

Socket.dev; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Commerce Authority is seeking an Accounting Analyst to support financial management, grant administration, and compliance. The hybrid role in Phoenix requires GAAP knowledge, strong financial analysis, and meticulous documentation to ensure audit-ready records for funded programs.

Base compensation ranges from $65,000 to $80,000, depending on experience. Responsibilities include processing invoices, monitoring expenditures, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders to maintain strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, public administration, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of proven experience in accounting, financial analysis, auditing, grant administration, procurement, compliance, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, reconciliations, financial controls, expense coding, payment processing, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial records, research documentation, identify discrepancies, and resolve accounting, payment, budget, or compliance issues.
• Strong analytical, investigative, reconciliation, organizational, and problem-solving skills with close attention to detail.
• Ability to independently manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a changing environment.
• Successful record of managing multiple projects with demonstrated ability to work independently in rapidly changing environments; demonstrated ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; a highly collaborative team approach to work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and experience using accounting, financial-management, document-management, or web-based systems, e.g., SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Process and track invoices, purchase orders, reimbursement requests, payment packets, and other financial transactions related to funds assigned to them, in accordance with established policies, budget controls, and funding requirements.
• Provide guidance on documentation, expense coding, reimbursement, procurement, and financial compliance requirements.
• Monitor program expenditures, labor costs, funding caps, required allocations, and subrecipient or consultant financial activity.
• Serve as a liaison among accounting, procurement, program managers, executive leadership, consultants, subrecipients, vendors, and funding partners.
• Assist with budget revisions, payment requests, financial reports, and compliance documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Review subrecipient, subgrantee, vendor, and program financial reports for compliance with grant agreements, contracts, procurement requirements, and applicable funding terms.
• Conduct detailed transaction and documentation reviews to identify coding errors, duplicate payments, missing support, unusual activity, budget variances, or other financial and compliance risks.
• Document findings, communicate concerns, and assist with corrective actions, follow-up monitoring, and process improvements.
• Support internal and external audits, financial reviews, regulatory reporting, and document requests.
• Maintain organized, complete, and audit-ready electronic files, including SharePoint documentation, financial records, templates, and reporting materials.
• Assist in developing and improving procedures, templates, workflows, and internal controls that support accurate and transparent financial management.

Job description

Arizona Commerce Authority is seeking an Accounting Analyst to support financial management, grant administration, and compliance. The hybrid role in Phoenix requires GAAP knowledge, strong financial analysis, and meticulous documentation to ensure audit-ready records for funded programs.

Base compensation ranges from $65,000 to $80,000, depending on experience. Responsibilities include processing invoices, monitoring expenditures, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders to maintain strong