Hybrid Fiscal Operations Lead (Grants & Budgets)

Novalink Solutions LLC; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Novalink Solutions LLC in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks a Fiscal Operations Manager to provide fiscal support across the Rural Health Transformation Program. The role acts as a liaison between the Accounts Management Office and project teams, ensuring compliant budgeting, contracting, invoicing, and reimbursement processes.

You will collaborate with General Ledger and Accounts Payable, review budgets and payment provisions, and develop guidance and desk guides to promote consistent fiscal

Qualifications

• Knowledge of governmental accounting, federal grants management, budgeting, contract and subrecipient administration, reimbursement and payment processes, and financial reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration, or a related field preferred.
• CPA, CGFM, or other relevant certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a fiscal resource to RHTP project leads and program staff by helping interpret and confirm current accounting, contracting, reimbursement, invoice, payment, and documentation processes.
• Serve as the primary liaison, as assigned, between AMO and the RHTP project team to communicate upcoming initiatives, anticipated expenditures, estimates, implementation concerns, and issues requiring fiscal attention.
• Collaborate with General Ledger and Accounts Payable teams, as needed, to provide advance notice of upcoming RHTP activity and help ensure appropriate accounting, project, budget, invoice, and payment processes are understood and followed.
• Review proposed RHTP activities, contract budgets, deliverables, payment provisions, reimbursement requirements, and supporting documentation requirements and identify questions or potential fiscal issues for appropriate resolution.
• Assist project leads and program staff with understanding the relationship between contract dates, state fiscal years, federal budget periods, obligation requirements, expenditure deadlines, and liquidation periods.
• Support the review of invoices, reimbursement requests, advance payment requests, and related documentation in coordination with AMO staff and established fiscal processes.
• Assist with expenditure estimates, budget monitoring, use-of-funds classification, reconciliations, reporting support, and drawdown or closeout activities, as assigned.
• Maintain current knowledge of RHTP guidance, the Notice of Award, approved application, CMS FAQs, applicable federal requirements, and executed agreements; communicate relevant changes to project and fiscal staff.
• Develop or assist with fiscal guidance, checklists, templates, desk guides, presentations, and other tools that promote consistent RHTP fiscal processes.
• Maintain organized records and assist with resolving documentation gaps, process questions, monitoring requests, and other fiscal issues affecting RHTP implementation.

Skills

Governmental accounting

Federal grants management

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Job description

Novalink Solutions LLC in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks a Fiscal Operations Manager to provide fiscal support across the Rural Health Transformation Program. The role acts as a liaison between the Accounts Management Office and project teams, ensuring compliant budgeting, contracting, invoicing, and reimbursement processes.

You will collaborate with General Ledger and Accounts Payable, review budgets and payment provisions, and develop guidance and desk guides to promote consistent fiscal