Statistical Research Specialist

Telnet, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Telnet, Inc. in Nashville, TN seeks a fiscal advisor to interpret and enforce accounting, contracting, reimbursement, invoicing, and payment policies for RHTP projects.

The role acts as a primary liaison between AMO and the project team, ensuring expenditures are anticipated, projected costs are clear, and fiscal controls are followed. The candidate will work with General Ledger and Accounts Payable, review contract budgets and documentation, and help translate complex grant requirements into

Qualifications

• Knowledge of governmental accounting and federal grants management.
• Experience with federal or state grant programs and procurement systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Serve as fiscal resource interpreting accounting, contracting, reimbursement, and payment processes.
• Liaise between AMO and the RHTP project team to communicate expenditures and fiscal issues.
• Collaborate with General Ledger and Accounts Payable to monitor upcoming RHTP activity and ensure proper processes.
• Review proposed RHTP activities, contract budgets, deliverables, payment provisions, and documentation requirements.
• Assist with understanding contract dates, fiscal years, obligation requirements, and liquidation periods.
• Support the review of invoices, reimbursement requests, and related documentation.
• Assist with expenditure estimates, budget monitoring, and drawdown or closeout activities.
• Maintain knowledge of RHTP guidance and applicable requirements; communicate changes.
• Develop fiscal guidance, checklists, templates, and desk guides.
• Maintain organized records and resolve documentation gaps.

Skills

Governmental accounting

Grants management

Budgeting

Contract administration

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration, or related field

Job description

• 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.

Knowledge, Qualifications, and Core Competencies

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. Experience with federal or state grant programs, governmental accounting, contract management, financial reporting, or state accounting and procurement systems preferred. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound fiscal judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, organization, effective written and verbal communication, and the ability to translate complex requirements into clear, practical guidance while managing multiple priorities and working collaboratively with fiscal and program staff. CPA, CGFM, or other relevant certification is preferred.