Strategic Budget & Grant Analyst III

Tennessee State University; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennessee State University seeks a Fiscal Analyst III to manage budgets and grant accounts within the College of Agriculture. The role requires overseeing procurement, reconciliations, and financial reporting, with attention to federal and state guidelines.

Responsibilities include monitoring budgets, assisting with grant proposals, and managing daily data entries in the SciQuest/Banner system, plus labor distributions and monthly reporting tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, economics or related field.
• Two years of managing institutional grant accounts.
• Proficiency in word processing and data management applications.
• Strong knowledge of Grants Manager or comparable data management system.
• Strong knowledge of SciQuest/Banner or comparable system.
• Ability to communicate effectively with directors, deans, and department heads; engage in critical thinking about financial status of multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase and travel requisitions, procurement, account reconciliations, budget revisions.
• Monitor budgets for compliance with federal/state/university guidelines.
• Assist in reviewing grant proposals with Executive Director.
• Prepare quarterly and yearly financial reports.
• Oversee daily entries into SciQuest/Banner system.
• Assist with labor distributions and monthly reports; support labor redistribution processes.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Communication

Data management

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

Grants Manager

SciQuest/Banner

Banner system

Job description

Tennessee State University seeks a Fiscal Analyst III to manage budgets and grant accounts within the College of Agriculture. The role requires overseeing procurement, reconciliations, and financial reporting, with attention to federal and state guidelines.

Responsibilities include monitoring budgets, assisting with grant proposals, and managing daily data entries in the SciQuest/Banner system, plus labor distributions and monthly reporting tasks.