Grant Accountant or Sr. Grant Accountant

RESPONSIBILITIES

• General Ledger and Budgeting
• Perform grant accounting functions, to include setting up compliant budgets

• in Oracle, managing the opening and closing of grant funds, reviewing and
• approving expenses, preparing journal entries, and invoicing grantors.

• Maintain supporting documentation for journal entries and account

reconciliations in accordance with internal controls and audit requirements.

• Ensure compliance with College policy, grant awards/agreements, and Uniform

Guidance for government funding.

• Other duties as assigned.

Financial Analysis

• Analyze budget to actual expenses for grant funds. Explain budget variances.
• Ensure match requirements are funded.
• Prepare general ledger balance account reconciliations as assigned.

External Reporting

• Coordinate with FCR and Principal Investigators (PI) as they write grant

narratives and reports to ensure clear and accurate budgets that reflect

needs of the grant and are compliant

• Prepare timely grant financial reports in the format required by the grantor.
• Assist with preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards.
• In coordination with PIs, complete effort reporting obligations

Month End Close/Year End Close

• Communicate with PIs on deadlines for entries for month end/year end.
• Manage the timely preparation and posting of journal entries during month-end

• and year-end close, collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure the
• completeness and accuracy of financial records.

• Conduct the official closeout process when grant periods expire, ensuring all

funds are settled.

Audit and Compliance

• Develop and maintain schedules to support financial reporting and annual

audit requirements.

• Assist in compiling, organizing, and providing audit support for external

audit requests.

• Prepare annual HERD survey
• Assist PI’s and review time and effort reporting, in coordination FCR.
• Ensure federal grants comply with Federal agency guidelines and institutional

policies and procedures.

• Stay up to date on all college, state, and federal guidelines as they apply

to existing and proposed grants.

• Attend training and conferences, such as Federal Research Conference and

other relative training, as required.

Relationships Building and Communications

• Coordinate pre- and post-award activities with the Foundation and Corporate

Relations office and PIs.

• Develop working relationships with PIs.
• Coordinate with FCR on training for PIs and departments.
• Serve as a liaison to the ALIC@Bessemer Executive Director for the multiple

grants for the branch campus.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 1-3 years experience required; 4-7 years experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite of Products
• Prior experience with an ERP that integrates accounting, accounts payable.

Required Knowledge

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Working knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems that have an

integrated accounting module.

Required Skills

• Maintain integrity of information
• Time management

REQUIRED ABILITIES

• Able to work independently and as a team member
• Able to meet deadlines

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting salary will be competitive, based on the candidate’s qualifications and
• experience.

This is a full-time exempt position.

• Allegheny College offers a competitive total rewards package that includes
• medical, dental and vision coverage; HSA and flexible spending options;
• retirement contributions with up to a 6.5% employer match and immediate vesting;
• employer-paid life and disability coverage; generous paid time off, holidays and
• volunteer time; tuition benefits for eligible employees and families; and a
• variety of additional campus and voluntary benefits.

The Hiring Process

• Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the
• position is filled. An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful
• completion of a background check.

• Currently there is no application deadline for this position. For certain
• positions, finalist candidates can expect to engage in various rounds of
• interviews either in person or via online meetings. Candidates will also have
• the opportunity to read more about the current work and share thoughts during
• the interviews.

• Allegheny College [https://allegheny.edu/], founded in 1815, is one of the
• nation’s most historic and innovative four-year colleges with the distinct
• requirement of completing a major and minor in different academic areas.  This
• multidisciplinary learning celebrates students’ unusual combinations of
• interests and provides creative, independent thinkers with a path for
• educational depth and intellectual growth, preparing them for a successful
• launch after graduation and even for careers that may not yet exist.  Located in
• western Pennsylvania, 1.5 hours equidistant from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and
• Buffalo, Allegheny College is one of 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s
• “Colleges That Change Lives” and recently ranked #4 by The Princeton Review in
• its Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact. In its 2025 rankings, U.S.
• News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100
• national liberal arts colleges, with special distinctions including one of the
• top 10 best for senior capstone experience and one of the top 25 best for
• undergraduate research and creative activities.

• Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares students for
• successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and
• social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility.
• Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment
• to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates
• are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak
• persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny
• College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively
• challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of
• bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community
• [https://sites.allegheny.edu/about/]).

• Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to
• diversity, inclusion, and equity. Women, veterans, individuals with
• disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged
• to apply. Allegheny does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
• gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national
• origin.

• Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and
• reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its
• services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact
• the Director of Human Resources.

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