Applications are being accepted by Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa for the full time position of Grant Accountant. This position works under the direction of the Vice President for Financial Affairs. The Grant Accountant is responsible for accounting duties and tasks related to the financial management and reporting of federal grant funds. The Grant Accountant provides accounting services for sponsored project funds, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local government, and sponsor regulations, policies, and procedures. The Grant Accountant works with the Northern Oklahoma College Grants Coordinator, the principal investigator(s), and the funding agency to ensure compliance with expenditure requirements. Essential Duties include: Serves as the appropriate principal investigator’s contact for grants and contract accounting functions. Acts as pre-award grant budgeting resource and reviews grant and contract proposals by assessing financial needs. Initiates accounting for grants and contracts including documentation, compliance, reporting, and reconciling. Creates, compiles and inputs financial data in to spreadsheets, and maintains general ledger accounts for entering, organizing, retrieving and reporting grant financial data. Monitors time and effort reporting, ensuring it is complete and in compliance with applicable regulations. Communicates with fiscal contacts at funding source for problem resolution and information gathering. Negotiates, calculates and prepares invoices relating to the indirect cost rate. Coordinates and prepares, on a timely basis, information related to external requirements associated with grants, contracts and special programs. Allocates Title IV funds within the student billing system and reconciles with the Financial Aid department. Reviews transactions submitted to ensure compliance with contract requirements, accurate accounting, reporting of grant funds, adherence to budget limitations, and timely submission of financial reports. Performs grant–related post-award functions, including budget and expense analysis, periodic invoicing, financial reporting, labor distribution changes and associated communications with customers, reconciliations, and budgeting. Performs grant closeout functions required including reconciliations, financial status reports, final invoices, and final financial reporting. Reviews general ledger transactions to ensure accuracy and complete journal entries. Assists with fiscal year-end close including information used in the A-133 audit. Serves as a member of the Grants Committee. Participates in meetings related to grant needs and applications and assists with pre-award budget development. Ability to independently prepare reports, presentations and correspondence with minimal guidance. Assist with daily operations related to the financial management of the organization, along with other general duties as assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The Grant Accountant must have a strong understanding of the financial and managerial accounting concepts and principles; excellent problem solving, communication, interpersonal and oral and written communication skills. Attention to detail, tempered by effective time-management skills to ensure an efficient use of time is expended to properly complete assignments and meet goals. A minimum educational level of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required. Experience in higher education work environment with specific emphasis in grant accounting is preferred. Applicants will need to submit an application which is available online at www.noc.edu, a letter of application, a resume, college transcripts, and three letters of professional recommendation to Northern Oklahoma College, Human Resources, P. O. Box 310, Tonkawa, OK 74653. EOE