Grant Accountant Jobs

Job Brief

Twelve is seeking a Senior Grant Accountant to lead grant operations within the Finance Team. The ideal candidate is an exceptional project accountant with strong organizational skills as well as an excellent communicator who can lead by influence verbally and in writing. They are able to coordinate cross-functionally to ensure grant tasks are completed on time by multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate is someone with a strong track record of managing winning grants or related projects.

The accountant will report to the Director of Finance and collaborate closely with grant writing leads as well as Twelve's other business and technical leaders.

What you will do

• Assist with completing auxiliary documents associated with proposals, such as award history and company information; handle contract negotiations once an award has been selected.
• Prepare and post labor distribution journal entries through collaboration with Payroll.
• Prepare and submit grant billing.
• Prepare budget vs. actual reports; present and share the results with project teams and leadership to ensure their understanding of budget status.
• Process award amendments (i.e., budget changes, project extensions).
• Expand GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) accounting knowledge and experience by assisting with the financial statement close process in areas beyond grants.
• Act as the in-house expert on grant accounting.
• Assist with budget preparation for grant proposals.
• Prepare and submit post award reports, including financial status reports and closeout reports.
• Advise and assist with drafting and reviewing subcontracts.
• Collaborate with the Finance Team to ensure accounting practices are compliant with grant rules and regulations.
• Review related revenue transactions for compliance with ASC (Accounting Standards Certification) 606 and participate in the development of company policies/ procedures on the topic.
• Review and approve grant expenditures for compliance.
• Lead the annual grant compliance audit.
• Prepare and submit annual Incurred Cost Proposal.
• Coordinate with other third party specialty firms.

Who you are

• You are able to work with high quality and agility in a time-sensitive environment.
• You are able to demonstrate the ability to consistently meet deadlines for complex projects.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• You are adept at working with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• You have experience reviewing and posting journal entries as well as reviewing G/L (general ledger) coding.
• You are familiar with the financial statement close process as well as an understanding of Finance and Accounting basics.
• You have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in federal or state R&D (research and development) grant administration.
• You have experience working with task management software (e.g. Asana).
• You have significant experience in environments where attention to detail is a key requirement.
• You have excellent organization and time management skills.

Twelve Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive work environment
• Paid sick days and vacation
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Competitive salary and equity compensation commensurate with experience