Grant Compliance Fixed Asset Accountant

Responsibilities: The Grant Compliance Fixed Asset Accountant will thrive in a positive and
empowering environment that helps drive the company’s growth. This person will serve as a member of
the company’s finance and accounting team with direct responsibility for government grant compliance,
reporting, and reimbursement. Secondarily, this person will support fixed asset accounting efforts.

Reports to: Accounting Manager

Specifically, the Fixed Asset Accountant will:

• Grant compliance:
  • Coordinate with stakeholders in the grant application, approval, and post- award process.
  • Review all appropriate state and federal laws, program rules, regulations relating to grant awards.
  • Track all grant awards and contracts and ensure reporting consistently aligns with grant program requirements throughout the grant/funding period.
  • Provide support in periodic state/federal compliance audits.
  • Assist in establishing internal controls and help achieve desired budget and performance goals.

• Grant reimbursement:
  • Maintain post award grant files including grant awards, budgets, project cost summaries and all necessary supporting documentation.
  • Run internal reports throughout the grant lifecycle to ensure data accuracy, adequate progress compared to spend, and performance.
  • Create and submit accurate/timely grant funding claims/quarterly reports including expenditure vouchers via email and/or online portals.
• Fixed Asset Accounting:
  • Track and monitor company-owned assets from initial purchase throughout the asset life cycle including all additions, adjustments, disposals and/or transfers.
  • Ensure accuracy of the asset specific information such as in service date, location, quantity, cost, disposal date, etc.
  • Collaborate with project managers to track Construction in Progress (CIP) project progress and capitalize at the completion of the project.
  • Ensure compliance with internal fixed asset policies and GAAP regulations.
  • Assist in periodic fixed asset internal audit.
  • As may be requested by management, perform fixed asset-related analyses.
  • Create fixed asset related audit schedules and collaborate with auditors on their assignments.
  • Track Company’s fixed asset spending in relation to its capital budget, as well as management authorizations.

Qualifications:

• Honest, trustworthy, demonstrates high integrity, awareness, and respectfulness with co-workers
• and customers. Conducts herself/himself with the highest ethical and moral standards
• Reliable, accountable, sets and satisfies deadlines.
• Team player who inspires others.
• Initiative with proactive sense of urgency. Get-it-done mentality. Proactive in anticipating questions and issues.
• Develops talent and team’s ability.
• Business savvy: A value-add, proactive business partner who elevates and supports the rest of the senior management team.
• Open and transparent. Gladly and willingly shares information and experience. Solicits, respects, and appreciates the views and opinions of others.
• Thorough in giving attention and care to details.

Desired:

• Experience in grant compliance and fixed asset accounting.
• CPA having recent experience with companies engaged in construction and/or telecom; early career experience in a Big 4 Accounting firm is preferred.
• Strong expertise in GAAP and Fixed Asset Accounting.
• Oracle NetSuite ERP experience.
• Microsoft Office guru, especially Excel.
• Ability to read and interpret grant program guidelines and relevant statutes.
• Familiarity with CFR 200.

Requirements:

• Must be willing to take a drug test as part of the selection process.
• Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
• The position can be based out of Naperville, IL or Elkhart, IN. Hybrid work arrangement can be
• discussed.