Job Description
Federal Grants Finance Accountant -$28 an hour
Our client in Fayetteville, NC is looking for hardworking, motivated talent to temporarily join their team. Don't wait… apply today!
What's in it for you?
* $28 an hour
* Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
* Clean and safe work environment
What will you be doing?
* Answering phone calls while providing excellent customer service
* Assist team members with clerical duties such as data entry, filing, scanning, faxing
* performs highly complex professional accounting and financial tasks to account for federal funds
* Record, analyze and interpret payroll data and complete financial
reports from this data.
* Plan and coordinate financial activities of projects/programs to ensure that objectives are
accomplished according to federal state, and local regulations.
* Create newly added project budgets, monitor all expenses, verify availability of funds
and allowable expenses as dictated by federal guidance and state and local regulations.
* Oversee disbursements of ARPA funds to include review of all reimbursement requests,
flag errors and/or issues with non-compliance before items are considered for payment.
Approve all reimbursement requests once compliant.
* Routinely monitor projects and their budgets to ensure compliance with funding
specifications. Maintain accountability for all ARPA project costs by utilizing and
updating the Allowable Costs Tracking Spreadsheet as well as the general ledger.
* Ensure performance measures for each budgeted project have been developed by the
assigned staff prior to contract award and that the requirements of performance are
contained within established contracts. Maintain all documentation relating to
performance for reporting and audit purposes.
* Other duties as needed to assist in meeting departmental deadlines
What do you bring?
* Positive, can-do attitude
* Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
* Has thorough knowledge of principles
and practices of accounting work to include performing fund accounting activities and
comprehensive financial reporting.
* Graduation from an accredited four-year
college or university with a major in accounting, business administration, or finance with a
minimum of 30 hours of accounting and two years of experience in a governmental fiscal
operation; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Previous experience working with federal funds required
Why should you choose Manpower?
* Free training to upgrade your skills, including a free college tuition program
* Medical, dental, vision, 401k
* Weekly pay with direct deposit
* 24/7 Manpower customer care support
* Dedicated Career Partner to help you achieve your career goals
* Voted #1 best places to work by Glassdoor 2021