Grants Accountant

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade.

A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations

The Grants Accountant supports grant management efforts by providing technical accounting, budgeting, and administrative assistance. Responsibilities include establishing grant accounts; managing those accounts; analyzing, researching, and compiling financial data; providing technical assistance and oversight; and performing a variety of related administrative tasks.

Incumbents perform complex, technical grants accounting/financial work involving varying fiscal years and numerous reporting deadlines. Incumbents must continually monitor changing program and reporting requirements for a variety of funding sources and balance the management of numerous grant financial projects and accounts.

Errors in work products may mean losing funds that were used outside the parameters of guidelines/contracts or due to inattention to reporting deadlines and requirements.

This class differs from the Accountant class because of its emphasis on grant compliance with budgetary and reporting requirements. Incumbents work in the City’s Grants Department, Economic Development, and Planning Department, and are supervised by a division or department head.

Bachelor’s degree from a university or college with major coursework in accounting and two (2) years of governmental accounting experience at the level of an accountant.

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Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

Applications are being accepted to fill one (1) vacancy and any other vacancies that may occur during the life of the register. The current vacancy is with the City of Montgomery Finance Department.

Applicants will be screened and qualified based upon education and experience as shown on the application and supplemental questionnaire. For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application and supplemental questionnaire form completely, providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were. If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection procedure will be administered to rank applicants on the register.

Tied scores will not be broken. If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.

Complete an online application by visiting Montgomery Personnel Board's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.

Employees are offered a competitive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and life insurance; paid annual and sick leave; paid holidays; and participation in the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) retirement program.

Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, fingernails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).

Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)

Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other nonmerit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical…