Fiscal Subrecipient Monitor

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 8/24/26 12:00AM Central Time

Opening Date/Time 8/24/26 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 09/13/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $5,100.00 - $7,646.00

Salary (Annually) $61,200.00 - $91,752.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Nashville, TN.

Department Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DAVIDSON COUNTY

Most of the area covered is West Tennessee with some potential for Middle Tennessee.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional accounting or auditing work.

OR

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional accounting or auditing work.

Substitution of Graduate Education for

Experience:

Graduate coursework credit received from an accredited college or university in accounting may substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis to a maximum of one year (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours in the above listed field may substitute for one year of the required experience).

OR

Designated as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and experience equivalent to 1 year of full-time professional accounting or auditing work

Note: A transcript is required for a proper evaluation for this class.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

None.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Accountant 3 will work under the immediate supervision of the Director of Subrecipient Monitoring and Audit. Employees in the class are responsible for professional subrecipient monitoring work of routine difficulty: work related to performance, internal audit type work, and performing related work as required. Accountant 3 may provide guidance, education, and technical assistance to subrecipient grantees who demonstrate a need for such assistance throughout the monitoring process.

This is a professional-level subrecipient monitoring field that requires self-motivation, organization, and discipline. Supervision is initially close, but as the employee learns the procedures and practices, supervision becomes more general. The employee must be flexible and can relay the fiscal requirements of SAMHSA, OMB, 2 CFR 200, 45 CFR, State requirements, and interpret grant contract requirements. Knowledge of EDISON is a plus.

Excellent customer service skills are a must.

This position requires 25% to 50% travel to subrecipient locations including some overnight travel.

• Assists in conducting compliance monitoring of grantee agencies, receiving state or federal funds to determine statutory compliance.
• Examine documentation including but not limited to, financial statements, bank statements, balance sheets, purchase invoices, and payroll records to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Conduct financial monitoring of private sector companies to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Prepares draft monitoring narrative reports from work paper summaries under direct supervision, to document monitoring results, clearly communicate results, and make recommendations for corrective actions.
• Analyze the extent and severity of discrepancies to make recommendations.
• Interpret departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations for internal personnel and external grantees.

• Documents work performed in the course of the monitoring according to departmental standards, policies, and procedures for review by the assigned supervisor.
• Documents communications with grantees related to the monitoring.
• Documents completion of each step of the assigned monitoring program.