Grant Accountant

Title: Grant Accountant

Agency: Tidewater Community College

Location: Norfolk - 710

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $55,000 - $70,000, commensurate w/ experience

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads – both students and employers – for 50 years. It has grown from one campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 25,000 students in 2024‑25. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with four campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, seven regional centers and two important cultural institutions.

The college had 3,399 graduates in 2024‑2025, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to four‑year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education, 33 percent enrolled ’s institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

This position will manage and oversee business processes and financial transactions related to the support, recording, compliance and reporting of sponsored programs by reviewing and approving all goods and services before obligation; ensuring accurate posting to general ledger, managing appropriation, allotment, and cash; reconciling financial information; preparing internal and external budget and financial reports.

The Grant Accountant will serve as a resource to the college community by responding to inquiries and providing professional guidance and training in the areas of grants, contracts, sub‑awards, subcontracts, and budgeting to ensure compliance with governance and regulatory bodies and to provide accurate and transparent data to all stakeholders.

The position interprets and applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards; federal and state rules and regulations;
Virginia Community College System (VCCS) and college policies and procedures; and implements best practices required to ensure compliance, prevent financial loss and maintain college goodwill.

• Considerable knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and fund accounting
• Demonstrated ability to apply and adapt established accounting methods to a variety of financial transactions and reports
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex policies and make sound decisions
• Good organizational skills
• Experience using integrated financial reporting systems
• Demonstrated ability to assemble, analyze and prepare financial reports and statements involving a variety of financial data from various sources
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet stringent deadlines
• Ability to work well independently
• Demonstrated ability to research, investigate, analyze, reconcile, and evaluate data
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interpret and apply policies to financial data
• Advanced skills in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with a wide range of constituents

• Experience using Oracle Peoplesoft, Administrative Information System and/or Commonwealth of Virginia Cardinal System
• Experience using eVA Procurement System
• Advanced training in grant/contract accounting, indirect cost plans and federal cost principles
• Knowledge of and work experience applying the Cash Management Improvement Act to effectively manage federal funds
• Experience with governmental accounting and or grant and contract accounting in a higher education environment