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.