Grants Accounting Supervisor

Job Purpose 

The Grants Accounting Supervisor reports to the Grants Finance Manager and is responsible for leading the accounting functions for AFT’s diverse portfolio of grants. This position supervises a team of grant accountants and works to optimize grant-related financial processes in support of the organization’s mission, ensuring compliance with funder requirements and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Oversee all grant agreement accounting, invoicing, and financial reporting across Federal, State, Corporate, Foundation, and other institutional funding sources. 
• Interpret grant agreements, terms, and conditions to ensure compliance with funding guidelines, reporting deadlines, and allowable expenses. 
• Coordinate the collection process of accounts receivables and revenues owed to the organization stemming from its grant agreements. 
• Oversee and maintain a tracker for grants accounting and a central online filing system of complete, fully supported grant files for all active grants and contributions 
• Track, monitor, and report match (cost-share) requirements in accordance with donor requirements. 
• Compile year-end reports and other documentation to support the annual audit and any grant-specific audits. 
• Provide training, guidance, and support to grant accountants, budget managers, and project managers to build organizational capacity and ensure compliance. 
• Stay abreast of U.S. Government (USG) grant management policies and update internal guidance as needed. 
• Manage grant-related accounting issues, ensuring timely resolution and escalating significant matters to finance/grant team leadership. 

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to request other or different duties be performed as assigned.