Grant Accountant

ANNOUNCEMENT

OF

VACANCY

October

19,

2026

Details:

Position:

Grant

Accountant

Reports

to:

Director

of

Finance

Salary:

Annual

Salary

of

$62,000

to

$79,000,

Commensurate

with

Education

and

Experience

Location:

Central

Office

Start

Date :

December

1,

2026

or

as

soon

as

possible

thereafter

Group:

Exempt

The

Grant

Accountant

is

responsible

for

the

financial

administration,

monitoring,

reporting

and

reconciliation

of

federal,

state

and

other

grant-funded

programs.

This

position

works

closely

with

program

staff,

district

leadership

and

auditors

to

ensure

funds

are

accurately

recorded,

properly

spent

and

administered

in

compliance

with

applicable

requirements.

This

position

also

supports

general

accounting

functions

including

preparing

1099s,

entering

bond

and

other

purchase

orders

and

entering

vendors

into

the

financial

system.

Qualifications:

Required:

Bachelor's

degree

in

accounting,

finance

or

a

related

field,

or

an

associate's

degree

with

three

to

five

years

of

accounting

or

related

financial

experience,

preferably

in

a

public

school

district

Accounting

and

financial

reconciliation

experience

High

degree

of

demonstrated

skill

in

Microsoft

Excel,

Word

and

Google

Workspace,

Adobe

Acrobat

Ability

to

manage

deadlines,

confidential

information

and

detailed

records

Preferred:

Experience

with

software

and

operations

of

computerized

financial

accounting

systems

such

as

BPLUS

and

NexSys

preferred

Excellent

communication

(oral,

written

and

listening)

and

interpersonal

skills

Duties

and

Responsibilities:

Grant

Accounting

and

Reporting

Coordinates

with

grant

program

staff

to

prepare

grant

budgets

and

to

review

and

process

related

budget

requests

including

for

federal

and

other

grant

funding

Enters

grant

budgets,

submits

reimbursement

requests

and

completes

periodic

grant

expenditure

reports

in

NexSys

and

other

related

grant

systems

Maintains

complete,

accurate

records

of

all

federal

program

financial

transactions

including

recording

transactions

and

monitoring

grant

budgets

Summarizes

and

balances

entries

across

ledgers

and

reviews

accounts

for

errors,

processing

corrections

and

adjustments

as

needed

Prepares

financial

statements,

income

statements

and

cost

reports

reflecting

the

financial

condition

of

federal,

state

and

other

grant

programs

Ferndale

Public

Schools

|

2610

Pinecrest

|

Ferndale,

MI

48220

|

Phone:

(248)

586-8662

|

Fax:

(248)

586-8664

Compliance

and

Audit

Support

Prepares

the

annual

SEFA

(Schedule

of

Expenditures

of

Federal

Awards)

for

the

year-end

audit

Maintains

ledgers,

journals

and

other

accounting

records

and

analyzes

financial

statements

Prepares

reports

and

compiles

supporting

documentation

for

outside

audits

and

monitoring

visits

from

grantor

agencies

Works

closely

and

cooperatively

with

independent

auditors

Ensures

compliance

with

Board

policy,

legal

requirements,

and

maintains

sound

business

practices,

with

proper

internal

checks

and

balances

General

Accounting

Responsibility

Helps

reconcile

and

post

employee

benefits

Processes

annual

1099s

Enters

bond-related

and

other

purchase

orders

Enters

fixed

assets

into

the

system

and

maintains

depreciation

records

Enters

new

vendors

in

BPLUS

and

reviews

the

list

periodically

Maintains

the

district's

authorized-user

list

and

related

account

information

within

the

Amazon

Business

platform

Establishes,

appraises,

and

improves

financial

procedures

Participates

in

cross-training

with

other

Business

Office

departments

and

performs

other

duties

as

assigned

Other

qualifications

are

considered

in

the

final

selection

of

a

person

to

fill

this

position.

The

search

for

a

highly

qualified

applicant

for

this

position

is

not

restricted

to

this

district.

Application

Deadline:

October

30,

2026

at

4:30

p.m.

or

until

filled

Application

Procedure:

Internal

applicants

please

submit

a

letter

of

interest

and

resume

to

the

Human

Resources

Office

External

applicants

apply:

Go

to

www.oakland.k12.mi.us/ohrc

Click

"View

all

open

Positions

in

OHRC

Districts"

Click

"Broken

Down

by

District"

Click

"Ferndale

Public

Schools"

Click

on

Desired

Position

Click

on

"Apply"

button

in

the

upper

right

corner

and

follow

prompts

For

questions

regarding

this

position

please

contact

the

Human

Resources

office

at

248-586-8662.

An

Equal

Opportunity

Employer

Ferndale

Public

Schools

|

2610

Pinecrest

|

Ferndale,

MI

48220

|

Phone:

(248)

586-8662

|

Fax:

(248)

586-8664