Grants Accountant

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade. \r\n**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations** \r\n

Nature of Work

The\r\nGrants Accountant supports grant management efforts by providing technical\r\naccounting, budgeting, and administrative assistance. Responsibilities include\r\nestablishing grant accounts; managing those accounts; analyzing, researching,\r\nand compiling financial data; providing technical assistance and oversight; and\r\nperforming a variety of related administrative tasks.� Incumbents perform complex, technical grants\r\naccounting/financial work involving varying fiscal years and numerous reporting\r\ndeadlines.� Incumbents must continually\r\nmonitor changing program and reporting requirements for a variety of funding\r\nsources and balance the management of numerous grant financial projects and\r\naccounts.� Errors in work products may\r\nmean losing funds that were used outside the parameters of guidelines/contracts\r\nor due to inattention to reporting deadlines and requirements.� This class differs from the Accountant class\r\nbecause of its emphasis on grant compliance with budgetary and reporting\r\nrequirements. Incumbents work in the City’s\r\nGrants Department, Economic Development, and Planning Department, and are\r\nsupervised by a division or department head.\r\n

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from a university or\r\ncollege with major course work in accounting and two (2) years of governmental\r\naccounting experience at the level of an accountant.�\r\n\r\n\r\nNOTE:\r\nQualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite\r\nknowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.\r\n\r\n

Kind of Examination

Applications are being accepted to fill�one (1) vacancy and any other vacancies that may occur during the life of the register.� The current vacancy�is with the�City of Montgomery Finance Department.�Applicants will be screened and qualified based upon education and experience as shown on the application and supplemental questionnaire.� For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application and supplemental questionnaire form completely providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were. If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection procedure will be�administered to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken. If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.�\r\n\r\n\r\nComplete an online application by visiting�Montgomery Personnel Board's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.\r\n

Additional Information

BENEFITS:�Employees are offered a competitive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and life insurance; paid annual and sick leave; paid holidays; and participation in the�Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) retirement program.\r\nDRUG TEST:�Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).\r\nBACKGROUND CHECK:�Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)\r\nEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:�Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other non merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical disability is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.\r\nREQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION:�Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the applicant with a disability to request accommodation which he/she requires in order to participate in the application or examination process. The Montgomery Personnel Board reserves the right to require documentation of the need for accommodation under the ADA. In order to request accommodation in the application or testing process, contact the Personnel Director at (334) 625-2675.\r\nI9:�Prior to your employment, you will be required to provide to your employer documentation of your identity and employment eligibility in order to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.\r\nUPDATE OF CONTACT INFORMATION:�It is your responsibility to update your contact information (address, phone, email) so that we can contact you about jobs.� Please�visit the�Update Contact Information�page to log in and update to your contact information at any time.\r\n