{"id":1110527,"url":"https://alion.io/job/positivecare-ie-finance-grant-accounting-specialist","title":"Finance & Grant Accounting Specialist","company":{"id":688253,"name":"positivecare.ie","domain":"positivecare.ie","url":"https://alion.io/company/positivecare","size_band":"1-10","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"part_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Stockbridge, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":68000,"max_usd":146000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":554},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":true},{"name":"QuickBooks","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T19:25:28Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-21","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T06:09:20Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Positive Care is a nonprofit organization our corporate office is located in Stockbridge, Georgia. The company has existed for nearly two decades and has experienced increased growth year after year. We operate three separate service programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities, veterans, and housing and stabilization programs. At our foundation, we are a company that thrives off three essential pillars: Compassion, Integrity, Loyalty, and Commitment.\nWe pride ourselves on providing a culture for our employees to thrive and meet their personal and professional goals. Our employees are allowed to demonstrate their leadership qualities and ingenuity.\n Positive Care Personal Care Homes, Inc. is seeking an experienced Finance & Grant Accounting Specialist to provide part-time financial and accounting support for the organization. This position is responsible for supporting organizational accounting operations with a strong emphasis on nonprofit accounting, federally funded grant accounting, financial reporting, budget monitoring, cost allocation, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.\nThe successful candidate must have demonstrated experience managing accounting functions within a nonprofit organization and/or federally funded environment and possess a strong working knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance).\nThis position will work closely with executive leadership and program management to ensure organizational and grant-funded financial activity is accurately recorded, properly allocated, adequately supported, and maintained in accordance with applicable accounting standards, grant requirements, organizational policies, and federal financial management requirements.\nA Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is preferred but not required. Priority will be given to candidates with substantial hands-on experience in nonprofit accounting and the financial administration of federal grants.\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nGrant Accounting & Federal Grant Compliance\nMaintain and review financial records for federal, state, local, foundation, and other grant-funded programs.\nReview grant agreements, notices of award, approved budgets, contracts, and funding requirements to identify applicable financial requirements and restrictions.\nMaintain appropriate accounting structures for grants, programs, departments, funding sources, and cost centers.\nMonitor grant expenditures against approved budgets, funding periods, and applicable spending requirements.\nEnsure expenditures are accurately assigned to the appropriate grant, program, account, funding source, and cost category.\nReview expenditures for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, consistency, and adequate supporting documentation.\nApply applicable requirements of 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) to federally funded expenditures and financial processes.\nPrepare and/or review grant reimbursement requests, invoices, expenditure reports, and supporting financial documentation.\nPrepare regular grant budget-to-actual reports and financial analyses.\nMonitor grant balances, spending rates, budget variances, funding restrictions, and grant expiration dates.\nIdentify potential overages, underspending, questioned costs, unallowable costs, documentation deficiencies, or other financial compliance concerns.\nAssist with grant budget development, budget modifications, amendments, financial projections, and grant closeouts.\nTrack and document match, cost sharing, leveraged resources, and in-kind contributions when applicable.\nMaintain complete financial documentation and audit trails for grant-funded expenditures.\nSupport financial compliance with federal award requirements and grant-specific terms and conditions.\nNonprofit Accounting & Financial Management\nMaintain and/or review the organization's general ledger and accounting records.\nPerform and/or review monthly bank, credit card, and balance-sheet reconciliations.\nReview accounts payable and accounts receivable activity.\nReview invoices, receipts, reimbursement requests, purchase documentation, and other financial records for accuracy, appropriate authorization, and adequate supporting documentation.\nMaintain appropriate accounting for restricted and unrestricted funds.\nReview payroll accounting and allocation of salaries, wages, and related costs among organizational programs and funding sources.\nReview allocation of shared administrative and operating costs across programs and funding sources.\nAssist with monthly, quarterly, and fiscal year-end financial closing procedures.\nMaintain accurate financial records within the organization's designated accounting system.\nIdentify accounting errors, unusual transactions, reconciliation discrepancies, and financial control concerns.\nEnsure accounting records are maintained consistently with applicable nonprofit accounting principles and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).\nBudgeting & Financial Reporting\nAssist with preparation of annual organizational, departmental, program, and grant budgets.\nPrepare monthly and quarterly organizational and program-level budget-to-actual reports.\nAnalyze revenue, expenditures, spending trends, and significant budget variances.\nAssist leadership with cash-flow monitoring and financial projections.\nPrepare financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules as required.\nProvide financial information for executive leadership and Board review as requested.\nWork with program leadership to monitor grant spending and available balances.\nProvide guidance regarding grant spending, funding restrictions, cost allocation, and appropriate financial documentation.\nAssist leadership with financial planning related to new and existing grants and contracts.\nCost Allocation & Payroll Distribution\nMaintain and review methodologies for allocating shared organizational costs among programs and funding sources.\nEnsure personnel expenses charged to federal awards are appropriately supported and allocated.\nReview payroll distributions among grants, contracts, and organizational programs.\nReview shared administrative, occupancy, technology, and other costs for appropriate allocation.\nMaintain documentation supporting cost-allocation methodologies.\nAssist leadership with development and maintenance of organizational cost-allocation procedures consistent with applicable federal requirements.\nInternal Controls, Monitoring & Audit Readiness\nReview and support organizational financial internal controls.\nPromote appropriate segregation of financial duties and authorization procedures.\nReview financial processes for consistency with organizational policies, grant requirements, and federal requirements.\nAssist with preparation for independent financial audits, federal grant monitoring, funder reviews, and other financial examinations.\nPrepare and organize financial schedules, reconciliations, transaction documentation, and supporting records requested during audits and monitoring.\nAssist executive leadership with responses to financial findings and implementation of corrective actions.\nIdentify weaknesses in financial controls, documentation, or accounting processes and recommend corrective measures.\nMaintain organizational and grant financial records in an audit-ready condition.\n Required Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field preferred.\nMinimum of 3 - 5 years of professional accounting, finance, or grant accounting experience.\nDemonstrated experience with nonprofit accounting and/or accounting for grant-funded programs.\n Experience working with federally funded grants and working knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) required.\nDemonstrated understanding of federal grant financial requirements, including allowable and unallowable costs, allocability, reasonableness, consistency, and adequate supporting documentation.\nExperience tracking expenditures across multiple grants, programs, departments, funding sources, or cost centers.\nExperience with restricted and unrestricted funds and appropriate tracking of grant-funded expenditures.\nExperience preparing and reviewing budget-to-actual reports, financial reconciliations, grant expenditure reports, and supporting financial schedules.\nExperience with cost allocation, including allocation of shared personnel, administrative, occupancy, and operating expenses among programs and funding sources.\nExperience reviewing payroll distributions and personnel costs charged to grants or multiple programs.\nProficiency with QuickBooks or comparable accounting software.\nProficiency with Microsoft Excel, including spreadsheets, formulas, financial tracking, and reconciliation.\nAbility to review invoices, receipts, payroll records, reimbursement requests, and other financial documentation for accuracy, completeness, proper authorization, and appropriate grant allocation.\nAbility to identify accounting discrepancies, documentation deficiencies, budget variances, and potential grant-compliance concerns.\nStrong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to work independently, prioritize multiple responsibilities, and meet financial and grant-reporting deadlines.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nHigh degree of accuracy, integrity, professional judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.\nPreferred Qualifications\n Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred but not required.\nBachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.\nMore than three years of nonprofit, governmental, or grant accounting experience.\nExperience managing financial activity associated with multiple federal awards or government-funded programs.\nExperience with VA, HUD, HHS, Medicaid, or other federal, state, or local government-funded human-services programs.\nExperience with reimbursement-based grants and contracts.\nExperience preparing financial documentation for federal grant monitoring, funder reviews, and independent audits.\nExperience with grant budget modifications, financial closeouts, and reimbursement requests.\nExperience developing, implementing, or reviewing cost-allocation methodologies.\nFamiliarity with nonprofit financial statements and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).\nExperience working collaboratively with executive leadership, program directors, case management teams, and external accounting professionals.\nCore Competencies\nThe successful candidate should demonstrate competency in the following areas:\nNonprofit Accounting\nFederal Grant Accounting\n2 CFR Part 200 / Uniform Guidance\nGrant Financial Compliance\nQuickBooks\nBudget-to-Actual Monitoring\nFinancial Reconciliations\nCost Allocation\nPayroll Allocation\nRestricted Fund Accounting\nFinancial Documentation\nGrant Reimbursement Support\nInternal Controls\nAudit and Monitoring Preparation\nMicrosoft Excel\nFinancial Analysis\nAccuracy and Attention to Detail\nProfessional Judgment and Confidentiality\nWork Schedule & Position Structure\nThis is a part-time position anticipated to average approximately 10-20 hours per week. The actual schedule may vary based on organizational needs, grant reporting deadlines, reimbursement cycles, fiscal year-end activities, audits, monitoring reviews, and grant closeouts.\nThe position may require coordination with executive leadership and program staff during regular business hours; however, portions of the accounting work may be completed on a flexible schedule as approved by the organization.\nAdditional hours must be approved in advance by designated organizational leadership.\nCompensation\nCPA designation is preferred but is not required for consideration. Compensation within the established range will be based primarily on the candidate's relevant accounting experience, federal grant experience, knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200, and ability to independently perform the responsibilities of the position.\nWorking Relationships\nThe Grant Accounting & Finance Special...","description_format":"text","description_chars":14964,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Georgia","iso":"GE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-22T11:18:41Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:18","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/positivecare-ie-finance-grant-accounting-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/positivecare-ie-finance-grant-accounting-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T15:35:26Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}