Job Title: Fiscal Assistant / Accounting Clerk
Location: Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Duration: 4+ months
Shift Timing: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Pay Rate: $25.00 /hr on W2
Job Description:
- The Fiscal Assistant provides fiscal and administrative support for grant-funded programs. This role supports budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, reconciliations, and documentation to help ensure spending is accurate, allowable, and compliant with grant terms and applicable federal/state requirements. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working with financial data and has strong attention to detail.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Track and maintain fiscal records for grant-funded activities, including expenditures, invoices, and supporting documentation.
- Assist with monitoring grant spending to ensure costs align with approved budgets, funding requirements, and agency policy.
- Prepare and update spreadsheets, reconciliations, and routine financial reports, review for accuracy and completeness.
- Monitor invoices and payments to ensure compliance with federal and agency guidelines.
- Support budget tracking, projections, and variance/expenditure analysis for program and fiscal leadership.
- Communicate with program staff and fiscal team members to resolve financial questions, coding issues, or discrepancies.
- Use Microsoft Excel to organize data, perform basic analysis, and generate routine summaries/reports.
- Perform related administrative and fiscal support tasks as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for creating, editing, and managing documents, communications, and basic data trackers.
- Ability to use spreadsheets to enter data, maintain trackers, and perform basic calculations with accuracy.
- Ability to review information for accuracy, completeness, and consistency; identify discrepancies and follow up as needed.
- Ability to work with financial data, including budgets, expenditures, and reconciliations.
- Ability to follow established procedures, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including maintaining clear documentation and records.
- Ability to learn and use agency systems and processes as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field OR.
- Two years or more of experience in fiscal, accounting, and administrative support.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with financial reporting, reconciliations, invoice review, and grant monitoring processes.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for maintaining fiscal trackers, reconciliations, and routine reporting (intermediate functions preferred).
- Experience working with federal grants or grant-funded programs.
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