Job Summary

A well-established government-sector organization is seeking an experienced Grants & Accounting Manager to support financial operations for a Transportation Department in the Hollywood, FL area. This direct hire opportunity is ideal for a public finance professional with strong governmental accounting, budget management, and hands-on grant accounting experience.

The Grants & Accounting Manager will oversee operating and capital budget activity, manage grant expenditures and reimbursements, support financial reporting, and help ensure compliance with public-sector funding requirements. This role is highly visible and offers the opportunity to contribute to essential transportation services, infrastructure initiatives, and responsible stewardship of public funds.

This is a strong fit for a detail-oriented finance leader who values accuracy, accountability, collaboration, and process improvement. The work environment is professional, mission-driven, and team-focused, with supportive leadership that values financial expertise, strong internal controls, and thoughtful decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee fiscal and financial operations for the Transportation Department, including operating budgets, capital budgets, forecasts, expenditure analysis, and financial reporting.
- Manage grant accounting and grant administration activities, including award tracking, expenditure monitoring, reimbursement requests, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation.
- Ensure financial activities comply with governmental accounting standards, grant agreements, internal policies, and applicable federal, state, and organizational requirements.
- Prepare budget reports, financial analyses, variance explanations, and recommendations to support departmental leadership and funding decisions.
- Support internal and external audits, grant monitoring reviews, compliance assessments, and financial documentation requests.
- Partner with internal departments and external stakeholders to improve financial processes, strengthen controls, and maintain accurate funding and reporting records.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $88,000 to $105,000 annually, depending on experience.
- Employment type: Full-time, direct hire, permanent.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- Work arrangement: 100% onsite in Hollywood, FL.
- Additional requirements: Occasional travel to other organizational locations and schedule flexibility may be required.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage government grant accounting, grant administration, grant expenditure tracking, reimbursement processing, and financial compliance.
- Oversee operating and capital budget activity, including budget development, monitoring, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Prepare financial reports, grant reports, reconciliations, audit support documentation, and funding analyses.
- Support financial planning and compliance for transportation operations, maintenance programs, infrastructure funding, and capital improvement projects.

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in governmental accounting, budgeting, financial management, grants administration, or a related public finance function.
- Hands-on professional experience managing or accounting for grants is required.
- Strong knowledge of governmental accounting principles, budget development, financial reporting, expenditure monitoring, and internal controls.
- Experience managing or supporting operating and capital budgets.
- Ability to interpret grant funding requirements and maintain accurate, compliant financial documentation.
- Experience with ERP or financial management systems such as SAP, Oracle, Infor, or comparable platforms.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial analysis, reporting, reconciliations, and data review.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and collaborate effectively with leadership, departments, and external stakeholders.
- Valid Florida driver’s license.
- Candidates must have actual professional experience managing or accounting for grants. General accounting or budgeting experience without direct grant responsibilities will not meet this requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in governmental accounting, municipal finance, county government, public schools, or other publicly funded organizations.
- Experience managing federal or state grants, particularly transportation, infrastructure, public works, or capital improvement funding.
- Familiarity with Governmental Accounting Standards Board standards.
- Experience supporting grant audits, reimbursement requests, monitoring reviews, and financial compliance assessments.
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, or a related discipline.
- CPA, Certified Public Finance Officer, or similar professional certification.
- Experience managing financial operations involving multiple funding sources and complex reporting requirements.
- Prior experience as a Fiscal Manager, Budget Manager, Finance Manager, Government Accounting Manager, Grants Accounting Manager, Senior Budget Analyst, or similar public finance role.

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