Grant Accountant
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The Grant Accountant supports grant setup, administration, and reporting in a contract role based in Baltimore. The role manages grant-related processes, partners with agencies to keep award activity on track, and responds to operational questions. It focuses on accurate grant records, reporting, and compliance, while helping reduce administrative workload during an audit-focused period.
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Description
We are looking for a Grant Accountant to support grant setup, administration, and reporting activities for a Contract position based in Baltimore, Maryland. This role focuses on managing grant-related processes, partnering with agencies to keep award activity on track, and responding to questions tied to grant operations. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in grant accounting or grants management and can work independently while helping reduce administrative workload during a critical audit-focused period.
Responsibilities:
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Establish new grant records and ensure information is entered accurately.
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Configure grant-related work and set up subawards to support proper tracking, allocation, and oversight of funding.
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Generate and review grant reports to monitor activity, identify issues, and communicate next steps to the appropriate agencies.
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Serve as a resource for grant questions by providing timely guidance to internal users and agency partners.
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Maintain grant award data and support day-to-day grant administration activities with a focus on accuracy and compliance.
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Evaluate reporting practices and recommend practical improvements that strengthen visibility into grant activity and performance.
Requirements
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Hands-on experience in grant administration, grant accounting, or related financial processes.
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Demonstrated ability to create and maintain grants and subaward records with strong attention to detail.
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Experience producing, interpreting, and validating reports related to grant activity and funding status.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with agencies and respond clearly to user questions.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a deadline-driven Contract assignment.
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Knowledge of compliance-oriented financial recordkeeping and grant documentation best practices.
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How this job compares
Set against the 4,887 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Maryland median$85–135K/yr41 salary ranges
- US median$25–30/hr439 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 74 open Accounting jobs in Maryland and 4,887 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Robert Half Finance & Accounting10 open
- Robert Half Accountemps (this employer)4 open
- Deloitte3 open
- Experience
- Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (3,589 postings).
- Education
- 2,467 of the 4,887 open Accounting jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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