Grants Accounting resides within the Accounting Department, which is part of Business Services at Macalester College. Grants Accounting works closely with Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) to ensure seamless administration of projects from proposal to grant close-out.

Grants Accounting is responsible for post-award financial administration of all externally funded grants. This includes:

• Working with Principal Investigators (PI's) and Project Directors (PD's) one-on-one to ensure that every grant gets off on the right foot and remains in compliance with all internal and external requirements.
• Reviewing grant expenses for compliance with college and sponsor policies and guidelines.
• Monitoring budgets and taking action, as necessary, to seek approved revisions or extend project timelines.
• Preparing financial reports for submission to funders, as required by the grant award terms.
• Working with PI/PD's on extensions, budget revisions, planning, and estimating.

Consistent with the Business Services department mission, we strive to provide "Exceptional Service -- Without Exception" to our customers while ensuring compliance with all Macalester, federal, state, and private sponsor policies and guidelines.