Accountant II: Grants
About The Position
This position is responsible for performing highly specialized and complex professional accounting duties in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and applicable laws, codes, and regulations. The position performs duties under minimal supervision. The role involves grant assignment, including reviewing contracts, setting up projects in the subledger system, preparing grant reports, monitoring grant expenditures and revenues, ensuring compliance with grantor requirements, assisting departments with expenditure purchases, reviewing grant budgets, communicating available funds, preparing grant payroll, reclassifying salaries, collaborating with Purchasing on purchase orders, balancing and reconciling grant expenditures and revenue, booking monthly interest for grant-related accounts, and reporting grant financials to state or federal agencies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with major coursework in accounting or finance
- Three (3) years of accounting experience
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and financial systems
- Valid driver’s license (Required within thirty (30) days of employment)
Nice To Haves
- Fund accounting experience
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Public Finance Officer (CFPO), or in the process of obtaining
Responsibilities
- Develops and recommends financial policies, procedures, and standards
- Enters line-item transfers and budget amendments
- Reviews and submits Commissioner’s Court agenda items
- Assists in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Audits, codes, and submits invoices, P-card statements, etc.
- Creates, reviews, and posts journal entries
- Assists with year-end procedures
- Assists with audits
- Provides financial assistance to various county departments
- Performs cash drawer, liability account, and bank reconciliations
- Reviews cash flows and interlocal/advanced funding agreements
- Maintains, reviews, reconciles, and updates assets and liabilities
- Generates and posts mass allocation after each payday, payroll verification and reconciliation; verifies wire confirmation amounts to the payroll funding
- Provides guidance and assists entry-level accountants
- Develops, allocates, and monitors a budget
- Attends all meetings and trainings, as required
- Performs special duties as assigned
- Reviews contracts and setup projects in subledger system
- Prepares grant reports which include monitoring grant expenditures and revenues as well as ensures compliance with grantor requirements
- Assists various departments to ensure the expenditure purchases are in compliance
- Ensures all grants comply with federal, state, and local regulations
- Reviews grant budgets and communicates available funds to various departments
- Prepares grant payroll and reclassifies salaries
- Collaborates with Purchasing on setting up and closing out purchase orders
- Balances and reconciles grant expenditures and revenue to the general ledger
- Books all monthly interest for any grant related accounts
- Reports all grant financials to state or federal agencies on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis
Benefits
- Tobacco free workplace
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
