Grant Accountant

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an individual who is mission driven and passionate about helping others. Do you strive to lead, follow, and act with integrity? In the role of Grant Accountant, you will be responsible for providing support to all aspects of managing grants. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with funding requirements, preparing financial reports, and supporting audits. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, experience with grant accounting, and a commitment to accuracy and transparency.

Requirements

• Ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles and to communicate concisely, both orally and written, with all levels of management.
• Ability to apply knowledge of federal grant accounting procedures necessary to oversee maintenance, reimbursement & disbursement of all grant & research contract revenue and expenditures.
• Ability to research, analyze, and write both regular as well as special reports in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to operate a P.C., spreadsheet software, 10-key calculator & other office equipment as necessary.
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity, confidentiality & professionalism.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist.
• Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, or business administration or minimum of 5 years accounting experience required.
• Experience with personal computers and excel spreadsheets required.
• General ledger accounting and financial analysis experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous grant financial accounting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation and monitors research budgets for all federal, state and internal funds, as well as BTNRH operating budget.
• Communicates with research and accounting staff to ensure compliance with federal rules and regulations.
• Reviews and monitors research procurements including materials, services, travel, credit card, and capital expenditures.
• Prepares adjusting and closing entries for month end close ensuring deadlines are met.
• Reviews grant and contract proposals for accuracy, reasonableness and consistency.
• Analyzes financial statements, prepares reports for trends or variances comparing actual to budget and prior year for both expenses and revenues, and communicates findings with appropriate management.
• Assists in the implementation of systems, controls and reporting for accounting and budgets.
• Determines financial status for required interim and closeout reports.
• Communicates changes with research, payroll and corporate departments to ensure accuracy and completion of grant time and effort reports.
• Works with staff to interpret NIH, FFBH & BTNRH policies concerning budgetary, financial, accounting, purchasing & related grant business matters.
• Completes special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Additional benefits include tuition assistance, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees