Grants Accounting Manager

Success Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

About The Position

Success Academy is a growing network of public charter schools in New York and Florida, dedicated to providing a rigorous, whole-child education. This Team Lead role oversees the core financial and accounting aspects of the grants and government funding lifecycle. The individual will be responsible for producing financial reports for private foundations and government funding, maintaining accounting records and controls, and re-engineering the grants accounting process to be best-in-practice.

Requirements

6+ years of experience, with at least 3 years in accounting/finance for grants and government funding.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
Strong financial acumen and a grasp of the nuances that exist within non-profit accounting.
Collaborative, hands-on, results-oriented, and innovative professional who operates with the utmost integrity at all times.
Transformation experience and is a change agent with the ability to drive financial process improvements.
Clear communicator, able to craft and deliver messages to multiple constituencies at all levels (including the CFO).
Proven partnership abilities and experience working with diverse groups on financial projects.
Expertise in prioritizing projects, problem-solving, meeting deadlines, initiating follow-through, and displaying strict attention to detail.
Analytically grounded, with the ability to actualize ideas through execution.
Track record of success in complex, fast-paced, creative, and rapidly changing environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with charter schools is a bonus.

Responsibilities

Oversee the core financial and accounting aspects of the private grants and government funding lifecycle.
Maintain an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls.
Identify opportunities for process simplification and automation, driving a continuous flow of new ideas and process improvements.
Help re-engineer and develop a best-in-practice grants accounting process, ensuring proper process documentation for all revenue streams.
Ensure all key financial controls for the grants function are operating effectively as designed.
Manage the upfront financial budget development process.
Implement and train employees on improved tagging processes, specifically the expense coding process.
Ensure appropriate tagging and optimal utilization of all grant funding (private and government).
Prepare regular financial reports on funds tagged and utilization.
Identify additional opportunities to seek funding for untagged expenses/programs.
Conduct due diligence on untagged expenditures to determine eligibility under restricted grants.
Monitor receipt of all grant payments.
Assess the adequacy of revenue recognition and the ability to interpret complex US GAAP accounting topics such as the new revenue accounting standard (ASC 606).
Provide the Accounting team with the necessary documentation to support the month-end closing process.
Serve as the financial Subject Matter Expert for existing and potential government grants regarding budgetary oversight and financial reporting.
Develop documentation related to budget narratives, explanation of programs, and spend.
Work closely with year-end auditors on financial statement reviews, responding timely to any audit requests related to grant financials.