Senior Grant Accountant (Hybrid)

Sierra Health Foundation•Sacramento, CA

5d•$45 - $50•Hybrid

About The Position

Sierra Health Foundation is a private philanthropy dedicated to improving health and quality of life for all Californians through strategic investments, partnerships, and programs. We are committed to advancing health outcomes and reducing health disparities by convening, educating, and making strategic grants. As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and seek employees with varied backgrounds and experiences to help us forge a new path towards health, racial equity, and racial justice. The foundation currently operates on a hybrid work schedule, with core in-office days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and optional telework on Mondays and Fridays.

Requirements

5+ years nonprofit accounting experience, especially grant budgeting and reporting
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Proficiency and/or willingness to advance with ADP
Proficiency and/or willingness to advance with Microsoft Office (advanced Excel)
Proficiency and/or willingness to advance with Adaptive Solutions
Proficiency and/or willingness to advance with Salesforce
Proficiency and/or willingness to advance with Sage Intacct
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret studies, proposals, reports, journals, financial and database reports, grant agreements, contracts and memos.
Ability to compose business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to grantees, employees of the organization and others.
Ability to facilitate small group meetings.
Requires a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
Ability to respond to common inquiries from partners, applicants, grantees, contractors and community members promptly.
Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
The work requires continual attention to detail in data entry, analysis of contracts, composing, typing and proofing materials.
Must have excellent time management, ability to plan and organizational skills.
Must have knowledge of office administration procedures and the use of and operation of standard office equipment.
Must be able to work independently, take direction and exercise sound judgment within a team in a small office setting on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with flexibility.
Ability to work with individuals from diverse communities and life experience.
Must be proficient in Windows, Microsoft Office, Outlook, database software, accounting software (e.g., Sage Intacct), Adobe Acrobat, and internet use.
Must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills are desirable.
CPA or Master’s degree a plus

Responsibilities

Work with program staff to develop budgets for grant and contract funding from private foundations or government agencies.
Develop and maintain multi-year grant and contract budgets reports in SAGE Intacct, ensuring general ledger account numbers align with expenses and creating a multi-year grant reporting template.
Prepare invoices for reimbursement by internal deadlines to meet funder requirements, including supplemental reports, ensuring all expenses are posted to the general ledger, payroll allocation is accurate, and direct/indirect revenue and grants receivable are recorded.
Reconcile all totals to the general ledger before finalizing invoices and provide them to management for review and then to the funder.
Reconcile multi-year grant reports in SAGE Intacct to invoice totals.
Prepare financial reports for actual grant expenses by internal deadlines, ensuring all expenses are posted to the general ledger, reconciling totals to the general ledger, and preparing budget modifications when required.
Calculate and report any interest earned on grant funds when required.
Provide final financial reports or budget modifications to the Deputy Controller and program staff for review, and then send them to the funder.
Reconcile multi-year grant reports in SAGE Intacct to financial report totals.
Assist the Deputy Controller with calculating estimated remaining grant funds for the beginning of the new budget year.
Work with program staff to create budgets for existing and new grants by grant sequence number for the new fiscal budget year.
Support departments with departmental grant and contract budget allocations.
Record journal entries for allocated expenses, reclasses, and other transactions.
Reconcile balance sheet accounts.
Record grant revenue.
Research transactions.
Assist with month, quarter, and year-end closing.
Assist during the annual audit, including testing of federal awards, revenue policies and transactions, and occasional ad hoc program audits.
Serve as the lead from grant accounting staff on technology, assisting with Sage Intacct projects, reports, and needs, and Adaptive budgeting and forecasting.
Serve as the grant accounting lead in Concur to verify accuracy of coding for CHPM grants.
Assist the Deputy Controller on training new grant accounting staff, focusing on government deliverable invoicing standards, deliverable revenue recognition standards, and fiscal compliance and oversight of partners (subrecipients).
In partnership with Program and Contracts & Compliance Teams, perform periodic subrecipient monitoring and partner compliance, reviewing financial reports for accuracy and ensuring reported costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable.
Follow up with subrecipients and partners to resolve any reporting issues.
Perform periodic and random subrecipient and partner desk reviews.
Provide additional analysis relating to grant revenue and expenses as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.