Senior Grant Accountant (Buffalo Promise Neighborhood) – Hybrid Buffalo

M&T Bank•Buffalo, NY

6d•$74,600 - $124,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood (BPN) is seeking a detail-oriented and mission-driven Senior Grant Accountant to manage financial operations for Westminster Community Charter School and Buffalo Promise Neighborhood. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex financial challenges, and is passionate about education and community impact. The Senior Grant Accountant will serve as the accountant for Buffalo Promise Neighborhood and provide accounting & payroll support for Westminster Community Charter School. This position performs financial and accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, grant accounting and reporting, retirement plan reporting, budgeting, forecasting, tax and audit preparation, board and financial reporting, and other ad hoc financial analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred), or Business Management/Analytics/Administration, or equivalent work experience
5+ years’ related work experience
Experience in Fund or Grant Accounting
Must possess a detailed understanding of how to account for segregated/restricted funds and their aggregate impact on the organization’s cash flow and development activities

Nice To Haves

Experience in preparing budgets and financial reports for Government compliance requests
Experience with working with Collective Bargaining Agreements
Has a demonstrated interest in education; especially issues surrounding poverty and urban school districts
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and PC Competencies
Detail oriented, with advanced problem-solving skills
Creative and analytical with excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to multi-task while prioritizing workload
Demonstrated ability to work independently with a supporting history of accomplishing results
Certified Public Accountant designation a plus
Experience with a with a recognized non-profit organization a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for tracking and reporting complex allocations across multiple programs, projects, and reporting periods.
Perform daily, monthly, quarterly and annual fund accounting and reporting procedures.
Work on the accounting team responsible for Westminster Community Charter School’s payroll administration, including biweekly processing, maintaining personnel payroll records, ensuring payroll system functionality for compliance with CBA's, governance and retirement reporting.
Perform journal entries and cash reconciliations.
Develops budgets, forecasts and cash-flow reports. Monitors expenses related to the segregated funds within each entity supported. Tracks allocations for pledges and services provided in-kind to Buffalo Promise Neighborhood and Westminster Community Charter School.
Responsible for problem resolution and data interpretation, perform variance analysis and ensures timely submission of reports.
Prepare monthly financial statements for board meetings and management presentations.
Alert Senior Management of potential shortfalls and other fiscal issues.
Prepares, analyzes and reviews financial, tax and regulatory information. Supports outside audit and tax preparation work.
Serve as a primary contact for grant administration financial reporting and any closeout functions.
Creates and analyzes financial reports, monitors grant budgets and develops efficient accounting procedures in accordance with applicable law.
Ensures adherence to guidelines and policies and that grant funds are expended in compliance with federal, state, and local grantor agency regulations.
Performs technical research using multiple sources of information and suggests insightful conclusions.
Provides information to Senior Management, auditors and other interested parties while ensuring the quality of data being requested.
Adheres to financial controls.
Participates in special projects and cross-functional initiatives. Interacts with school and BPN personnel to communicate results/changes.
Ensures success through shared responsibility of team workload to achieve department/project objectives (volume, quality, timeliness and end results).
Understand, adhere, and contribute to improvement/timeliness of deliverables and process efficiency.
Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
Promote an environment that reflects the M&T Bank brand.
Complete other related duties as assigned.