Grant Accountant - Creative Financial Staffing

CFS is working with a faith-based organization that educates and supports vulnerable youth in developing countries, is hiring a Grant Accountant to work under the direct supervision of the Accounting Supervisor with program direction provided by the Controller.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Code invoices to perspective grants;
• Process wire requests to overseas Salesian missions;
• Make entries to grant programs/projects upon confirmation;
• File SF 425 cash reports to U.S. Government (USG) agencies on a quarterly basis and in a timely manner;
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly SF 425 financial reports to USG; e.g. reconciliation of funds disbursed compared to expenses from country and review all accounting documents from overseas partners: bank reconciliations, financial statements to make sure numbers match the SF 425 filed with the USG;
• Review quarterly financial statements from the overseas partners compared to budget and prepare reconciliations and make presentations of these comparisons to SMOIP’s Supervisor and Staff;
• Record monthly accruals of the HQ’s portion of each applicable grant to match the approved budget;
• Reconcile cash overseas accounts related to grants monthly or quarterly at the latest; and
• Review financial and internal controls of new grantees overseas, identify gaps in the systems needed to meet the reporting USG accounting and internal control standards and follow up with a plan to effectively address such gaps, including training of accountants overseas.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred
• Experience using MIPS accounting software
• Strong working knowledge of USG grant regulations
• Experience with foundation-funded projects (or similar)
• At least 2 years spent working in a program position for donor-funded development programming
• Strong cross-cultural skills and the ability to work collaboratively with partners in other countries
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical and program leadership with strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Prior NGO experience preferred
• Creativity, organization skills and attention to details with an emphasis on following tasks to completion
• Bilingual skills preferred, especially Spanish, French, or Arabic

This role is onsite and salary range is $65,000- $75,000 annually.

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