Grant Accountant - Vaco, LLC
Red Bank, NJ 07701
About the Job
Monmouth County, NJ
Full Time Role
Job Duties:
- Maintains ledger accounts with a primary focus on pre- and post- award grant accounting for Federal and State of New Jersey awarded grants
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with funders’ administrative guidelines, timely receipt of revenue, accurate submission of financial reports, Single Audit processes and orderly closure of projects
- Monitor and track the status of grant programs through its program life cycle
- Work with grant managers and advise management on preparing grant budgets for proposals
- Monitor expenses for allowable uses of grant funds
- Creates monthly journal entries and prepares monthly and daily reconciliations
- Completes and enters data accurately on a monthly basis
- Strong understanding of the relationship between income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
- Compile/attach appropriate supporting documentation for journal entries
- Entries entered timely in general ledger
- Ensures accuracy of account balances
- Use online research and review of original record sources to evaluate appropriateness of account balance
- Maintains accurate detail in support of the balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other documents that project the organization's and grant financial position
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- A minimum of 4 or more years of accounting experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Prior hospital or healthcare experience a plus
- Prior grant accounting or auditing experience
- Prior experience with PeopleSoft Financial and budget software a plus
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.