Job description

Reporting and Duties:**
The Senior Contracts/Grants & Budget Officer reports to the head of the Financial Operations Unit or the Head of the Finance Department and work cooperatively with the financial team and the departmental/program staff to ensure the sound management of contracts/grants, and pass-through projects. Responsibilities include ensuring the accurate and timely input and posting of financial activities for contracts/grants, and pass-through projects to the accounting system, the timely completion and submission of claims to funding agencies, the development of contracts/grants budgets, communicating with funding agencies and departmental/program staff, producing, updating, reviewing and maintaining reports for contracts/grants, and pass-through projects, including claims, general ledgers, trial balances, balance sheets, and income statements, as well as associated excel worksheets.
This includes the following grants/contract accounting management activities and collaborations:

• Manages the Contracts/Grant Management Units and supervises staff.

• Reviews grant/contract expenditures with accounts payable personnel and ensures compliance with grant/contract agreements.

• Interacts with payroll personnel to ensure payroll information for grants/contracts is accurate and in-lie with grant/contracts allocations.

• Reviews agency fund transmittal information with cash receipts personnel to ensure grants/contract receipts are coded to reflect fund, responsibility center, department/program and funding source.

• Performs monthly vouchering and claims process and submits them to the funding agencies.

• Performs General Ledger maintenance and Trial Balance management for contracts/grants.

• Performs monthly Reconciliations, Closing and Annual Audits functions pertaining to grants/contracts

• Develops Contracts/Grants Budgets

• Ensures Contracts/Grants are in compliance

• Participates in Contracts/Grants Audits, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Fiscal Audits, A-133 Audits, and Unaudited and Audited Financial Statements preparation.

• Perform other accounting duties, as assigned.

Minimum Skills Set, Experience and Qualification:

• Self-directed, solutions-oriented, multi-tasker, with strong communication and organizational skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines; adept at managing peak work periods and changing circumstances; and tenacious in meeting deadlines.

• Ability to work collaboratively across departments/programs and be responsive to internal and external inquiries.

• At least 6-8 years progressive senior level accounting experience in non-profit accounting, general ledger management and contract/grants management/accounting.

• Accounting Degree required

• Experience with governmental programs including DHCR-Weatherization Assistance Program, DYCD, and SBS desirable.

• Experience in preparing Federal Awards schedules and supporting documentation for A-133 audits desirable.

• Extensive experience with computerized accounting software, and MS Office, particularly excel spreadsheets.

To apply for this position, please forward a resume and cover letter outlining your interests and qualifications via e-mail to: Judith Anglin – janglin@restorationplaza.org.

Job Type: Full-time

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