Seeking a relatively experienced Grants Accountant to take on the responsibility for all grant and contract functions from budgeting, billing, revenue calculation, collections, reporting, site visits, and close-out for a prominent Educational organization in the DC Metro Area. The Grants Accountant will also assist in other general accounting activities to include the preparation of the annual operating budget, monthly general ledger reconciliations, timesheets review, indirect cost proposal submission, excluded party vendor checks, and other projects and accounting duties as assigned.Responsibilities:Assists in monitoring staff time allocations to billable and unbillable projects and aids in the review of staff timesheetsAssists in the preparation and maintenance of the grants/contracts accounts receivable aging schedule and collection effortsPrepares summary entries to the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers, reconciles with source documents/transactions to ensure accuracy and resolves discrepancies.Ensures clear concise audit trails to support each transaction, salary adjustments, and reconciliation of accountsManages grant closeout process, including analyzing and forecasting of data, reporting of data and preparing close out reports in a timely mannerPrepares and submits monthly spending analyses to program managers; responds to inquiries from internal and external customers. Maintains direct communications with internal customers including program financial management staff regarding various receipts and expenses for billing and financial reporting purposes.Conducts regular meetings with program managers to discuss their spending analyses and suggest budget modifications, as neededReconciles billed and unbilled costs to grant and contract revenuesAssists in the timely collection of payments on outstanding grant and contract invoicesResponsible for communicating items relating to grant and contract financial management and compliance to program managers and fundersAssists in the timely collection of payments on outstanding grant and contract invoicesEnsures appropriate supporting documents for all grants and contracts are maintained in an organized and auditable manner, electronically and in paper form, as neededAssists the Grants Manager and Senior Accountant/Grants in preparing the Grants and Contracts revenue and operating budget, as requested
Seeking a relatively experienced Grants Accountant to take on the responsibility for all grant and contract functions from budgeting, billing, revenue calculation, collections, reporting, site visits, and close-out for a prominent Educational organization in the DC Metro Area. The Grants Accountant will also assist in other general accounting activities to include the preparation of the annual operating budget, monthly general ledger reconciliations, timesheets review, indirect cost proposal submission, excluded party vendor checks, and other projects and accounting duties as assigned.Responsibilities:
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Qualifications:1-5 years' experienceKnowledge of federal regulations related to sponsored programs at local, state, and federal levelsBalance and income sheet reconciliation experienceMust be detail and deadline orientedAbility to work with minimal supervision and work collaboratively with other various areas within the organizationMust have excellent written and oral communication skills; diplomacy with respect to funders is essentialAdvanced Excel (i.e., pivot tables) skillsMust have knowledge of OMB’s A-110, A-122, and A-133
