Accountant at Creative Financial Staffing
Mount Vernon, NY
About the Job
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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MaxSalary: USD75000
MinSalary: USD65000