What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grants Accountant position at Healthcare For the Homeless Inc?
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Overview
Under the direct supervision of the Grants Manager, the Grants Accountant is responsible for recording financial transactions, monitoring, and maintaining the grant compliance of expenditures, and tracking expenditures to grant and internal budgets. As grants are one of the main funding sources for the sustainable operations of Health Care for the Homeless, this role is key to ensuring operational and financial effectiveness.
Key Role Responsibilities
- Conduct regular monitoring and auditing of grant spending on assigned grants and collaborate with program managers and grant administrators resolving spending issues.
- Resolve grant spending issues and make appropriate journal entries with supporting documentation.
- Report on grant spending variances to budget.
- Monthly reconciliation of grant spending, record grant revenue and prepare necessary month-end journal entries.
- Work with members of the finance team to properly allocate and code grant invoices.
- Inform payroll of personnel changes related to grant spending.
- Accurately prepare monthly and quarterly grant invoices for assigned grants in compliance with grant terms.
- Prepare monthly grant reports and other ad hoc reports as requested including backup documentation in a timely manner.
- Effectively assist in the preparation and input into the general ledger system of annual grant budgets including backup documentation.
- Effectively assist in the preparation and review of grant proposals and budgets
- Supply copies of audits and regulatory documentation to the appropriate requestor
Key Agency Responsibilities
In addition to role responsibilities, each staff member of Health Care for the Homeless has the following responsibilities as a part of their employment:
- Models and reinforces the Health Care for the Homeless core values of dignity, authenticity, hope, justice, passion and balance
- Actively participates in performance improvement activities and actively participates in advocacy activities that support the mission of Health Care for the Homeless
- Protects clients’ personal health information by maintaining compliance with HIPAA and other relevant Health Care related IT security regulations
- Performs other duties on an as-needed basis
Knowledge, Experience, and Skills
Formal Education and Training
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required
Experience
- Three years of progressively responsible accounting experience
- General ledger entry and account reconciliation experience, preferably MIP
- Intermediate Excel and Accounting software experience
- Proficiency with automated systems and willingness and ability to learn new software packages
- Fund accounting and Compliance Audit experience a plus
Skills
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Flexible approach, working with several cross-disciplinary teams in a collaborative style
- Ability to work independently, with initiative, and handle multiple priorities and tasks
- Ability to work in sensitive situations and maintain confidentiality
- Energetic, adaptive and self-reflective learner
- Actively seeks input from pertinent sources to make timely and well-informed decisions
- Comfortable working with people who are homeless and/or low-income
Health Care for the Homeless is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to racial equity and inclusion. We make a particular effort to recruit and promote Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) for open positions. BIPOC, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, and people with other marginalized identities are encouraged to apply.
