Staff Accountant - Grants Specialist

The Staff Accountant – Grants Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate, consistent, and timely accounting and compliance of the organization’s grants, including but not limited to, post award grant accounting, budget modification as well as ensuring compliance with funding source administrative guidelines, timely receipt of revenue, accurate submission of financial and other related reports and grant regulations.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

The Staff Accountant - Grants Specialist has the following responsibilities and duties:

• Track, review, analyze and reconcile all grants related activities to all financials and other related reports. Maintain information and documents in support of grant related revenues and expenditures to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and other related regulations, statutes, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Prepare invoices, JVs, and reports for public and private grants and contracts and ensure deadlines are met.
• Analyze various grantor revenue and expenditure reports and makes appropriate recommendations to ensure compliance with budgeted projections and grant provisions.
• Manage grant cancellations, amendments, and payment adjustments.
• Build and maintain working relationship with program directors internally to ensure communication regarding grants is accurate, consistent, complete, and informative.
• Prepare and maintain documentation to support federal, state, and other related agencies' audit inspections of financial transactions including compliance, billing, funds draw down, correspondence and other related activities.
• Support departments with departmental grant budget projections in collaboration with the Accounting manager and the CFO.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state, local and special program reporting requirements for grant activities.
• Prepare monthly payroll allocation entries in relation to grant activities
• Assist Accounting Manager & CFO to perform month end analyses and other ad hoc projects as assigned.
• Keep abreast of all regulatory compliance and other related requirements.
• Other duties as assigned by the Accounting Manager & CFO.

Qualifications

The Staff Accountant - Grants Specialist should have the following skills, education and experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field, and/or any combination of education, training and experience providing.
• Three or more years grant/fund accounting as well as general accounting, compliance experience.
• Knowledge of health care industry, in particular an understanding of FQHC operations.
• Knowledge of general accepted accounting principles including reporting requirements and procedures related to Federal, State, and other related grants, cost accounting, A122 and A133 audit.
• Knowledge of budget preparation and administration, financial record keeping and reporting.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of contract/grant administration and monitoring.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and other related laws, rules, regulations, and policies pertaining to grant and contract administration.
• Knowledge of specialized reporting requirements and procedures in the preparation of accounting records and financial statements.
• Ability to interpret contracts, requirements, policies, and procedures relating to grants, applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to compile and analyze data and prepare summary status reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communications skill (active listening, written & verbal).
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize appropriately.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide variety of people including staff and funding agencies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint
• Utilized fund accounting software, preferably MIP, Sage 100
• Proficient in Other relevant technologies
• Computer keyboard and mouse
• 10-key calculator
• Copy/scan office equipment
• Fax machine
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information
• Comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations.
• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English. Spanish is helpful but not necessary.

Who We Are: The Mission Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC) is a non-profit, multi-site community health organization offering comprehensive health services in the Mission and Excelsior Districts of San Francisco. We offer primary health care services including adult medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, family planning, OB/GYN, HIV, homeless services, optometry and dental services.  We advocate for health equity and deliver innovative, high quality services responsive to the neighborhoods and diverse communities we serve with a focus on the Latino Spanish-Speaking Communities.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance – MNHC pays 90-100% based on plan
• Dental and Vision Insurance – free to employee
• Flex Spend Accts for health & dependent care expenses
• Life Insurance – free basic policy plus voluntary option
• Vacation – 2 weeks (3 weeks after 5 yrs; 4 weeks after 8 yrs)
• 12 Paid Holidays plus your birthday and 12 Sick Days each year
• 40 hours Paid Educational Leave
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Contribution