Senior Accountant

Houston-Galveston Area Council

• $80K — $85K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field
  • 5 years of experience in government, nonprofit, or related roles
  • Knowledge of Governmental Accounting principles
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe software applications

Responsibilities

  • Monitor grant expenditures for compliance with guidelines and regulations
  • Maintain and adjust project budgets, monitoring expenses
  • Prepare and submit reimbursement requests to grantors
  • Handle grant manual billings and adjust journal entries
  • Compile and submit financial reports for grant closeouts
  • Manage monthly grant expenditure schedules and AR reconciliation
  • Approve and process financial reports

Benefits

  • Required residency within the agency's service region
  • Opportunities for cross-training and team support
  • Involvement in meaningful community-focused grant management
Full Job Description
What will I bedoing?
  • Monitor and review grant expenditures to ensure compliance with grant guidelines and regulations for various State and Federal funded grants.
  • Enter and maintain project budgets, budget amendments, and budget adjustments; monitor expenses versus budgets to assist program staff with project oversight.
  • Prepare and submit timely requests for reimbursements to grantor agencies.
  • Prepare and submit grant manual billings and monthly adjusting journal entries as needed.
  • Prepare and submit timely interim and final closeout financial reports to grantor agencies.
  • Maintain monthly grant schedule of expenditures and monthly grant AR reconciliation for assigned grants.
  • Approve and process financial reports.
  • Monitoring outstanding financial billings and requesting payment status from grantor agencies.
  • Prepare and present information and financial reports for internal staff
  • Support team members by gathering support documentation for monitoring and audits; filling in other positions when needed.
  • Ensure all work is accurate, complete, and compliant with federal regulations.


KeyQualifications
  • Knowledge of Governmental Accounting principles.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Detail-oriented.
  • Ability to accurately perform multiple tasks & prioritize deadlines.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe software applications.

Do you have...
  • Bachelor's degree in an applicable academic discipline orrelatedfield of study
  • 5years of experienceworking with local government, nonprofit programs, schools, or in job-related duties

Salary range: $80,000.00 - $85,500.00

All employees of H-GAC are required to reside within the agency's region of service to support our commitment to excellence in service of our region.

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