SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Client Relations
· Serve as primary contact for multiple project staff; provide financial analysis, management support and guidance.
· Communicate regularly with Grant Funders and provide a high level of customer service around short- and long-term fiscal management.
Grants Management
· Support projects’ funding proposals: assist with budgets, review proposals, provide supporting documents.
· Ensure complete documentation of funding awards.
· Work with project directors to comply with funder’s terms and conditions, manage deliverables, monitor spending, request amendments, and plan spend-out.
· Prepares all grant reporting and maintains the Billing and Budget Review Schedule.
Financial Management
· Support budget creation, budget projections and analysis of expenses as needed.
· Review Cost Allocation Plan to ensure correct charges to various grants and funds.
· Review salaries being allocated to projects and adjust to ensure correct allocation.
· Prepare, review, and distribute monthly reports, funder reports and others. Document and address issues requiring attention and/or further discussion.
· Analyze and monitor projects’ fund, cash balances
· Supervises Finance and Grants Coordinator to ensure timely and accurate processing of payables, deposits, and billings.
· Works with auditors to ensure timely audit completion.
· Perform other duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
· Education: BA/BS degree in business, nonprofit fiscal management or accounting.
· Experience: Five or more years of experience managing grants and nonprofit finances.
· Sophisticated nonprofit fund and federal grant accounting and management experience.
· Budgeting experience.
· Demonstrated skill in providing a high level of service to multiple customers, ideally in a nonprofit context.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
· Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
· Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
· Ability to interpret financial data and prepare budgets and financial grant reports including forecasting activities.
· Ability to be discreet with personal information that may be needed for some grants such as employee salaries, client medical data, and upcoming projects.
· Thorough understanding of local, state, and federal funding sources and the ability to locate potential sources for funding.
· Thorough understanding of grant funding policies and procedures and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and automated accounting software including QuickBooks, Excel. Bill.com, state of CT Core grant system, Paylocity experience a plus.
· Ability to work with minimum supervision and engage in critical problem-solving methods.
· Desire to engage in continuous learning to expand skill sets.
· Desire to work in a diverse nonprofit organization with a focus on both individual contributions and teamwork.
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