Accountant, Fiscal Department (Grants and Contracts Management) at CAMBA in Brooklyn, NY

Job description

• CAMBA's Fiscal Department provides fiscal administration including accounting, budgeting, procurement services and procedures for numerous city/state/federal contracts and/or private grants. In addition, the Fiscal Department recommends alternatives to assure that organization wide objectives and priorities are met.

Responsibilities

• Serve as administrator for all assigned programs/projects.
• Prepare funder required vouchers.
• Prepare journal entries as needed.
• Research and analyze chronic fiscal issues and propose solutions as needed.
• Read and review contracts of assigned programs for essential fiscal elements.
• Review and approve new staff hires and changes in staff allocations for all assigned programs.
• Review and approve purchase order requisitions (POR) and payment request forms (PRF) to assure completeness and accuracy (i.e., program numbers, locations, General Ledger coding, Period of Service/Budget period, amount of invoice, authorized signatures, allocations, etc. are present and accurate).
• Communicate with and assist in resolving case receipt issues with accounts receivable staff.
• Review budgets set up by the Budget Department.
• Monitor revenue and expenditures against program budgets.
• Assist Budget Analysts by recommending necessary budget modifications in a timely manner.
• Maintain orderly and complete contract files.
• Interact with other fiscal departments and program staff as needed to resolve problem accounts.
• Compile and distribute variances to Program Directors.
• Generate and disburse M/WBE reporting for State and City funded programs.
• Review information in the MIP accounting system and resolve discrepancies with budget and general finance departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) in Accounting and/or Equivalent Experience
• 5+ years of Not for Profit experience. Preferred
• Must abide by strict ethical standards
• Must maintain Integrity, objectivity, and confidentiality at all times
• Must avoid personal conflicts of interest
• Ability to work overtime when needed

Skills

Required

• Accounting
• Fiscal administration
• Budgeting
• Procurement
• Journal entries
• Contract review
• Financial analysis
• MIP accounting system
• M/WBE reporting
• Integrity
• Objectivity
• Confidentiality

Preferred

• Not for Profit experience

Benefits

• Benefits: CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.
• When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.