Accountant - Grants & Contracts: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic

Purpose of Position: Under general direction provide post-award grant management and related accounting duties for public and private grants. This position is the primary contact for grant and contract accounting functions and reporting.

Primary Position Objectives:

· Performs on a monthly basis budget and expense analysis reporting variances as appropriate, determine the amount of grant revenue recognition, prepares required financial reporting, monitors required deliverables reporting and assists with invoice preparation.

· Ensures all monthly, quarterly and/or annual grant reports are filed accurately and timely.

Experience Required

· Minimum BS in finance or accounting

· 3-5 years of accounting/budget management experience including 1 year of grant accounting

· Excellent understanding of financial and accounting principals (GAAP) and can apply to real business situations

· Excellent computer (Excel, Power Point) skills. Must have good understanding of general ledger packages

· Comfortable working in a faced-paced environment and implementing change

· Experience in a highly cooperative environment – where finance takes a highly participatory role in assisting management

· Critical thinking and problem solving (both big picture and analytically/qualitatively precise)

· Excellent communications skills

· Comfortable interfacing with senior level stakeholders