What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grant Accountant position at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland?
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- Health Insurance starting your first day
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401k plan including employer match
- Competitive Time Off Benefits
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Grant Accountant
Catholic Charities seeks a Grant Accountant to prepare financial statements, budgets, and reports for grants. Responsibilities include managing budgets, analyzing financial data, supporting audits, and maintaining records. Requires a degree in Accounting/Finance and 5-7 years' experience.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the activities of this position and relevant function are consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland.
- Compose and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports to funders, as required.
- Grow and maintain funder relationships within the scope of finance responsibilities.
- Prepare timely reporting of operations to site/program directors and to senior leadership, including meaningful analysis of program activities, operating statistics, variance analysis, and other non-financial data points to assist in the review of the financial statements.
- Develop and manage financial forecasts and budgets to ensure that program financial goals are achieved. Maintain regular communications with department leads regarding profitability and adherence to budget; provide recommendations concerning above.
- Monitor expense against budget to ensure accuracy of reported information, make corrective entries as needed.
- Prepare supporting schedules for year-end audits. Schedules will support the operating results of designated programs and the accuracy of accounting for related cash receipts and disbursements.
- Assist with the periodic reconciliation of directed balance sheet accounts with subsidiary ledgers, detail transactions, and other reporting as deemed appropriate.
- Aid in the maintenance of the general ledger.
- Prepare necessary adjusting journal entries for regular closings.
- Develop and maintain subsidiary schedules in support of all balance sheet accounts.
- Perform other duties as necessary to accomplish objectives.
Requirements:
- Combination of education and experience normally represented by a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration, with master’s degree or CPA preferred; with at least 5-7 years of previous financial experience ideally gained through increasingly responsibility within Accounting or Finance in a human service agency.
- Knowledge of accounting concepts, techniques, and principles and ability to apply knowledge.
- Must have a good working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office with particular attention to spreadsheet programs, along with considerable knowledge of networked IS applications.
- Ability to effectively and productively work with people of very diverse economic, cultural, and administrative backgrounds.
- Must have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Skill in analyzing and interpreting financial data.
- Must be able to work independently from general instructions.
- Must have excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations as necessary.
- Must have a valid Ohio Driver’s License and reliable means of transportation for local travel.
- Final applicant is required to be fingerprinted to complete background check.
Learn More about Catholic Charities and our Programs by visiting:
Overview | Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland (ccdocle.org)
Service Areas | Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland (ccdocle.org)
Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.
