Grants Specialist

Minimum Qualifications:

• Attendance at an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or public administration or a closely related field; and 3 years of responsible experience in administrative and/or budgetary analysis, accounting, personnel and/or office management; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Knowledge of general/cost accounting and statistical principles; accounting theories and procedures; accounts payable; double-entry bookkeeping; financial reporting systems; budget preparation, monitoring, analysis, and revisions; appropriate business language and report-writing methods; computer spreadsheet, word processing applications; automated office equipment and state of the art software programs.

• Ability to maintain personnel records and documents; use automated office equipment and state-of-the-art software programs; obtain, analyze, evaluate, and draw logical conclusions from relevant data; read, understand, and apply legislation, regulations, and other instructions to ensure compliance with federal and state rules and regulations and grant/contract conditions; communicate effectively verbally and in writing; develop and maintain effective working relationships; prepare appropriate business documents; self-start and work independently; and maintain confidential information.

• Must possess strong computer skills, including those necessary for a full range of administrative record-keeping as well as basic word-processing functions.

• Must possess excellent organizational skills.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensures compliance with all grantor reporting conditions and grant requirements.

• Provides technical support and direction to program managers to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations as well as grant or contract conditions. Works with program managers to ensure accurate reporting of program data to funders.

• Acts as a liaison with funding sources to resolve budget, financial, audit, or reporting issues.

• Identifies and presents financial issues to the Accounting Supervisor.

• Recommends appropriate action to strengthen and enhance the financial environment.

• Recordation of all grantor budgets and budget revisions into Sage 300.

• Track and monitor all grant deliverables; coordinate with other staff as needed for information to be assembled.

• Prepare and submit all claims (including supporting data) as required for funders; record transactions into Sage 300

• Assess payments made by funders for proper recording in Sage 300 (apply to AR, adjustments as necessary, etc.)

• Responsible for all communications with funders (and appropriate internal staff) for the scheduling of program and/or fiscal monitoring visits, as well as coordinating the submission of the requested documentation.

• Acts as a liaison with funding sources in resolving budget, financial, audit, or reporting issues.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Accounting Supervisor.

To Apply

Email a cover letter, writing sample, resume, and three professional references to: HR@gbla.org or mail to Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc., 615 California Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93304.

Benefits

Coverage is effective on the first day of the month following thirty (30) days of employment unless otherwise noted.

Medical Insurance: (coverage is effective on the 1st day of the month after 30 days of employment)

Employer-paid premium for all full-time employees

HMO plan with Kaiser Permanente

Optional spouse/domestic partner/dependent coverage (employee paid)

Section 125 Plan allows pre-tax payment for optional coverage

Dental Insurance: (coverage is effective on the 1st day of the month after 30 days of employment)

Employer-paid premium for all full-time employees, spouse, and dependents

Delta Dental 1500 Plan

Vision Insurance: (coverage is effective on the 1st day of the month after 30 days of employment)

VSP Plan, employer-paid premium for all full-time employees, spouse, and dependents

Life Insurance: (coverage is effective on the 1st day of the month after 30 days of employment)

Employer-paid premium for all full-time employees

Employee coverage (3x annual salary, max $500k)

Spouse coverage ($10,000)

Dependent coverage ($5,000)

GBLA maintains a Long & Short-Term Disability plan for all full-time employees

Retirement: 401k plan: annually, GBLA matches 100% of an employee’s contribution up to 5% of the employee’s compensation. Automatic enrollment and elective contribution of 2% of employee’s compensation, unless employee chooses otherwise. Automatic contribution increases annually by 1% up to 5%, after 1st plan year. All elective contributions are pre-tax unless employee elects otherwise. Service Percentage Vested: <1 year of vesting service = 0%, >1 year of vesting service = 100%. This is a recap of GBLA’s plan highlights. All plan details are disclosed as required in the Summary Plan Description document distributed upon enrollment.

GBLA observes all judicial holidays observed by the Superior Court of California, County of Kern

Vacation: 0 to < 2 years of employment = up to 2 weeks (7.5 hours accrued monthly)

Wellness benefits: GBLA pays a portion of a discounted group membership to a local gym and employees have access to Kaiser’s mental health app “Headspace”