Grant Accountant
Grant Accountant
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About the Opportunity
We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life regardless of their birthplace and circumstances. Ron Packard CEO & Founder
ACCEL Schools is a network of 80 high-performing public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban suburban and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar virtual and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education sports training bilingual programming and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators authorizers and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.
As a Grant Accountant supporting efforts you will support the following areas:
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare grant ledgers forecasting expenses for Federal State and local grants for multiple entities.
- Maintain grant ledgers recording actual expenses adjusting forecasts monthly.
- Ability to crosscheck and verify data coming from multiple systems (financial accounting payroll state/federal reporting systems internal ledgers)
- Understand Federal reporting guidelines with continued professional development to maintain knowledge as guidelines change.
- Ensure reporting requirements are met in multiple systems (pre- and post-award)
- Responsible for Federal State and Compliance Audits for multiple entities
- File cash requests for various grants as needed.
- Provide information to finance and accounting staff as necessary to assist in month-end close activities.
- Prepare invoices and requests for payments to funding agencies and reconcile grant expenses.
- Must possess a high level of accuracy and be detail oriented.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and to respond to dynamic situations as they arise.
- Knowledge/experience with Uniform Guidance helpful
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in finance Economics or Accounting (strong knowledge of GAAP required)
- Experience in grants financial management in the educational sector.
- 2 Years of Accounting experience
- Strong technical skills including Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains and Microsoft Excel
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Strong analytical skills
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel experience
Work Location: The Accounting team is based in Parma Ohio. We are open to providing candidates with the flexibility of a hybrid schedule.
Our Benefits:
Life benefits time & peace of mind
- Paid time off
- Retirement contributions
- Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary life insurance (employee spouse child)
- Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations
Health benefits stay well & thrive
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary short-term disability insurance
- Voluntary long-term disability insurance
Career benefits keep growing
- Career advancement opportunities throughout Pansophic Learning and our strong network of 4000 instructors and education professionals
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is our policy to abide by all federal state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a persons race color religious creed sex national origin ancestry citizenship status pregnancy childbirth physical disability mental and/or intellectual disability age military status veteran status (including protected veterans) marital status registered domestic partner or civil union status familial status gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression) medical condition genetic information sexual orientation or any other protected status except where a reasonable bona fide occupational qualification exists.
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Employment Type
Grant
