Grant Accountant Jobs

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is one of the largest associations of YMCAs in the nation. Our mission is to develop strong children, families, and communities across the Metropolitan Chicago area through academic readiness, character development, violence prevention, fitness, and healthy living. This position and team play a vital role in our ability to execute our mission.

The Grant Accountant provides technical accounting, budget and other administrative support for Program Managers, under the direction of VP of Administration/Controller. Responsibilities include monitoring, analyzing and maintaining financial transactions for a wide variety of social service programs; tracking revenues and expenditures, and preparing required internal and external financial reports.

The successful candidate will perform complex, technical grants accounting work involving varying fiscal years and requiring greater independent judgment within the framework of existing accounting policies and procedures. Work is performed under general supervision and is reviewed by the VP of Administration or designate through periodic conferences and reports and through the adequacy and accuracy of the resultant records, reports, and functions.

• A Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent, in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to . . . plan, design and implement specialized financial accounting procedures and reports; research, analyze and interpret complex accounting data; prepare clear, concise financial reports for managers, grantors, and other internal and external users; evaluate current accounting policies and procedures and recommend improvements; develop and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered.
• Computer applications related to financial reporting (database, spreadsheet, word processing); general office practices and procedures; governmental structure, accounting and budget procedures and practices; unique accounting issues relating to Federal, state and local grants.
• Knowledge of . . . general accounting principles and practices; 2 CFR 200, Single Audit;
• OR
• Four years of progressive accounting experience, at least two of which are directly related to grant accounting

• Report financial grant information from a variety of revenue sources with many element codes. Prepare a variety of reports, statements, records, analyses, and financial compilations for Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with various reporting periods according to specifications according to program needs. Prepare grant close-outs and periodic reports.
• Monitor, analyze and maintain financial transactions and accounting for a wide variety of social service programs funded by Federal, state and local grants and allocations.
• Track revenues and expenditures by funding source and/or subcontract. Reconcile grant and program financial statements to the program budgets which may include many different sites.
• Monitor fiscal compliance by subcontractors and sub-recipients with various reporting periods.
• Participate in fiscal monitoring as required by Funding Agencies.
• Work with funding authorities to correct or adjust outages.
• Review data, identify errors through analysis, research, and interpretation of data, and provide recommendations to the VP of Finance Administration and/or Program Manager in determining corrective action.
• Provide advanced, technical grants accounting support work for Program Managers and department programs.
• Work closely with interdepartmental staff, Internal Audit and Compliance, Legal, Centers Business Office and Federal, state and local governmental agencies.
• Provide accounting information and technical assistance to subcontractors and sub-recipients when necessary.
• Ensure there is an appropriate cost allocation plan maintained and updated as necessary and that expenses allocated to grants are consistent to the plan.