Job Description 

The Accountant III position will:

• Monitor and review grant expenditures for authenticity, compliance with grant guidelines and regulations, and adherence to budgetary restrictions.
• Generate and submit timely interim and final financial reports to oversight agencies.  Follow-up as necessary to insure accurate submission of data.
• Schedule periodic meetings and/or trainings with grant management staff to review, analyze, and plan activities to ensure compliance with grant restrictions and expenditure guidelines, communicating with budget administrators and clerical staff to ensure accuracy of the information reported.
• Provide assistance and financial expertise to grant staff to effectively develop grant applications and implement awarded grants.
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance.
• Maintain a system of documentation to support grant expenditures, reports, and other documents relating to grants, ensuring that all records generated are retained in accordance with state and federal retention guidelines.
• Prepare and submit monthly grant reimbursement requests.
• Prepare adjusting entries and generate budget adjustments, as necessary.
• Participate in information gathering and preparation of reports and schedules, as necessary to prepare for oversight agency reviews and audits.
• Coordinate grant audit and grant monitoring and review activities.
• Must be able to communicate in a professional manner, both verbally and written, with clients, vendors, and staff.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of people.
• Assist in the development and documentation of business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Attend professional growth activities to keep abreast of laws relating to accounting and grant operation practices.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Perform other accounting related work and financial analyses, as assigned.

Education/Certification

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or commensurate experience
• CPA Preferred
• Minimum of 5 years experience preferred

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP)
• Knowledge of grant rules and regulations
• Knowledge of fund accounting
• Ability to maintain accurate and auditable records
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks/projects
• Skill in providing guidance and direction to various stakeholders
• Skill in working independently with little supervision
• Ability to use calculator (10-key by touch)
• Ability to use personal computer and software to create spreadsheets, databases, and word processing. (Google, Excel, Word, Access, etc.)

Applicant needs to possess these core values through words and actions to build positive, long term relationships with customers by demonstrating:

• Professionalism, integrity, respect for others, expertise and credibility at all times
• Quality in delivering what I promise and help create superior programs and services that add value beyond what is expected
• Teamwork by working cooperatively with others to promote a positive and fun work environment
• Adaptability by being flexible, attentive to change and ready to move quickly and decisively in response to the needs of customers
• Innovation by contributing to the implementation of new or significantly improved services and delivery methods
• Superior Service by providing personable, direct attention that delivers customer satisfaction beyond what is expected

Benefit Information

• ESC Region 12 provides monetary contribution up to $530 per month to use for employee/family healthcare and supplemental benefits
• Employee earns state personal, sick and vacation leave
• All employees contribute to both: Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and Social Security retirements