What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Officer position at Lincoln Trail Area Development Distirct?
Job Overview
Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD), a multi-jurisdictional, planning and development agency, is seeking a motivated, team-oriented and dynamic professional to join our Finance Administration & Compliance Team (FACT) Division as a Finance Officer.
In this role, you will serve as a lead financial advisor for assigned programs, providing financial oversight, ensuring fiscal accountability, and supporting effective program operations. The Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies while ensuring sound financial management in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This position will primarily support programs funded by the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA), with a strong emphasis on financial compliance, budgeting, reporting, and financial oversight.
Responsibilities
- Manages the financial records and accounts for the assigned programs.
- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, program budgets and actual expenditures.
- Prepare program related audit schedules.
- Consistently analyze financial data and present/submit financial reports in an accurate and timely manner.
- Prepare, with input from program and ADD leadership, an annual budget.
- Administer and review all financial plans and compare actual results with a view to identify, explain and/or correct and/or notify leadership of variances as appropriate.
- Oversee all financial, program and grants accounting.
- Ensure expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budget throughout the grant period.
- Monitors and analyzes revenue and expenditures.
- Prepares and presents monthly, quarterly and annual reports as required by leadership, board, and funding sources.
- Maintain memorandums of understandings/agreements, contracts, vendors agreements, financial files, client budgets (if applicable), infrastructure funding agreements/cost allocation plans.
- Enter, maintain and inventory fixed assets for assigned programs.
- Maintain and regularly update the financial operations guidance manual.
- Responsible for training other finance staff to ensure fiscal operational continuity and integrity in the event of extended absences.
Skills
- Required: Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or finance with 1 year of experience. CPA or Master’s degree in Public Accountancy, Public Administration, Business Administration or Finance may be considered in lieu of 1 year of experience requirement.
- Must possess demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, payroll and related taxes, computerized accounting systems, grant management and administration.
- Must possess ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels.
- Must possess demonstrated computer skills in spreadsheet programs, word processing programs and flexibility and willingness to learn other programs as necessary in the effective performance of duties.
- Strong attention to detail combined with effective communication skills for clear documentation of financial activities.
Pay: $57,851.54 - $66,790.38 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $57,852 - $66,790