Job Summary:

As a Grants Finance Specialist, you will perform a wide range of contract/grant administration functions to assist the Executive Director, Financial Director and Programs Manager in all phases of the financial management process of a variety of federal, state and private grants and programmatic budgets.

Key Accountabilities:

• Coordinate financial and grants management activities for a variety of federal, state and private grants received by the agency professional manner
• Serve as liaison with Program Managers and Coordinators for efficient management of grant finances across multiple program areas
• Monitor and review expenditures for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness to ensure compliance with funder requirements and policies
• Update internal policies and procedures as grant terms or regulations change or as new grants are received or expire
• Prepare internal and external financial reports, budget revisions, and budget analyses
• Ensure appropriate rates of spending of grant awards and communicate needed changes
• Determine allocation of staff time and indirect costs corresponding to grant funding and ensure accurate documentation
• Assist management team and Program Coordinators in solving complex accounting and financial problems
• Monitor for federal regulation compliance and/or other funder policy/procedure compliance
• Monitor fiscal compliance by subcontractors and sub-recipients
• Ensure internal controls of obligations of federal funds, maintain good working relationships with federal partners and federal auditors, provide documentation as well as answer questions related to grants
• Support price analysis, negotiation, and the appropriate use of funds in grant awards
• Create and maintain audit files for program compliance and validate Coordinators’ audit files
• Execute final review of awards and complete close-out documents
• Perform duties independently and support Program and Grant Coordinators to distribute and manage a high volume of workload
• May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff
• May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity
• Respond to a broad range of inquiries and requests
• Act as a representative of the ACCC in public forums in a positive, knowledgeable, and

Qualifications:

• Post-high school education in any of the following areas: accounting, finance, public or business administration, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or related areas
• Experience in any of the areas above including responsibility for any of the following functions: Fiscal or accounting systems analysis; Budget development, analysis, and administration; Cost/benefit accounting and/or analysis; Design and/or development of accounting control and reporting systems; Financial auditing; Fiscal records, management; or related areas; Post-award grant management
• Knowledgeable of Federal grants laws, regulations, and policies and GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
• Ability to build grant processes and procedures to improve budget control and reporting systems
• Experience in grant financial analysis and ability to provide technical assistance and recommendations to meet the intent of a grant
• Ability to train entry level staff on budget preparation and analysis, reimbursement request procedures, and other grant finance tasks
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships
• Detail oriented and good at execution
• Comfortable in a multicultural workplace and working with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences
• Comfortable with ambiguity and taking initiative with new challenges in an often fast-paced work environment

To apply: visit https://www.lincolnasiancenter.org/careers/accc-employment-application.html

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,000.00 - $63,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• Hybrid work

Ability to Relocate:

• Lincoln, NE 68503: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lincoln, NE 68503