General Ledger Accountant (2703)

BakerRipley; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BakerRipley is seeking a General Ledger Accountant to manage the general ledger for Workforce Solutions grant funding, ensuring GAAP and Uniform Guidance compliance. The role supports monthly closes, billing, reconciliations, and audits while maintaining strong internal controls.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of nonprofit/government accounting experience, with fund accounting and multi-fund reporting expertise. Collaboration with program teams and leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred; 3–5 years of accounting experience in nonprofit/government/grant environments.
• Fund accounting and multi-fund grant financial reporting experience.
• Experience with public-sector or Workforce Solutions programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile the general ledger for all funding streams in compliance with GAAP and Uniform Guidance.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, allocations, and reclassifications.
• Perform monthly close and reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Support monthly contract billing reports and reconciliation to program data.
• Track expenditures, obligations, and accruals by funding source and cost classification.
• Ensure costs are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and well-documented.
• Assist with financial analysis, forecasting, and spend-down monitoring.
• Review vendor payments and related financial transactions for accuracy.
• Reconcile FAPO payment systems to the general ledger and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and supporting schedules.
• Assist with reports required by stakeholders and audits.
• Support internal control improvements and process enhancements.
• Communicate financial questions or clarifications with staff, vendors, and auditors.
• Perform other accounting-related duties as assigned.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Uniform Guidance

General ledger reconciliation

Journal entries

Financial analysis

Audit support

Stakeholder communication

Education

Fund accounting

Multi-fund grant financial reporting

Public-sector or Workforce Solutions program

Job description

Job Description

The General Ledger Accountant performs professional-level accounting work related to the preparation, analysis, reconciliation, and maintenance of financial records associated with Workforce Solutions programs operated under federal, state, and local grants. This position ensures accurate accounting, proper cost allocation, compliance with federal Uniform Guidance, TWC Financial Manual for Grants and Contracts, Board policies, and all H-GAC contract requirements. The role supports the Financial Aid Payment Office (FAPO) in maintaining strong internal controls, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, tracking expenditures and obligations, preparing monthly billing, reconciling ledgers, and supporting audits, monitoring, and contract compliance activities.

Core Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile the general ledger for all assigned funding streams, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with federal, state, and Board accounting requirements.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, allocations, reclassifications, and adjustments in accordance with GAAP and Uniform Guidance.
• Perform monthly close activities, ensuring reconciliation of all balance sheet and income statement accounts tied to contract expenditures, obligations, and financial aid payments.
• Support preparation of monthly contract billing reports, including validation of the general ledger, supporting schedules, and reconciliation to programmatic data and supporting documentation.
• Track expenditures, obligations, commitments, and accruals by funding source, funding stream, financial aid category, and cost classification.
• Ensure all costs are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and properly documented according to TWC FMGC, Board policies, and grant-specific requirements.
• Assist with financial analysis, expenditure pacing, forecasting, and spend-down monitoring to meet H-GAC expenditure benchmarks.
• Review vendor payments, cash substitute distributions, recoupments, deposits, and child-care or training-related payments to ensure proper coding and ledger accuracy.
• Reconcile FAPO payment systems to the general ledger and resolve discrepancies in collaboration with program teams.
• Maintain accurate documentation for audit and monitoring readiness, ensuring compliance with record retention rules and availability of supporting schedules.
• Assist with preparation of reports required by H-GAC, the Board, TWC, federal agencies, and internal leadership.
• Support annual financial audits, monitoring reviews, and fiscal compliance evaluations by preparing schedules, explanations, and documentation.
• Maintain internal control procedures and support continuous improvement of accounting processes, financial reporting, and compliance controls.
• Communicate effectively with staff, vendors, leadership, and auditors regarding financial questions, corrections, or clarifications.
• Perform other accounting-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred. Three to five years of accounting experience, Preferably in Nonprofit, governmental, or grant-funded environments.

• Fund accounting
• Multi-fund grant financial reporting
• Public-sector or Workforce Solutions program.