Grant & Contract Accounting Advisor-FRM

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Toppenish (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation seeks a Grant & Contract Accounting Advisor within Fisheries Resource Management. The role focuses on financial activities for grants and contracts funded by federal, state, and tribal sources, including cost analyses, budgeting, and reporting.

The position requires knowledge of GAAP, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards, with emphasis on coordination with project leads and accounting staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an Associate of Arts degree in accounting or related field or 3 years of professional accounting work experience.
• Experience with GAAP and government/federal grant accounting.
• Familiarity with cost principles and audit requirements for federal programs (OMB Circulars).
• Proficient in office software including Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Monitor grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements for compliance with statements of work.
• Prepare financial statements and schedules for tribal accounts and funding agencies.
• Manage grant/contract budgets, amendments, and addenda.
• Review expenditures, invoices, and procurement documents for allowability and budget compliance.
• Maintain accounting records and prepare reports for auditing and internal use.
• Communicate financial information clearly to team and stakeholders.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Grant & contracts knowledge

Audit requirements

Communication skills

Interpersonal relationships

Education

AA degree in accounting or related field

3 years professional accounting experience

Tools

Excel

MS Word

Quicken

10-key calculator

Job description

Grant & Contract Accounting Advisor

Fisheries Resource Management (FRM)

Department of Natural Resources

Hourly Wage: $18.23-$20.52/Regular/Full-Time

Is responsible for financial activities associated with processing, coordinating and managing various federal/state/tribal funded grants and contracts. Duties include contract and grant specialization in solicitation, negotiation, cost and price analysis, administration and termination of contracts/grants; cost accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices in a variety of difficult and complex accounting problems associated with the grants and contracts funding administration. Coordinates activities associated with the preparation of various budgets for grant/contract proposals. Plans, organizes accounting system. Make day-to-day decisions relative to the accounting treatment of financial transactions. Recommend solutions to complex accounting problems.

Examples of Work Performed:

Works with Accounting Specialist and Project Lead Bookkeeper to monitor grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and inter agency agreements for compliance with statement of work and production of deliverables.

Assist in preparing a variety of financial statements for completeness, internal accuracy, and conformance with uniform accounting classification and specific accounting requirements; prepares schedules and reports for the tribal accounts and various funding agencies.

Assist with grant and contract account management that includes the maintenance of accounts, reconciliation of reports and financial statements; determines account inconsistencies or errors; prepares corrections, verifies accuracy of financial reconciliations.

Identifies project goals, sets priorities and tracks progress utilizing a tracking sheet and google docs for the Accounting Specialist.

Reviews invoices to ensure contractor expenditures comply with contract requirements and ensure expenditures are within budget and allowable under all regulations for tribal and federal contracting.

Review purchase orders, travel authorizations and close outs comply with YN procurement requirements and ensure expense are allowable and within the budget.

Assists in the review and preparation of grant/contract budgets, modifications, amendments, subcontracts and addendums for necessary changes or decision as they relate to the funding source.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge and experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Tribal Administrative Policies and Procedures for Accounting; Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirement for Federal Awards 2 CFR 200 and audit requirements.

Knowledge of current literature, developments, and trends in accounting.

Knowledge of basic methods and techniques of governmental fund accounting.

Ability to classify accounting transactions, maintain and reconcile accounts, close accounts, and prepare reports and statements.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, administrators, and the public.

Ability to professionally communicate orally and in writing.

General Recruiting Indicators:

Minimum of an Associate of Arts degree preferably in accounting or related field or (3) years of professional accounting work experience.

Required to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Knowledge and be skilled in the use of personal computers, software, i.e., Excel, MS Word, Quicken, general office machines, 10-key calculator.

Preferred Requirements:

Prefer knowledge in Grants and Contracts Management, Procurement for Federal Program, Bookkeeping for Federal Programs and OMB Circulars A87-A102 knowledge.

Enrolled Yakama Preference, but all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.