Restricted Funds Accountant

State of Louisiana; Gonzales (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

River Parishes Community College in Louisiana seeks a Restricted Funds Accountant to prepare accounting reports, maintain relationships with staff and outside agencies, analyze and interpret fiscal records, and produce comprehensive accounting and auditing reports. The incumbent also learns new skills to improve performance and efficiency, with knowledge of grant and fund accounting.

The role reports to the Director of Accounting and involves grant administration, budgeting support, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 3 years of accounting/financial systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform grant administration by establishing grant records and reporting procedures and timetables.
• Open and close restricted accounts for fiscal years.
• Collaborate with program and project managers to establish budgeting and procedural matters, including preparing reimbursement packages.
• Prepare and file reports required of the grant, gathering and analyzing supporting documents.
• Monitor grant expiration dates and ensure timely submission of reimbursement expenses.
• Review expenses to ensure compliance with grant terms and adequate supporting documents.
• Approve expenses for accounting accuracy, maintain confidentiality, and ensure program relevance.
• Prepare ledger entries to maintain grant activity accounts and generate cost analyses and statistical reports.
• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Handle Travel CBA accounts (Air, Hotel, Car, Registration).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

POSITION TITLE

Restricted Funds Accountant

APPOINTMENT

Appointed by the Chancellor of the College upon recommendation of the Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP

This position reports directly to the Director of Accounting

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent is responsible for preparing accounting reports, maintaining good working relationships with staff and outside agencies, analyzing, and interpreting fiscal and accounting records, and preparing comprehensive and concise accounting, auditing statistical and narrative reports. The incumbent is also expected to learn and utilize new skills and information to improve job performance and efficiency. The incumbent has knowledge of computerized accounting practices and procedures, grant accounting, and fund accounting.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Accounting or Finance.
• At least three years of experience with accounting/financial systems required.

Preferred:

• Work experience with an institution of higher learning.
• Experience with Federal, State and Local grants.
• Familiar with State of Louisiana Travel Regulations.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

River Parishes Community College is an open admission institution that partners with the communities and businesses of the river parishes region of Louisiana to provide workforce training, certificates, diplomas, and Associate Degrees.

Please visit our website for more information: www.rpcc.edu.

River Parishes Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. River Parishes Community College also operates in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX, of the 1962 Educational Amendments, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator, Shalither S. Cushenberry, has been chosen to respond to student-related issues concerning the nondiscrimination policy at [e-mail] or 225-743-8526. Faculty and staff are encouraged to contact Brian J. Vermeire in the Office of Human Resources at [e-mail] or 225-743-8539. At RPCC, the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in Career and Technical classes and activities in our institution. The College is also in compliance with the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-380) as amended by the (P.L. 95-568).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The incumbent is responsible for performing grant administration by establishing grant records and reporting procedures and timetables.
• The incumbent is also responsible for fiscal year opening and closing of restricted accounts.
• The incumbent works closely with program and project managers to establish budgeting and procedural matters. This includes preparation of reimbursement packages for requesting funds from the source.
• The incumbent is responsible for the preparation and filing of reports required of the grant. The incumbent gathers and analyzes all necessary supporting documents to support reimbursement requests.
• The incumbent monitors grant expiration dates and ensures the timely submission of reimbursement expenses.
• These responsibilities include the monitoring of grants to assure compliance with policies for expenses which would involve reviewing hiring requests, purchase orders, travel requests to ensure that the expense is within the scope of the grant and that there are sufficient grant funds for the expense.
• The incumbent approves expenses for accounting accuracy, adequate support and program relevance.
• The incumbent maintains confidentiality of privileged information obtained in the course of work and uses sound judgment.
• The incumbent is responsible for preparing ledger entries to maintain grant activity accounts. The incumbent performs cost analysis and creates statistical reports and data. This includes communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing both externally and internally.
• The incumbent handles transactions required on the Travel CBA account (Air, Hotel, Rental Car and Registration).
• Perform other duties as assigned.