Project Accountant/Financial Analyst

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the leading champion of empowerment and opportunity for African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equality and civil rights, is seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for helping others to join our Finance team as a Project Accountant/Financial Analyst.

Major responsibilities include:

• Provide Grant Accounting for Federal Programs.
• Prepare Grant Program Reimbursement Requests (i.e., draw and related documents).
• Process and review cash activity associated with Federal, State and Local programs to ensure all activity has been recorded for the month as needed.
• Prepare journal entries related to the various areas of responsibility to support month end closing in compliance with federal regulations, modified and accrual basis of accounting.
• Assist with agency budget preparation.
• Prepare, monitor, analyze and report on the program(s) budgets including monthly budget to actual reports.
• Assist with New Market Tax Credit Project Accounting.
• Assist with accounting for pledge receivables.
• Maintain and balance program accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare and present monthly financial reports to program management or designee.
• Collaborate with Program Managers and/or Vice Presidents.
• Prepare quarterly and semi-annual Federal Financial Reports.
• Prepare indirect cost rate reconciliation and administrative cap analyses.
• Monitor program compliance with grant requirements.
• Assists with analysis, interpretation, and communication of cost and expense variances to Management.
• Assist with preparing and monitoring cost allocation.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of defined cost allocation methodologies.
• Comply with GAAP and legal accounting requirements.
• Prepares (and/or reviews) programmatic and fiscal reports for external and internal sources timely and on or before the deadlines for submission.
• Coordinates and monitors data entry to include resolution of systematic corrections working in conjunction with other business office team members.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities.
• Assist with fiscal monitoring reviews conducted by federal, state and local agencies.
• Provides input in the day-to-day decisions for administering all financial functions of the agency.
• Assist in the preparation of required schedules for year-end audits.
• Reconciles and reviews bank statements as needed.
• Perform other appropriate duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 3 - 5 years of accounting experience working with federal, state, and local grants.
• Proficient automated accounting systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Non-Profit accounting experience is preferred

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by law.

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