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Form of workCommunity Bridges envisions a thriving community where every person has the opportunity to unleash their full potential. Our family of ten programs delivers essential services, provides equitable access to resources, and advocates for health and dignity across every stage of life.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Under general supervision of the Chief Finance Officer and in close cooperation with Program Directors and with the HR Director, prepares, monitors, analyzes, and revises program budgets: regularly develops feasibility models based on financial projections: develops, prepares, and maintains a variety of internal reports related to the grants accounting and budgeting functions; performs related work as required. This position is a confidential, non-Union position.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Analysis and Monitoring:
- Prepares annual program budgets based upon available funding; prepares contract amendment budgets as necessary.
- Monitors budgets on an ongoing basis to assure that available funds are properly expended and budgetary limits are observed.
- Analyzes budgets and recommends revisions required to meet changing funding situations or service needs and to increase the cost effectiveness of services provided; provides Managers and Directors with recommendations on staffing patterns, program operations and service levels based on financial analysis. Must use confidentiality and discretion in regards to such confidential projects.
- Maintains up-to-date information files on funding source regulations and reporting requirements; revises practices and procedures as necessary to assure compliance.
- Serves as the contact person for Program Directors communicating with Administration.
- Prepares monthly financial and claims reports as necessary. Makes regular contact with funding sources in the preparation of required reports and preparing financial projections.
- Prepares and maintains written internal procedures related to the grants administration function.
- Reviews, verifies and corrects the work of Accounting staff; provides hands-on training to less experienced accounting personnel as required.
Professional Conduct:
- Is privy to confidential information for labor negotiations. Conducts research as requested in regards to confidential budgetary issues and possible staffing changes.
- Works closely with the CFO and HR; has access to the personnel files for necessary research. Supports the CFO in researching and offering information needed for labor negotiations.
- In communicating tactfully, cooperatively, and effectively with other agency staff members, including Division and Program Directors, agencies, community organizations, representatives of funding sources, and the public, including people from different racial, ethnic and cultural groups and from different backgrounds and lifestyles.
- Assists the Chief Finance Officer with other tasks, as assigned.
- Attends at least one program staff meeting each month.
Job descriptions are intended to be illustrative only; they are not designed to be restrictive or to define each and every assigned duty and responsibility. In an organization of this nature, each employee is expected to perform such duties as necessary to fulfill the stated goals of the agency.
OTHER JOB DETAILS
- This is a FLSA non-exempt, confidential, position.
- Regular on-site attendance is required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge:
- Of grant accounting and budgeting principles and procedures
- Of fiscal record keeping procedures and reporting requirements
- Of budgetary control techniques;
- Of spreadsheet and data processing computer applications; and
- Of human service agency concerns and operations.
Skill:
- In preparing, monitoring, analyzing, and revising multiple-funded program budgets;
- In reading and interpreting complex regulations and policies;
- In preparing feasibility models, projecting various financial and program situations;
- In making program operation recommendations based on financial analysis;
- In developing and revising fiscal control systems;
- In preparing and maintaining a variety of reports and records;
- In effectively using an in-house computer system to manipulate data and generate reports; and
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's Degree and some related experience
- Directly related accounting experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
- Must be able to work at a computer for full workdays; some routine lifting and reaching requirements.
- Must exercise integrity, confidentiality and discretion in working with supervisors and staff.
- Must pass criminal background check and maintain a clean record.
- Performs work in accordance with Community Bridges Core Values.
