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Community Action Partnership of Cambria County Early Childhood Fiscal Grant Coordinator in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs standard accounting and clerical functions which require the application of experience and judgement in processing various accounting transactions.
- Obtains monthly bank reconciliations and prepares interest journal entries.
- Prepares trial balances to support reconciliation of the Early Childhood Programs checking accounts.
- Receives timesheets and payroll summaries and verifies accuracy for distribution of pays bi-weekly.
- Prepares Early Childhood Programs financial statements for monthly fiscal meetings with the Executive Director, CFO, and the Early Childhood Programs Director and provides spend down projections as needed.
- Assists CFO in gathering, preparing, and organizing information for A-133 Single Audit.
- Maintains and reconciles Policy Council checkbooks, write checks, makes deposits, and prepares monthly statements for Policy Council meetings. Annually collects paperwork to update check signers for the Policy Council account.
- Attends monthly Policy Council meetings to present financial statements, checkbook statements copies of credit card documents, and the bank reconciliations.
- Provides financial statements for the CFO to present at monthly CAPCC Board meetings.
- Prepares purchase orders.
- Manages all Early Childhood Program grants to ensure all regulations and policies are being followed according to each funding source.
- Annually sets up all financial statements with new budget information.
- Prepares documents to support Quarterly Expense Reports and Final Expense Reports for Pre-K Counts (PKC) and Head Start Supplemental Assistance Programs (HSSAP) Programs.
- Maintains accurate accounts payable records and ensures prompt payment of invoices for the Early Childhood (EC) Department and cost allocates accordingly.
- Receives deposits, journalizes, and sends deposits to the bank.
- Prepares the Payment Management System (PMS) Financial Status Report and the FFR -cash transaction report on a quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and final reporting basis.
- Maintains and journalizes all in kind received for Head Start and Early Head Start.
- Maintains Early Childhood Program related contracts and leases for all Early Childhood grants.
- Process monthly food claims to PA Department of Education, Food, and Nutrition for reimbursement.
- Responsible for managing the cash needs of the EC Department by drawing down sufficient federal funds through the Federal on-line Payment Management System on a weekly basis.
- Access bank website to check daily cash balances as necessary.
- Journalizes monthly payroll accruals when applicable
- Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned by the CFO and the Early Childhood Programs Director.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attends evening meetings as required
- Participates in job related trainings.
Travels overnight as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Solid working knowledge of fund accounting software, internet, and email.
- Extremely proficient in MS Excel and Word.
- Excellent mathematical skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to deal tactfully with others.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
- Associate degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or related field. (Required)
- Minimum five (5) years experience in the accounting field. (Preferred)
- Current PA driver's license and reliable transportation. (Required)
- Must be bondable. (Required)
Grant or fund accounting experience. (Preferred)