Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Beth Israel Lahey Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Senior Grant Accountant (Non-Research) to manage the full financial lifecycle of awarded funds. The role oversees grant budgeting, billing, spending, reconciliations, compliance, reporting, audits, and forecasting in coordination with program, HR, and Finance teams.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with program managers to develop grant budget during application process and timely bill the funding agencies monthly based on the actual expenditure once obtaining the grants
- Monitor the grant spending, work with program managers on a monthly basis to ensure accurate and timely spend-down of the grants, validate the matching payroll and other expenses for the grants, and ensure accurate reporting of the grants as requested by the federal and state agencies and other grantors
- Record journal entries for grants and contracts and reconcile grant receivable and temporary restricted net assets on a monthly basis
- Ensure compliance for all grants in accordance with regulatory requirements
- Compile information for UDS, FFR, and other grant reporting in accordance with federal reporting requirements, ensure timely filing of federal grant reports
- Prepare and compile information for UFR and Single Audit under the federal Uniform Guidance
- Work with HR, program managers, and Finance team, to ensure time and effort reports are submitted timely and expenses are allocated to the right grant cost centers
- Review P&L for grant cost centers on a monthly basis to ensure revenue matches expenses, initiate and record payroll and non-payroll expense reclasses
- Provide grant budget and forecast information for operations and clinical budget in the annual budget process and quarterly forecast
Skills
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5-8 years of general accounting experience and 2-5 years of related work experience required
- Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases
- Working knowledge of Workday Financial Accounting Systems is a plus
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