Senior Grant Operations Specialist
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Responsibilities Serve as liaison with Finance Department on grant contracts, invoices, monitoring, tracking, and reporting grant and/or contract activities of the 1199SEIU Child Care Corporation. Serves as lead in the preparation and completion of grant source reporting by funding agencies; manage contracts and invoices as it relates to grants held by the 1199SEIU Child Care Corporation. Prepare financial analysis, reconciliation and ad hoc reports using Excel Pivot tables, or other required software; follow up with Programs Department and Finance Department on payment and reporting information. Responsible for the review and audit of budget modifications, addendums, vendor payments, check requests, and reports for accuracy. Update, organize and maintain grant files and tracking system. Conduct daily review of general ledger account activity and match to Programs Department invoicing and grant allowances. Coordinate with Programs Department and Fundraising and Development team to complete all grant required paperwork on a timely basis; prepare and gather data for auditor under supervision of Senior Program Budget Analyst. Troubleshoot issues and provide problem resolution with vendors, institutions and program staff regarding contract and grant payments; consult with Programs Department to obtain funding source documents. Perform special projects and assignments as directed by management. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or relevant years of experience required. Minimum (three) 3 years' experience extracting data, creating, and analyzing reports using database applications (i.e., Excel, Pivot tables) required; grants and contracts experience preferred. Ability to analyze financial information and interact with multiple system environments. Must be detailed-oriented and well organized with the ability to reconcile financial and statistical data. Basic skill level in Microsoft Excel required, intermediate level preferred; knowledge of Financial Systems (Oracle) preferred. Knowledge of basic accounting and grant reporting preferred. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - oral, written and listening. Demonstrated experience with grant audits, budgets, contracts, analysis, and reports.