Senior Grants Accountant

Position description

The Center for Victims of Torture is hiring a Senior Grants Accountant for subawards that facilitates the financial and compliance components of grants for international and US programs/projects through prime award management, ongoing subgrantee budget monitoring, tranche payments and reporting and auditing. They will be responsible for coordinating, vetting, assessing, preparing and issuing contracts/subaward agreements. The position collaborates with program managers, subgrantees, field-based accounting staff and other Finance staff on grants from the US government, other governments and international funding institutions.

Position open to:

• Candidates located in the U.S. who are authorized to work in U.S. and will not need CVT to sponsor them on a work visa.

Remote status:

• Position is fully remote

Organization:

The Center for Victims of Torture works toward a future in which torture ceases to exist and its victims have hope for a new life. We are an international nonprofit dedicated to healing survivors of torture. We offer rehabilitation services to those who have been tortured, train partners around the world who can prevent and treat torture, and advocate for human rights and an end to torture. We are headquartered in Minnesota, and we have US offices in Georgia and DC, as well as offices in Africa and the Middle East.

Responsibilities:

• Subaward and Contract Management: Monitor and manage subawards and necessary reporting/compliance requirements per donor terms and conditions. Drafts and reviews subaward agreements and budgets to ensure adherence to donor rules and regulations. Review and process subgrantee financial reports against budgets, including performing reviews of subgrantees’ reported expenditures. This includes, providing oversight of Grant Accountants when reviewing subgrantee expenditures’ supporting documentation and respective internal controls. Coordinate closely with program teams to confirm and document correlation between subgrantees’ reported financial expenditures and subcontractor’s reported programmatic performance/results. Provide necessary critical thinking to ensure issues are identified and raised in a timely manner. This includes recommending process improvements accordingly. Support the development of materials and trainings aimed at building the capacity of staff and subgrantees in the area of compliance with grants and subaward terms and conditions.
• Partnering with Program Staff: Establish relationships with program staff and providing assistance as-needed. Work with appropriate program staff on monitoring subgrants. Participate in regular meetings with program staff and Finance Department staff. Work with program managers to develop budgets for new and renewal funding. Liaise and advise program staff regarding financial issues.
• International Grant Accounting: Prepare monthly financial reports and periodic financial analysis and projections for grants and contracts and communicate this information to the key finance staff and program managers. Review accounting records from international sites and report discrepancies to country directors. Liaise with field staff regarding financial issues. Serve as a resource and provide technical support to other Grants Accountants, as needed.
• Capacity Building: Work with sub-grant partners to increase their capacity to manage government grants. This may include preparing recorded tutorials, regular mentoring meetings or field visits for purposes of training.
• Staff Management: Manage and supervise staff. Hire, train, coach and develop staff members through ongoing feedback as well as formal performance management systems. Hold regular supervisory meetings with direct reports. Coordinate and facilitate team meetings. Coordinate workflow, resources and priorities.
• Audits: Complete audit tasks as assigned. These audits include periodic funder audits, the annual financial statement, and single audits.

Qualifications

Required education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration or related field
• 5 years of progressively responsible accounting experience (including at least 2 years of experience in government grants accounting)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing finances for U.S. federal grant-funded projects
• Demonstrated experience managing subawards
• Demonstrated experience with grants compliance
• Demonstrated experience with financial management of projects with multiple funders and varied reporting requirements, including those with frequent reporting and auditing requirements for US-based and international programs/projects
• Demonstrated experience with international grants accounting
• 2 years of demonstrated success supervising employees in accounting or finance-related
• Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences; proven training skills
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, including ability to work with complex, multi-tab spreadsheets and pivot tables

Preferred education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• In-depth knowledge of U.S. federal grant financial management rules and regulations

Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities)

• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Strong GAAP accounting skills
• Ability to manage direct reports effectively; including ability to develop rapport, build strong, trusting relationships and work cross-culturally
• Superior interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with individuals across an organization
• Proficiency with accounting software (CVT currently uses Business Central)
• Ability to develop and maintain professional, collaborative relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
• Commitment to engaging in human rights work, and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the organization
• Excellent skills in organization, attention to detail and time management (including the ability to meet deadlines)

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• May supervise employees, interns or volunteers

Work Environment (subject to change):

• Typical office environment
• Time spent on the computer is approximately 90%
• Time spent in virtual meetings is approximately 40%
• Travel in the US, up to 5% time

CVT is committed to hiring and fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce that leverages the skills and talents of all employees in our organization, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, familial status, genetic information, or any other protected status. We encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds such as these to apply for this position.

Application instructions

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