Fiscal Officer
- Employer
- Veterans Empowerment Organization
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Closing date
- May 4, 2019
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- Focus Areas
- Human Services
- Job Function
- Accounting / Finance
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Degree Level
- Bachelors
- Experience Level
- Professional
The Fiscal Officer would be responsible for managing the financial resources of the agency including accounting, finance, organization-wide budgets, and treasury in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles and organization/contract policies and procedures. The Fiscal Officer participates as a member of the Management Team in the development and implementation of organization-wide policies and programs that will contribute to the overall success of the organization.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial Management
- Keeps the Board of Directors and senior staff apprised of the organizations financial status.
- Develops standard accounting analysis and reporting procedures to exercise overall financial controls.
- Works with the agency Executive Assistant to assure that purchases and other expenditures are within budget guidelines, follow agency procedures, and are allowable costs.
- Prepares financial statements.
- Prepares accurate and timely monthly financial reports for the Board of Directors, Executive Director, senior staff and agency funding sources.
Record Keeping
- Maintains computerized financial record keeping system.
- Calculates expenditures and revenues, prepares financial status reports and budget analysis to various funding sources.
- Maintains financial records in good order for monitors and auditors of the agency and its various programs.
- Keeps accurate records of agency's expenditures in QuickBooks.
- Has the knowledge and ability to serve as backup for comptroller, accounts payable and accounts receivable as needed.
Regulatory Compliance
- Works with the agency Board of Directors, Executive Director, Director of Compliance, and other staff to assure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Monitors agency financial policies and procedures to assure compliance with funding sources.
Grant Proposal Budget Preparation
- Calculates expected expenditure based on program design.
- Provides expenditure and revenue scenarios based on proposed program designs.
- Prepares federal, state, and local grant application financial paperwork.
- Supplies financial information for grant applications requested by the Executive Director and program management staff.
Communication
- Frequent written and telephone contact with federal, state, and local funding sources.
- Frequent written, telephone and in-person contact with staff, vendors and Board of Directors
- Regular written reports, emails, letters, grant applications to share information and to obtain funding.
- Formal presentations as requested by the Board of Directors, policy council, and Executive Director.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Education/Training: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
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