Senior Financial Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Oversee the financial management, monitoring, reporting, and compliance related to UPO grants and contracts.

• Facilitate and engage in the design, testing, implementation, and evaluation of intricate manual and automated financial analyses.

• Manage transactional accounting practices and develop enhancements to existing processes.

• Supervise program expenditures ensuring they meet standards of allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and compliance with grant agreements, donor requirements, UPO Purchase Order Agreement, and relevant regulations, including 2 CFR Part 200.

• Spearhead the creation of the UPO annual budget, grant proposal budgets, re-budgeting, modification requests, and budget narratives.

• Offer budget advice and recommendations throughout the budget development and application processes.

• Evaluate personnel, fringe, occupancy, and indirect cost allocations.

• Assist the Finance Director with intricate financial accounting processes, systems, and practices.

• Aid in the maintenance and implementation of the Cost Allocation Plan and assess allocation methodologies.

• Review trends and suggest enhancements to financial performance and compliance.

• Examine alternative system designs and pinpoint improvements for existing systems and processes.

• Collaborate closely with program executives, the Finance Director, and other key stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline is mandatory.

• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience as a grant accountant or financial analyst is required.

• Exceptional organizational abilities and a keen eye for detail.

• Advanced Excel proficiency.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Comprehensive understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

• In-depth knowledge of financial analysis techniques and procedural methods utilized in data mining and database development.

• Ability to interact sensitively and effectively with individuals from diverse educational, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.

• Experience with U.S. government grants, including Head Start/Early Head Start and other Health and Human Services agency grant awards is preferred.

• Successful completion of a criminal background check and/or FBI fingerprinting, along with pre-employment drug screening as applicable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health/Kaiser, 70/30 split.

• Dental/MetLife, fully covered for all employees.

• Vision/VSP, fully covered for all employees.

• 401k, with a Safe Harbor Match of 5.5% as a benefit, matching 1% of staff contributions.

• Sick Leave of 4.5 hours accrued every pay period.

• Vacation Leave of 4.5 hours accrued every pay period.

• 2 Personal Days.

• Paid Holidays.

• Eligibility for remote/telework based on UPO Telework Policy, position responsibilities, and program requirements.