Accountant

Job description

Overview: This position is responsible for analyzing financial processes, developing systems for financial performance tracking and monitoring, making recommendations for improvements to increase efficiencies, and performing, supervising and controlling financial and accounting functions within the workforce system. The position is responsible for monitoring the contract budget and expenditures to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. The accountant must prepare analysis of costs incurred year-to-date and forecast/projections for the remainder of the contractual fiscal year. Skills/Qualifications: - Oversee the procurement and purchasing process, including (but not limited to) advertising, answering questions, releasing RFPs, notifying vendors of outcomes, and negotiations to ensure procurement compliance. - Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of the fiscal operations team preparing accounting documents as well as fiscal and operating reports; contributes to the department effort to meet contractual benchmarks. - Performs account analysis and monthly reconciliations. - Assists in the design, implementation and management of procedures and regulations to...