Junior Grants Accountant
Who We Are
Hispanic Federation (HF) is the nation's premier Latino nonprofit membership organization. Founded in 1990, HF supports Hispanic families and strengthens Latino institutions through grant making and direct services in the areas of education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment.Values that drive our work include equality, fairness, diversity, and empathy.
Hispanic Federation was selected as one of 15 organizations to participate in the Food Workers Relief (FFWR) Grant Program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FFWR program aims to distribute one-time payments to frontline workers in the meatpacking and farming industries.Hispanic Federation is working with over 30 of its subrecipients to distribute one-time payments to 62,900 farmworkers and meatpackers in 19 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.
Who We Seek
Hispanic Federation seeks a Junior Grants Accountant to support the review and approval of funding submissions from HF’s cohort of subgrantees for the FFWR USDA Program. The junior accountant will review applications for funding and provide feedback to the requesting agencies when submissions are noncompliant.Preparing reports for the Senior Grants Accountant, the junior accountant plays a critical role in the oversight of the FFWR USDA program and will support other public sector requests for payment as requested. The junior accountant may be obligated to provide training to subgrantees as needed to ensure programmatic and fiscal compliance.
The successful candidate will have experience with accounting and understand accounting principles have working with public sector funds, and an interest in supporting the Latino community. The junior accountant must possess a strong attention to detail and have experience with reporting and have an interest.
The position is funded for the duration of the FFWR Grant Program, approximately March 31, 2025 with the possibility for extension.
Position Location: Open, HF Office NY LocationReports to: Senior Grant Accountant
Job Duties and Responsibilities- Provide a first review of all submissions of financial reports and supporting information for completion and correctness, providing reports for the Senior Grants Accountant and other finance leads; provide feedback to subgrantees on changes and corrections, as needed and requested.
- Assess all submissions for payment from subgrantees and agencies for allowability, accuracy, and reasonability for payment; provide updates on findings to Senior Grants Accountant.
- Track all data, documentation, and back-ups for submissions to Hispanic Federation for repayment; update all trackers as payments are requested, approved, and issued.
- Provide support and training to Program Manager and subgrantees are requested and needed to ensure understanding of fiscal requirements including preparation of reports and standards for back-ups provided.
- Monitor fiscal compliance for all assigned subcontractors and subgrantees, providing any flags on compliance issues to Finance leads.
- Support ensuring all controls are kept and met for public sector funding across different levels of government (local, state, and federal funds).
- Manage all filing and ensure correct document retention for all accounting through the assigned public sector funds.
- Prepare cash reconciliation for all assigned grants and determining program’s cash needs on a weekly basis; ensure disbursements of funds are executed once approved and prepared on a weekly basis.
- Other job duties as needed to ensure team effectiveness.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with a minimum of 3 years of experience of practical finance or accounting experience; experience with nonprofit finance management or with management of public sector funds is strongly preferred.
- Ability to manage programs and projects with many moving pieces and different deadlines.
- Ability to work with data and setting strong reporting parameters is an asset.
- Be results oriented with a strong attention to detail and ability to work well in collaboration and individually.
- Willingness and ability to travel both locally and domestically is an asset.
- Self-starter with ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and adapt to evolving situations.
- Excellent, well-developed verbal and writing skills are essential.
- Ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish is strongly desired but is not a requirement.
- Strong commitment to Hispanic Federation's mission and core values.
Benefits:
Position salary range is $60,000 to $65,000 and salary is commensurate with experience. Compensation comes with a robust benefits package with a fully subsidized medical, dental, vision at the start of employment, 403(B) retirement plans with a company match after 6 months, and access to flexible spending and pre-tax commuter benefits.
First year employees of the Hispanic Federation receive a PTO package with 15 days designated for vacation, 4 Personal Days, and 8 Sick Days annually.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements:
HF will adhere to all local, state, and federal vaccine requirements. HF requires vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees. Reasonable Accommodations based on a qualifying disability, medical necessity or sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable law will be considered upon request.