Job Summary:

Support the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Department and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Early Care and Education Programs relative to grant compliance, budget, and quality improvement efforts for early childhood education and facilitate collaborative relationships through a finance lens.
Rare in-state and out-of-state travel is required.
Candidates should apply with an ability and willingness to work in-office up to five days per week as business needs necessitate.

Job Duties:

Direct administrative activities of ECE grants and budgets including communication with procurement, accounting, personnel and payroll, and project management
Plan and review the fiscal portion of projects conducted by the ECE Unit including submission, review and processing of projects, grants, Inter-governmental Service Agreements (ISAs), and Inter-governmentalAgreements (IGAs) for state and/or federal assistance funding
Designs and prepares comprehensive statistical, financial, and other reports for program accountability to funding agencies, state legislature, and other stakeholders
Direct oversight of state and federal grant requirements
Monitor budgeted line items at the LEA and ADE level for compliance with the Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge in:
Adult learning styles
Fiscal management and budget preparation

Standard accounting principals and procurement
Experience in monitoring and evaluating for program fiscal effectiveness
Knowledge of state and federal grants
Bachelor's degree in the finance or accounting fields or equivalent experience to substitute for the degree, is required
Minimum of two years supporting finance or accounting operations in an educational or buisiness settings

Skills in:
Communication skills, both verbal and written
Decision making and problem solving skills
Organizational skills including planning and prioritizing
Conducting research
Analyzing data
Using data to make programmatic and fiscal decisions
Intermediate skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Ability to:
Identify a goal, create plans to achieve the goal, and ensure appropriate time and effort are allocated to complete the project
Multi-task
Work as a member of a team
Develop reports and written procedures
Provide attention to detail
Provide high quality customer service
Provide fiscal and data technical assistance and/or professional development to early childhood education programs
Support staff with fiscal and grant activities

Requirements:

Candidate must have a bachelor's degree in finance/related field, or 2+ years of relevant work experience.

Must be able to work with other departments to provide customer service and budget updates. Will also be required to work with external sub-grantees on these budget updates as well.

MUST be skilled in excel/spreadsheets.

Candidate will be supporting budget planning for the client. They must have experience in working with large amounts of money (millions of dollars) and using grant money appropriately across the department. They may be required to assist with procurement tasks as well, such as creating POs and invoices.

Selective Preferences:
Preference will be given to those applicants with:
Post secondary education in accounting, finance, or organizational management
Minimum of 15 credit hours in accounting or financial management
Experience working in programs that support children and families