Accounting & Procurement Specialist

The Accounting & Procurement Specialist position is responsible for facilitating procurement RFP’s and assisting with inventory management. Position helps ensure fiscal compliance for contracts.

• Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data; coordinate annual independent financial audits and funding source audits.
• Responsible for ensuring major or multiple minor changes are revised, justified and approved by all responsible parties.
•  Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
• Contact Vendors for Contracts
• Assist with billing
• Helps ensures fiscal compliance for contracts administered by Agency
• Position helps ensure that business office activities; i.e. accounting, fiscal reporting, internal controls, etc. are adhered to.
• Helps ensure that purchasing, contract and employees expense procedures are followed
• Help develop policies and procedures for fiscal services
• Will help coordinate annual independent financial audits and funding source audits
• Help in performing financial audits for subcontractors
• Ensure billing is made in a timely manner and that all billing is processed by procedure
• Assist with indirects, grant billing, inventory and formal procurements
• Adheres to all agency policies
• Other duties that may be assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Good multi-tasking ability.
• General PC background.
• Able to schedule work activities according to priority.
• Ability to complete documentation in legible and professional manner.
• Ability to relate to the public in all areas (racial, ethnic, and economic).
• Must be self-directive.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Collaboration Skills.
• Team player

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 5+ years of experience
• Associate degree required
• 5+ years of overall combined accounting and financial experience.
• Demonstrated experience in grants management and general accounting principles.
• Experience in MIP fund accounting.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize time effectively.