The Coordinator, USPA Finance will provide financial support for Save the Children’s Rural Education Programs, a division within the agency charged with implementing high quality programs and policy work focused on early childhood education, school age programs, and emergency preparedness. Rural Education delivers programs to over 150 sub-grantees funded by numerous grants, contracts, and private contributions. The Coordinator is responsible for budget holder support, award management, sub-award management, budgeting, financial analysis, accounting, and expense allocation guidance and will report to the Director, Finance and Operations, USPA.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion on significant matters related to functional area. Requires supervision to review work progress and results. There are general policies and procedures covering routine tasks
- Objectives and milestones are determined jointly by employee and supervisor and implemented with management support
- Functional based policy and practices exist. Incumbent is provided with the "what", but is most likely to determine the "how"
- Provide information to their Manager or to other Senior Managers so that they can make accurate decisions
- Build effective relationships with peers and managers. Relates well to all kinds of people
Financial Reporting and Analysis (40%)
- Prepare financial analysis files by extracting data from the general ledger
- Conduct monthly general ledger analysis for coding accuracy
- Provide coding allocations for national invoices
- Initiate coding reclass transactions in the general ledger
Award Management (30%)
- Assist with donor budget proposals
- Monitor grant spend to ensure fair cost allocation and expense projections
- Provide financial data to Award Managers
Sub-award Management (30%)
- Prepare comprehensive sub-award analysis, including spending trends
- Prepare annual sub-grant agreements
- Reconcile sub-award advance and expense accounts
- Create sub-grant analysis codes in Agresso, our accounting system
- Ensure accurate and complete sub-grant files
Educational Background:
High School or Technical/Vocational Degree
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 2-3 years' experience in area of expertise
- Learned knowledge and technical skills to support semi-complex tasks
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Excel and demonstrated ability to apply creative ideas for data compilations
- A creative self-starter who has the ability to support multiple stakeholders by providing sound financial data and guidance
- Ability to work with staff at various levels and to demonstrate the importance of upholding financial policies and procedures
- Ability to prioritize, work well under pressure, and capably handle/juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines
Compensation/Benefits:
- Aetna Medical and Dental insurance with a concierge service
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefit Program
- Vacation and Sick leave
- Paid holidays
What makes us special!
- Generous Retirement Savings with matching company contributions of up to 8%
- Family Leave – 10 additional days of paid time off for you to use to care for your family members
- Additional Maternity and Paternity Leave – 30 days where parents can take additional paid leave (beyond short-term disability and FMLA) at the birth or adoption of a child during that critical first year!
- Critical Child Illness Leave – We hope you never have to use it, but we will provide an additional 30 days of paid leave per year should your dependent child be faced with a critical illness.
- Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Identity Protection, Home, Auto and additional Life insurances
- Summer Fun Fridays – During the summer months, early release at 1:30 pm every other Friday!
- Volunteer Day – One paid day a year to support the causes that matter to you!
- Leadership and Employee Development Training, including:
- Our remarkable in-house CORE, Senior Management Development, and Leadership Development Programs
- Language learning opportunities
- Continuous Improvement skill development programs
- Lunch and Learn information sharing sessions
- Work hard/Play hard! We make sure there’s ample opportunity for fun, engagement, and celebration while you work, such as networking events, March Madness, World Cup, Take Your Child to Work Day, Founder’s Day, and our annual Day of Service
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 21 2019
Active Until:
Nov 22 2019
Hiring Organization:
Save the Children US
industry:
Nonprofit