Staff Accountant - Grants and Contracts

About this role

Goodwill is one of the leading non-profit brands in the world and one of the largest non-profits in Southern California. We are a rapidly evolving organization and yet we have never been more focused on our Mission, on our people, and on our future. It’s always a GOOD day in SoCal!


Goodwill SoCal seeks an experienced Staff Accountant to perform the billing and fiscal monitoring of government contracts. The Accountant supports and works closely with Goodwill’s Workforce and Career Development Department, ensures expenditures are in compliance with grant budgets and requirements, handles cost allocations, supervises Grants and Contracts account payables functions, and is involved with all outside fiscal audits related to programs.


What you'll do:

• Responsible for timely reporting for all internal and external entities related to grants and contracts including regulatory reports and filings to the various federal government and state agencies; financial reporting to grantors – monthly, quarterly, annually or as needed.
• Assists with developing organization’s procedures and policies regarding the administration of grants and contracts. Handles cost allocations, account receivables, general accounting entries, supervises accounts payable function, and reviews billed expenditures to ensure compliance with GAAP accounting, OMB Circulars A‐110, A‐122 and A‐133, FAR regulations and any other applicable statutes.
• Establishes and maintains effective and productive working relationships with staff from other departments within and outside the organization. Clearly and efficiently communicates valuable information to customers.
• Involved with the Single Audit (A‐133) as well as any other outside fiscal reviews related to grants and contracts. Effective and efficiently helps resolve any issues discovered during the course of the audits.
• Performs periodic internal audits, and reports results directly to the Accounting Manager ‐ Grants & Contracts.
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