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posted: 08/12/2024

Categories: Accounting

WIOA Senior Grant Accountant

Are you looking for a position with a company that helps to make a difference in people’s lives? Are you ready to work for an agency that provides a supportive, friendly work environment with great benefits?

C.E.F.S. is currently hiring for the position of full-time Senior Grant Accountant. This position is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting financial operations, and ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulations. Responsibilities include completing grant reports, monitoring budgetary performance against actual results, preparing journal entries, ensuring accurate and timely recording of financial transactions, and reconciling bank statements and other financial documents, assisting in the preparation of grant and agency-wide budgets, performing financial analysis, providing recommendations to improve financial performance, and assisting with the annual fiscal audit.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field and a minimum of three years’ experience as a full-cycle accountant with three years’ experience with grant reporting in a non-profit environment preferred. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree with a minimum of ten years’ experience as a full-cycle bookkeeper with at least three years’ experience with grant reporting required. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word is required.

The successful candidate will be highly productive, accountable, dependable, and able to work as part of a team. Position is based in Effingham, IL with travel required to attend meetings within the 13-county LWIA23 area and trainings as applicable.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, vacation, flex, and sick time, paid holidays, 403(b) tax-deferred annuity plan, and a new hire incentive up to $1,000.

C.E.F.S. is a drug-free workplace and applicants must pass a pre-employment screening including a drug test. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Send employment application to:
C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation
Attn: Personnel Department,
1805 S. Banker St., PO Box 928,
Effingham, IL 62401

Applications are available at the C.E.F.S. central office at 1805 South Banker St., Effingham, IL 62401 or they can be downloaded at www.cefseoc.org. C.E.F.S. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.