- Phoenix, Arizona 85007
- Salary: $60000 - $72000 per year
- Full time Contract
Requisition Id: #7249
Interviews may be virtual or onsite. Candidate must be available for either. Candidates should apply with an ability and willingness to work in-office upto five days a week as business needs necessitate.
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-state travel is required. Driving License required.
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 ECE unit including submission, review and processing of projects, grants, Inter-governmental Service Agreements (ISAs), Inter-governmental Agreements (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)
Knowledges, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge In:
- Adult learning styles
- Fiscal management and budget preparation
- Standard accounting principal 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 business settings.
Skills:
- 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
Selective Preferences:
- 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