Project Accountant at Public Health Foundation Enterprises, In in Los Angeles, California

Job Description:

Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., dba Heluna Health is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) agency dedicated to enabling population health initiatives to improve the overall well-being of our communities. Heluna Health strives to become the nation’s leader in providing program and support services to optimize population health.  Heluna Health partners with academic researchers, government agencies, foundations and private sponsors to offer a suite of services, including contracts and grants management; fiscal sponsorship (providing a financial ‘home’ for researchers, projects and agencies); human resources support; accounting services; real estate/leasing and direct public health project leadership. 

Under minimal supervision, performs a variety of moderately to advanced complex professional accounting activities. 

Salary Range: $71,367.54 to $82,471.92 annually commensurate with experience. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related financial matters.


• Manage complex clients and projects.


• Perform grant-related post-award responsibilities such as project budget oversight and management from start to finish, expense analysis, financial reporting and reconciliation, and assuring accuracy and compliance with company and funder policies.


• Reviews, validates, and processes all invoices and payment authorizations, ensuring that all relevant information and documentation are included. 


• Develops rapport with project directors and contacts by engaging with them on a regular basis about budget updates, requests for new invoices (if any) that need to be processed for payment, and so on.


• Evaluate the financial capabilities of sub-recipients and contractors for contract approval. Notify Contract and Grant Manager and/or program staff of any financial issues that may arise with subrecipients and contractors.


• Prepares invoicing and detailed backup documentation for monthly reports and invoices as requested and in accordance with individual projects/funding sources. Ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to specific contracts. 


• Develops a monthly reconciliation of project-related receivables and pursues unpaid balances.


• Monitor project expenditures and track against approved budget, making recommendations for adjustments as needed


• Prepares adjusting entries to the accounting system when project funding changes and at the request of project directors. 


• Reviews budgets and ensures that funds are available for new hiring, status changes, extensions, etc., as well as other expenses.


• Generates financial reports for funders and projections/forecasts of expenditures for program directors, among other project analysis reports, as required.


• Managing budgeting activities such as developing a budget proposal based on strategic objectives and assumptions, then revising it as needed to align with actual results.


• Providing guidance on financial matters to project fiscal manager and project director.


• Provide strategic judgments to the project director that might have an influence on the project's bottom line.


• Keep up with any modifications to pertinent laws and regulations that may have an effect on the project.


• Perform grant closeout functions including reconciliations, financial status reports, final invoices, and final reporting.


• Effectively communicates by phone, in person, and in writing with both internal and external parties.


• Compiles data and prepares reports for single audits and program audits.


• Provides outstanding customer service to all clients.


• Performs other duties, as requested.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Must be proficient in Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, IF statements), Microsoft Word, Outlook Express.  Proficiency required in Oracle (Fusion) and Business Intelligence, as required, to perform job duties within 90 days of date of full-time employment.  

Competency Statement(s) 

• Detail-oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task


• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly


• Honesty/Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace


• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions


• Business Acumen – Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues


• Problem solving and Analytical skills – ability to strategically interpret data and resolve issues as they arise


• Timeliness - Ability to complete tasks within the required timeframe


• Communication skills – Ability to clearly express oneself both orally and in writing to various levels within the organization


• Team player – Ability to work effectively in a team environment, within the department and across all departments

Education/Experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance or Economics.


• Two years of progressively responsible professional experience in an accounting environment analyzing data including one year involving duties such as preparation, justification, forecast and analysis or the control and administration of a budget, or budgetary process. The incumbent must have excellent analytical, communication, organizational skills, and multi-task effectively as well as proficiency with Microsoft Office suite such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience/working knowledge of governmental and/or non-profit accounting methods and related laws, rules, and regulations.


• Knowledge of policies and principles related to federal and state reporting and compliance as well as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2 CFR 200 and Circulars.


• Experience with budget development, fiscal record keeping, and practices of organization and administration.


• Demonstrated ability to manage financial projects or financial aspects of grants.


• Ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere in the non-profit with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.


• Demonstrated customer service experience requiring a very high level of diplomacy and professionalism.


• One or more years of Portfolio Management experience


• Demonstrated ability to forecast expenditures.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Critical Thinking - Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret financial reports generated as part of regular job duties.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• 
  Stand: Occasionally


• 
  Walk: Frequently


• 
  Sit: Frequently


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  Handling / Fingering: Occasionally


• 
  Reach Outward: Occasionally


• 
  Reach Above Shoulder: Occasionally


• 
  Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend: Occasionally


• 
  Lift / Carry: Occasionally - Up to 10 lbs.


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  Push/Pull: Occasionally - Up to 25 lbs.


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  See: Constantly


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  Taste/ Smell: Not Applicable 

Frequency Key:

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  Not Applicable = Not required for essential functions


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  Occasionally = (0 - 2 hrs/day)


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  Frequently = (2 - 5 hrs/day)


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  Constantly = (5+ hrs/day)

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

General Office Setting, Indoors Temperature Controlled

EEOC STATEMENT

It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, without regard to age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer), AIDS or HIV, genetic information or characteristics, veteran status or military service.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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