- Are you passionate about health equity, food security and community health?
- Are you a natural innovator and problem solver – comfortable with nuance in groundbreaking opportunities, and excited to collaborate to create viable systems and processes?
- Are you excited by the prospect of providing financial and non-financial data for reports and records?
- Do you have a knack for planning, analytics, research, and finding resolutions?
- Do you want to apply your experience in grants and budgets and further develop the Food Bank’s accounting policies and procedures to eliminate hunger in Alameda County?
Got your attention? Apply to become Alameda County Community Food Bank’s Grants Administrator!
The Grants Administrator is responsible for fiscal maintenance of grants and contracts. Provides ongoing financial oversight to ensure the appropriate use and accurate reporting of all financial transactions on grants and contracts. Compiles financial and non-financial data for the preparation of internal reports, compliance records, and grant billings in an efficient, accurate, and timely manner consistent with the Food Bank’s accounting policies and procedures.
The 2016 Feeding America Food Bank of the Year, Alameda County Community Food Bank is a well-established and multi-faceted organization serving 1 in 5 Alameda County residents. Our organization’s success is built on bold decision-making, a culture of equity and inclusivity, and an environment that embraces innovative thinking. Our bold new vision aims to provide 120 million meals annually through food distribution, government assistance enrollment and forceful legislative advocacy – while also looking beyond meals to examine and improve the impact of our efforts in our community. We have received Charity Navigator’s top rating for 12 consecutive years, ranking us among the top one percent of charities nationwide. With our new strategic plan, we are setting a bold trajectory for the long-term work required to dismantle the systems that perpetuate poverty, including racism. Our staff regularly engage in conversations about race, class, power and privilege as part of our organizational commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Please learn more about our efforts at www.accfb.org.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Required Competencies
- 4+ years of progressive experience in fund and grant accounting, reporting and compliance.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP) and Federal OMB CFR-200 requirements.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating internal controls.
- Critical thinker with highly developed planning, analytical, research and creative resolution skills.
- Ability to quickly learn and achieve fluency with numerous finance related systems and processes.
- Must have excellent organization, time-management, and task-management skills; able to manage competing priorities and remain agile in a constantly changing, deadline-driven environment.
- Superb judgment; ability to handle confidential information with great sensitivity.
- Ability to interact effectively and respectfully with individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences and personalities; adept at tailoring communication style for a range of audiences and technical abilities.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills; effective listener, writes clearly and informatively, seeks clarification by asking questions, knows when to say “I don’t know” or ask for help.
- Ability to establish credibility, trust and partnership at all levels of an organization.
- Self-directed; able to take initiative and work effectively both independently and within a team.
- Impeccable attention to detail; able to maintain precision in work product despite constant interruptions.
- Advanced computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Valid California driver’s license with insurable driving record. (Personal vehicle not required.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with database software, Microsoft Dynamics Nav-Ceres, Salesforce, and SAP Concur.
- Experience in a nonprofit environment with a variety of stakeholders and deeply rooted community values.
- Understanding of (or interest in learning about) the role finance policy and procedures can play in creating just and equitable organizations and dismantling institutional frameworks rooted in white supremacy.
Personal Attributes and Values
- Passion, enthusiasm, focus, and creativity around Alameda County Community Food Bank’s vision, mission and values of community, leadership, transparency, innovation and diversity.
- Demonstrates humility, integrity and honesty; inspires the trust of others.
- Contributes to building a positive team environment; gives and welcomes feedback; shows desire to learn and grow, both personally and professionally though this work.
- Highly motivated self-starter and a quick learner; strong work ethic with an orientation toward innovation and process improvement.
- Demonstrates respect for cultural differences and sensitivity to organizational power dynamics.
- Exhibits grace and can remain calm in high-pressure situations.
- Sense of humor deftly combined with a roll-up-your-sleeves, can-do attitude!
Physical Requirements
This work is located in an office environment. Physical activities necessary in the performance of this job: Ability to sit at a computer workstation for up to five hours at a time; ability to move throughout the 118,000 sq ft. Food Bank facility in performance of duties; ability to communicate in clear speaking voice in person, before groups, and over the phone; ability to operate computer equipment.
Compensation
This is a full-time, non-exempt position working Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (7.5 hour workday, 1 hour unpaid lunch). The non-negotiable starting salary for this position is $39.17 per hour (approximately $76,381.50 per year).
If you meet these qualifications and want to join our mission, please submit your resume and answer our application questions by clicking the apply button below.
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Last updated on Sep 13, 2024