Career Opportunities

Reports to: Grants Manager
Status: Full Time/Exempt

Compensation: $55,000 - $60,000

Mission – Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation empowers, promotes, and supports all women and their families – A mission that ultimately creates stronger communities.

Position Summary: The Accounting Specialist will be responsible for daily accounting and bookkeeping processes including but not limited to Accounts Payable, journal entries, and reconciliations as well as grant tracking and reporting. The Accounting Specialist is also responsible for making timely electronic payments of rent for clients’ staying in transitional housing provided by TMWF.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1-Grant Accounting and Compliance

• Record & maintain grant budget information for all funding sources in TMWF’s general ledger accounting & reporting system
• Perform timely reviews of recorded grant allocations of expenditures to those budgeted to ensure funds are utilized in accordance with grant agreements; record general ledger corrections as needed
• Record vendor invoices & expenditure receipts in TMWF’s accounting general ledger, including all necessary allocations per grant contract
• Provide pertinent grants information to TMWF’s accounting team members, as needed to assist in monthly accounting close activities and ensure accurate accounting for grants
• Prepare invoices and requests for payments to government funding agencies & other grant funders and reconcile grant expenses to applicable grant funder reports

2-Grant Reporting

• Prepare & submit on a timely basis all contractually required grants reports to government agencies and other grant funders, utilizing client services data reports to compile programmatic report information & accounting records for financial report information
• Communicate regularly with applicable accounting & program service team members regarding grant reporting deadlines & information needs
• Maintain a comprehensive list of reporting requirements for each grant for use in communicating reporting needs to applicable TMWF team members and to facilitate the timely filing of required grant reports
• Represent TMWF during periodic grant monitoring reviews performed by funders and during grant-related hearings & workshops

3-Accounting

• Ensure that all accounts payable- credit card entries and checks are recorded accurately and allocated to applicable grants in TMWF’s general ledger accounting & reporting system.
• Perform a monthly review of all recorded general ledger activities to identify any needed corrections (e.g. to account or class coding’s) and record corrections to the general ledger as needed
• Remit electronic rental payments for housing leased by TMWF & provided to its transitional housing clients
• Perform monthly reconciliations of bank accounts and credit card statement
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 2 years of related work experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, QuickBooks experience, Sage Intacct a plus but not required
• Comprehensive knowledge of GAAP accounting, nonprofit accounting principles and financial reporting
• Knowledge of Grant reporting is a plus but not required. TMWF will provide on-the-job training as required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Works cooperatively & collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, external agencies & other applicable third parties
• Ability to manage and prioritize competing deadlines
• Detail oriented and organized work skills
• Able to sit & work at a computer for extended periods of time
• Able to bend, reach, retrieve, & carry files
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Commitment to TMWF’s mission

Benefits:

• 403(b) matching
• Fully covered dental and vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Hybrid work environment (after first 90 days of employment)

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and minimum level of work being performed. The employee will be required to perform any other job-related duties as required by the job objectives, and mission and philosophy of Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, Inc.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.