About this role
<p><strong>Department: </strong><span contenteditable="false">Aging & Disab</span> </p> <p><strong>Job ID: </strong>12955</p> <p><strong>Pay: </strong> $22.85 per hour </p> <p><strong>Work Schedule:</strong> Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#1f497d">Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at <a style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" href="https://careers.sedgwickcounty.org/content/Health-and-Wellness/?locale=en_US">SCBenefits</a>.</span></span></span></p><p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Prepares, maintains, and balances financial transaction in areas such as accounts payable, grant funding, and local mill levy funding. Submit grant reports to government entities on a monthly basis. Ensures accurate accounting of expenditures within various fund centers and grants.</p> <p> </p> <p>Prepare and enter payments for goods and services and maintain budget authority tracking.</p> <ul> <li>Enter information into the accounting system for Purchase Order (PO) creation.</li> <li>Monitor PO’s and submit adjustment or closure requests when needed.</li> <li>Submits invoices with accurate and complete documentation to Accounts Payable (AP) in a timely manner.</li> <li>Track payments submitted to AP for timely payment to vendors.</li> <li>Check grant invoices to ensure they match data entered into state reporting system.</li> <li>Prepare purchasing card logs for department purchasing card users.</li> <li>Request new vendor set-up as needed and keep list of active vendors.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Maintains an accurate record of contracts and expenditures Ensures there is enough fund center balance to meet anticipated expenditures throughout the calendar year.</p> <ul> <li>Request release of additional budget authority as needed to ensure invoices are processed in a timely manner.</li> <li>Maintain and process contracts with grantors, service providers, and sub-recipients.</li> <li>Maintain an accurate record of active contracts by program using a timeline to track contracts.</li> <li>Process upcoming new or renewal contracts in a timely manner using contract software.</li> <li>Work with Grant Controller and Program Managers to ensure information pertaining to contracts or grants is accurate.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Prepare and submit monthly financial reports to Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and other grantors.</p> <ul> <li>Create vendor templates for reporting monthly activity and expenses.</li> <li>Prepare and submit financial reports using excel workbooks or web-based reporting systems.</li> <li>Data enter in web-based MIS systems for grants.</li> <li>Reconcile submitted reports to the Financial System and revenues received. </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Minimum Qualifications: Four years’ experience in responsible bookkeeping or accounting work. Experience may be substituted for education with one year of experience for one year of education.</p> <p> </p> <p>Preferred Qualifications: One year of experience working with grants, multiple funding sources, and reporting requirements or government finance administration. Bachelor’s degree from an Accredited College or University in accounting or a finance related field.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p><p> </p> <p>Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more information under the following link. <a href="https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/human-resources/apply-for-a-job/">Apply for a Job | Sedgwick County, Kansas </a></p> <p> </p>