Childcare Accountant
Delaware Tribe of Indians
Employment Opportunity
Department: Accounting
Employment Status: Regular
Class: Full-Time
Location: Bartlesville, OK
Immediate Supervisor: Childcare Director
General Description
The Childcare Accountant serves as the primary Fiscal officer for the Early Head Start and the Childcare Programs. This person will primarily be responsible for working with the Accounting, Childcare Director, and the AFO to ensure grant compliance with funding agencies. This person is also responsible for processing incoming and outgoing payments, purchases, assisting Directors with budget completions and modifications when needed as well as any other Fiscal reporting or documentation that is needed to successfully operate withing grant compliance. This position will work for the Childcare department on various other tasks as needed to provide a full-time schedule.
Qualifications
- CPA Required
- Or Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, fiscal management or related field (HSPS 1302.91) preferred
- Or a combination of proven work history and knowledge of financial processes and procedures and practices.
- Experience in Abila/MIP & Quickbooks preferred.
- Familiarity of fund accounting preferred
- Familiarity with OMB super circular, A-87, A-102, A-122, and A-133 preferred
- Requires a high level of personal ethical integrity
- Requires a high level of problem solving skills
- Requires familiarity with grant writing, administration, and compliance with grant regulations
- Requires an individual with a high level of attention to detail
- Requires familiarity with the concepts of budget development and compliance with Tribal budgets
- Requires willingness and ability to learn new skills, including travel to conferences and training sessions.
- Requires proficiency in Microsoft 365 Suite programs
- Requires good interpersonal communication and teamwork skills.
- Must have own transportation and clean driving record – may be required to drive GSA vehicle or tribal vehicle to meeting or training
Duties and Responsibilities
- Help Prepare Childcare annual budgets.
- Complete and process payables
- Maintain Fiscal compliance.
- Create monthly Fiscal reports
- Assist Childcare Director in updating grants applications and budgets.
- Attend Head Start Fiscal Training to be familiar with the HSES Systems
- Record cash receipts/federal program draws into the accounting software
- Record interest income earned on cash accounts and certificates of deposits
- Prepare journal entries for bank charges or other fees as appropriate.
- Process Childcare Subsidy payments
- Review contract propels and procurement of all contractual obligations.
- Assist in preparation of monthly financials for issuance to the tribal council and trust board
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and adjusting entries
- Assist in preparation for the annual audit
- Perform reconciliations of general ledger balance sheet accounts relating to receivables
- Assist in creation of budgeting of programs
- Communicate with regulatory institutions to ensure compliance with reporting requirements
- Other duties as assigned by the Accounting/Finance Controller
INDIAN PREFERENCE POLICY:
In accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934, (Title 25, USC, Section 47), Indian Preference will be observed in hiring.
NOTE: This Accounting position is currently being hired through 2026 (the end of ARPA) and the sustainability will be re-evaluated at that time
TO APPLY
Fill out application with resume attached and turn in to the Human Resources Department by walk-in, email, or regular mail. Contact Human Resources at jobs@delawaretribe.org or use the address below.
Human Resources Department
5100 Tuxedo Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74006
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