at State of Vermont in Montpelier, Vermont, United States
Job Description
OverviewThe Agency of Education (AOE) is looking for a collaborative, detail driven financial professional to join our team as the Financial Director. This position serves as the Agency's business office lead in our grant accounting team and plays a central role in managing federal funds, overseeing grant accounting operations, and ensuring compliance with state and federal reporting requirements.
This position will:
- Supervise the grant accounting team.
- Process Batch payments in our grants management system (GMS).
- Oversee federal drawdowns.
- Maintain the Agency's Chart of Accounts and ensure consistent coding practices.
- Review and certify federal financial reports for accuracy and compliance.
- Manage Budget and SOF tables within the Agency's finance system.
- Direct the year end closeout process and ensure all state reports are filed on time.
- Manage the Agency's single audit response.
- Conduct trainings internally and externally
- Maintain the Agency's appropriation tracking file.
- Set up and maintain budgets in Vision.
- Participate in statewide School District Business meetings as needed.
- Maintain the federal awards directory and ensure all award information is current.
- Coordinate the approval process for new federal grants.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong background in governmental accounting, grant management, or public finance.
- Strong internal control focus
- Experience supervising accounting or financial staff.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a compliance driven environment.
- Deep knowledge of federal regulations (EDGAR, 2CFR Part 200), and state regulations (bulletin 5).
- Strong communication skills and comfort working with internal and external partners.
- Familiarity with state financial systems (Vision, GMS, etc.) is a plus.
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Environmental Factors
Work is performed in a standard office setting.
