WIC Grant Accountant

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Who We Are . We protect lives. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in communities throughout the state. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing for and responding to disasters.

What We Offer. As a member of the DPH team, you will join a group of passionate individuals dedicated to serving Georgians. Regardless of your role, you will contribute to protecting lives while enjoying a wide range of benefits.

• Make a Professional Impact - Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play.
• Enjoy Workplace Flexibility - Experience flexibility in how you work so you can be your best self for you and the people of Georgia.
• Work with a Dynamic and Diverse Team - Collaborate with employees who share ideas and leverage collective strengths.
• Achieve Career Longevity - Take advantage of opportunities for learning and development that support a long-term career.
• Take Part in a Hands-on Working Culture - Work in a unique culture of active engagement and problem-solving, no matter your role.
• Feel Pride in Where you Work - Be part of making an impact in public health alongside dedicated people just like yourself.

Job Summary (paragraph or summarized statement about the position):

This position directly reports to the Fiscal Director of the Georgia Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and is responsible for performing senior-level duties including complex financial reporting, ledger reconciliations, and regulatory compliance. The position oversees the development, implementation and monitoring of accounting activity for the Georgia WIC Program. Performs complex administrative duties and statistical, financial, or operational data analysis and reporting in support of management decision making in functional area.

Identifies trends, discrepancies, and variances to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations. May partner with other departments, divisions, outside agencies, and vendors to address business issues. Exercises various latitudes of independent judgment. May administer or provide high level support for various projects, grants, contracts, implementation of procedures, and/or any specialized functions. Assists with orientation, training, or providing task guidance of junior team members.

Provides strategic analysis.

• Analyze financial statistics as well as reconcile general ledger accounts and bank statements.
• Apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), follow state and federal fiscal guidelines as well as agency policies to establish tables/records of accounts or financial transactions, review financial data, and assign entries or apply accounting control measures to proper accounts.
• Review financial aspects of all WIC federal grants; monitor to ensure financial obligations are met and to ensure that funding activities follow the cash disbursements timely.
• Reconcile accounting data and transactions that require knowledge of complex rules and regulations as well as the use of advanced research and problem-solving skills.
• Coordinate activities and build relationships with the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Administration (USDA/FNA) and other stakeholders from a financial perspective and act as the key liaison between Federal and State audit functions.
• Participate in high level stakeholder meetings and develop and present financial data as necessary (e.g. Public Health District Meetings, USDA meetings).
• Prepare WIC financial and participation reports monthly, quarterly and at year-end close-out.
• Analyze spending trends throughout the year to identify areas for cost reduction and improve efficiency.
• Perform monthly reconciliation for all USDA grants by Fund Source vs disbursement records and the federal Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) statements. Identify funding errors or accounting errors and communicate with Revenue for…