Fisheries Financial Coordinator (2) Positions

Announcement #:

Issue Date: 08-07-26

Closing Date: 08-13-26

Hourly Wage: $37.92-$42.68/Regular/Full-Time/Supervisory

Location:

Toppenish

This position is responsible for the overall administration of grants and contracts for the Fisheries Department. Overseeing all fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities of the Yakama Nation Fisheries department for contracts, grants, and agreements with, but not limited to, the following: the United States Department of the Interior;
Bureau of Indian Affairs; DOE Bonneville Power Administration;
Bureau of Reclamation; and all other Federal, State, Cooperative Agreements with other Entities as required. Plan and organize the office workflow to meet deadlines according to established policies and procedures.

Develops and maintains record keeping system;
Develops and maintains financial documents; provides confidential administrative services. Greets and aids the public, Yakama Nation program needs, coworkers and various outside agencies. Responsible for the financial activities associated with processing, coordinating and managing various federal, state and tribal funded grants and contracts for the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program. Responsible for performing a professional operating level of financial and compliance monitoring of various complex grants and contracts, assuring needs are met for fiscal audit to complete financial statements.

Responsible for making day-to-day decisions relating to the accounting treatment of financial transactions. The scope and magnitude of responsibilities and possible ramifications of decisions made affect the overall fiscal operations of the program and require an in-depth knowledge in accounting principles and theories involving grant and contract laws, regulations, policies, procedures associated with federal, state and tribal funded programs.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for grantor agencies, internal administrative staff, and sub-grantees. Train staff on grant software and policies.
• Assist in preparing, formatting, and submitting grant applications and budgets to funding agencies.
• Establish and maintain on-going communication with Grants & Contracts, Office of Legal Counsel, Central Accounting and Finance to ensure document procedures are adhered to for processing.
• Administers lead entity operational funding, including work plans, deliverables, invoicing, and reporting requirements.
• Communicate with appropriate staff to ensure grant/contract timelines are being met.
• Reviews and verifies administrative, financial and programmatic reports for accuracy, completeness, and adequacy and includes all appropriate and relevant supporting documentation and reconciliation with Financial System and approved by Grants & Contracts office.
• Maintain all relevant program documents on paper, when necessary, and electronic format for record keeping and to serve as backup for auditing purposes.
• Attend meetings and workshops to stay informed of state, federal, local, and government to government regulations.
• Assist in preparing, formatting, and submitting grant applications and budgets to funding agencies.
• Determines necessary work products and oversees day-to-day work activities.
• Duties include contract administration and termination of grants and contracts; cost accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices in a variety of difficult and complex accounting problems associated with the grants and contracts funding administration.
• Coordinates activities associated with the preparation of various budgets for grants and contracts proposals.
• Assists and gives advice regarding complex and unusual problems, making special studies and analysis of various grant and contract accounting problems; collects and assembles data; prepares recommendations for solutions.
• Utilize electronic programs for online submittal of budget proposals, equipment inventory, status reports, annual reports, modifications and amendments.
• Assure all requirements are met which are utilized within the Yakama Nation Financial Policy Manual; tribal forms, committee actions, legal review forms, Davis Bacon, TERO, permitting and all pre-requisites are met.
• Use a team approach; cooperative working relationship with co-workers and other programs, agencies, tribes, and the community
• Works with Accounts Payable personnel in preparing and reviewing contractor invoices, purchase orders, travel closeouts, timesheets, and all other financial transactions.
• Reviews and verifies cost documentation financial reports for accuracy, completeness, and adequacy. The
• inclusion of all appropriate and relevant supporting documents (project hours, travel cost records, contractor invoices, etc.); and reconciliation with Financial System and approved by the Grants and Contracts Office.
• Reviews monthly, quarterly and annual along with a status report on priority work tasks and submits accordingly for audit…