Senior Accountant

About the role

CALSTART is a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all. For over 30 years, it's been CALSTART's mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration. This position will serve as the subject matter expert to ensure compliance and consistency in adhering to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and funding agency regulations/guidelines such as the "Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards" ("Uniform Guidance" or 2 CFR 200), or state and local funding agencies. This role will entail significant cross-functional interactions with project management and business development, more specifically serving in the capacity of the dedicated financial partner for the Clean Mobility Options Pilot Program (CMO).with main duties to include monitoring subrecipient and program beneficiary (Awardees) fiscal activities in accordance with agreement terms and conditions, prime funding agency terms and conditions, and CALSTART accounting policies and procedures. Additionally, this role includes performing financial analysis and business support in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and business needs, while improving systems, processes, and transparency across the program. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex financial requirements into clear, actionable guidance for non-accounting stakeholders, including community-based organizations and program awardees. We understand that not everyone will match the above qualifications 100%. If your background isn't perfectly aligned but you feel you would be a great addition to the team, we'd love to hear from you. We're a tight-knit team of world-class innovators, business minds, and change agents who believe passionately in our mission and put our team ahead of self. We are committed to the continued development and growth of our employees and invest in your success! We care about your personal well being as much as your professional success and offer generous benefits to full time employees including: 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement plan with generous company contributions, FSA for Health and Dependent Care, 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more! Our inclusive environment focuses on making decisions based on merit without regard to race, color, hair texture, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, LGBTQIA+ status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college/university (Minimum).
• 5 + years of relevant accounting experience, particularly with government contracts/grants accounting and compliance. Nonprofit experience helpful.
• Working knowledge of auditing standards, particularly as they relate to cost verification.
• Knowledge of government contracting and government funding regulations such as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and other regulations specific to government contracting.
• Experience in reporting requirements and procedures related to federal, state, other agencies, cost accounting, government accounting and auditing.
• Advanced abilities in Microsoft Excel and document management applications such as Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Ability and initiative to identify issues and research optimal solutions.
• Ability to seek out and provide support for others as a team member.

Additional Information

Please be aware of recruiting scams! All legitimate communication from our recruitment team will come from an official calstart.org email address via email, we will not text you about a role you have not applied to or shown interest in. We will not perform any interviews via text or Zoom chat. CALSTART does not ask for any fees or personal information such as social security numbers or bank details during the recruitment process.

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