Grant Accounting Specialist

CITY OF EL PASO, TX
El Paso, Texas United States  View Map
Posted: Mar 13, 2025
  • Salary: $44,648.45 - $66,079.70 Annually USD
  • Full Time
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Fundraising or Grants Administration
  • Job Description

    Requirements

    Education and Experience : A High School diploma or GED, and six (6) years of budget, or accounting experience.

    Licenses and Certificates : None.

    Special Requirements : Clear, concise oral and written communication in English and Spanish.

    General Purpose

    Under direction, direct or perform highly responsible and complex paraprofessional fiscal support functions related to centralized loan servicing, receivables and collecting as assigned.

    Typical Duties

    Oversee or engage in automated and manual review, reconciliation and issuance of diverse or intricate batch and individual payments, collections and adjustments. Involves: Check documentation and ACH payments received to ensure posting to correct accounts to loan management software. Perform and verify calculations, including pro-ratings, and effect on general ledger balances in relation to loan accounts. Prepare and enter journal entries for daily posting of payments. Perform reconciliations between loan management software and the general ledger. Investigate and resolve discrepancies, complaints and procedural problems pertaining to such matters as, account information, loan payments, automatic payment withdrawals, loan balances, loan history, past due amounts, returned payments (NSF) and account reconciliations, within the bounds of standard practice or obtaining guidance from functionally responsible professions regarding acceptable treatments in unprecedented situations. Develop and maintain master spreadsheets to reconcile loan activity, and generate various periodic and special loan transaction reports to management or regulatory agencies. Set up and close accounts as needed. Query, compare and balance such information as current and previous accounting cycle collections and initiate retroactive corrections as warranted. Prepare correspondence relating to loan accounts. Attend to loan customers including phone calls and walk-ins. Work with other departments as needed to obtain the required outcome of accepting and applying the payments to the correct general ledger account and the correct account in the loan management system. Attend monthly meetings to review and discuss the collection process and any items that need to be completed or projects that need to be taken to accomplish a task.
    Participate in development and maintenance of financial and loan management system, which include analyzing information archived and processed to ensure quality. Involves: Enter, retrieve and review accounting data from centralized financial management system or source documents to detect processing exceptions and computation mismatches associated with installation of software upgrades and patches. Request and review daily reports to assess system performance and advise users of errors. Provide backup assistance to other staff to ensure continuity of services.

    Provide for training and development. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Identify and resolve staff differences, conflicts and deficiencies. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards.

    General Information

    For complete job specification, click here.

    Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

    Note: This is a new advertisement for Grant Accounting Specialist. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

    Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
    Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

    A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

    To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

    Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

    Determined by agreement

    Closing Date/Time: 3/18/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • City of El Paso
    • City of El Paso

    THE CITY OF EL PASO HAS IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS TO INVEST IN ITS WORKFORCE, INCLUDING:

    • Competitive wages
    • Pension Plans
    • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
    • Health Savings Account
    • Paid Time Off­ and Paid Parental Leave
    • Quality Training and Tuition Assistance Programs

    Mission:

    Deliver exceptional services to support a high quality of life and place for our community.

    Vision:

    Develop a vibrant regional economy, safe and beautiful neighborhoods and exceptional recreational, cultural and educational opportunities powered by a high performing government.

    Values:

    Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, People

    THE COMMUNITY

    Located at the westernmost edge of Texas along the Rio Grande River, El Paso has long been recognized as one of the nation’s safest cities with a population of over 800,000. This thriving community is aptly referred to as the “Sun City” – a moniker derived from the 300+ days of sunshine experienced annually.
    El Paso, the largest Texas City on the U.S./Mexico border and the sixth largest city in Texas, is a dynamic and vibrant community whose location on the border provides the City with a culturally diverse population and a rich heritage that embraces the past while building for the future.

    El Paso is filled with many attractions that residents and visitors enjoy alike. For sports enthusiasts, the City is home to The El Paso Chihuahuas, the Minor League baseball team and Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. El Paso is also home to Sun Bowl Stadium at UTEP where many events occur, including Division I college football games and other events, including the nationally televised Sun Bowl game held each year. UTEP is also the home of the legendary Don Haskins Center where Division I college basketball games are played. Residents and visitors may also take in an El Paso Locomotive FC soccer game or an El Paso Rhinos hockey game. Located in El Paso are amusement parks, water parks, state parks, museums, the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. At the heart of the City is the Franklin Mountains State Park, the largest urban state park in Texas.

    Fort Bliss is the largest installation in the United States Army Forces Command and the second largest military installation in the Army overall with the largest being the adjacent White Sands Missile Range.  Fort Bliss is an anchor of the local economy and its economic stability, as it is the single largest employer in the area supporting over 167,000 people with an annual economic contribution of over $25 billion. The City of El Paso strives to be the #1 City in America for Veterans to live. The City of El Paso has been recognized by the Texas Veterans Commission for its high Veteran Employment rate. The City government currently employs approximately 14% of veterans and has a Military and Veterans Affairs department.

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