General Function

Directly responsible for all accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cash management and fixed assets for CIHA and family of companies.  Primary responsibilities includes financial grant management and reporting, internal controls safeguarding assets, internal and external financial reporting and annual audits for subsidiary and consolidated financial statements.  Also responsible for ensuring federal and state tax returns are prepared and filed for CIHA and family of companies.

Major Activities (Typical Duties/Responsibilities)

• Oversees all accounting and financial functions of CIHA.
• Provides financial management of the Indian Housing Plan, including account accruals and reconciliations, monitoring program income, and quarterly and annual grant reporting.
• Provides financial management of all other Federal and State grant awards received by CIHA including budgets, account accruals/reconciliations, and financial reporting to granting agencies.
• Manages the reconciliation of general ledger, balance sheet and subsidiary systems on a monthly basis.
• Assists Financial Plan manager in the preparation of financial and summary reports for internal and external users, including monthly financial statements for management personnel. Also assists in the preparation of summarized financials, written narrative and graphic presentations for CIHA Board of Commissioners.
• Ensures internal controls are in place, documented, and communicated to staff, with periodic training as necessary.
• Develops and directs internal audit programs to ensure that grant funds are being expended in accordance with granting agency specifications.
• Maintains the chart of accounts of CIHA.
• Coordinates and manages all audits, including annual financial audits, granting agency audits, and self-monitoring audits.
• Assists the Financial Plan manager in the preparation of financial statements, notes to financial statements, supporting schedules and work papers for annual financial audits of CIHA and subsidiaries.
• Assists in planning and department financial support systems for existing and future programs or development projects.
• Provides cash management including investments and assist with risk management of companies.
• Designs and implements cost allocation structures to allocate shared costs across companies, including indirect cost allocation models if applicable.
• Through systems development and enhancement, ensures the integrity of accounts utilizing the modified and full accrual methodologies required for grant and financial statement management.
• Completes special projects and other related duties as assigned.

Skills/Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles with emphasis in governmental accounting principles.
• Knowledge of property and capital development accounting desired
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to develop comprehensive work plans for short, mid-range and long-term projects to include financial analysis for operating departments and development projects, including job and cost allocations as appropriate.
• Strong budget and analytical skills, including financial and audit skills relating to governmental accounting.
• Strong communication skillset including the ability to work effectively with department management and staff, and to effectively communicate with regulatory and taxing authorities.
• Knowledge of 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
• Knowledge of Native American Housing and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA) Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) regulations and guidance.
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written, with a particular emphasis on the presentation of financial material.
• Ability to determine accounting structure and needs of subsidiary companies.
• Comprehensive understanding of complex financial statements.
• Ability to lead and direct the work of staff.
• Willing and able to work in a fast pace, interactive and progressively changing work environment
• Able to work as part of a team(s) to attain corporate objective and work on special projects
• Self-starter, requiring minimal supervision.

Education and Experience

• Masters degree in business administration or finance with an emphasis in accounting - preferred
• CPA/CMA - preferred
• 7 years progressively more responsible experience in fund accounting that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.
• Experience with complex consolidated financial statement preparation, including all statement footnotes.
• Appropriate supervisory experience.