Financial Manager I

Financial Manager

The State Of Vermont is looking for a Financial Manager to be the Senior Accountant for The Division of the Blind and Impaired Vision (DBVI) with an annual budget of $2.5M. This position features senior level work in the maintenance, review, and reconciliation of financial records to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles and standards. In addition, coding and budget checking all payments in the financial accounting system (VISION), payment processing in the AWARE case management system, and preparing Federal quarterly reports from the cost allocation database reporting.

This position also :

• Submits quarterly federal receipt requests to AHS Central Office to draw in the appropriate amount of Federal funds.
• Completes timely Federal financial reports in the Federal Agency of Rehabilitation Services Administration website and PMS for the federal grants pertaining to the Division of the Blind and Visually Impaired.
• Completes the annual Independent Living 704 report.
• Reviews, monitors, tracks, makes payments and completes the reporting for all DBVI memos of understanding, contracts and grants.
• Requirements may range from internal reporting for grant payments to Federal submissions of expenditures.
• Monitor and approve monthly bank reconciliations for the 4 regional Imprest Cash checking accounts.
• Perform yearly audits for each Imprest account.
• Closely track federal RSAs grant to the State (Section 110) federal Maintenance of Effort (MOE).

This position is also the Lead Accountant for the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Federal Program which is a program to provide blind individuals the opportunity to learn and profit from certain activities. In Vermont these individuals maintain vending machines placed in any Federal or State building or they operate / run Cafes. Any vending machines not maintained by a blind individual but a private vending company must pay a monthly commission to the program. This revenue is used to promote more learning opportunities for the blind individuals in the State. In this role, you will :

Work is performed in a standard office setting.