Work in coordination with the Grants Management division in the preparation of proposal budgets and related timelines, ensuring alignment with financial policies, procedures, coding, and on-time completion.
Prepare annual budget as well as projection budgets (reforecasting)
For reforecasting, calculate year-end projections based on YTD actuals.
Collaborate with other AFT teams during work planning.
Ensure that all appropriate support services are covered in budgets.
Implement budget policies and guidelines.
Develop models or suggestions for expenditures to optimize budget adherence.
Produce monthly financial statements and related analysis, including staff hours reports.
Assist in the review of expense contracts for budget feasibility and ensure procurement guidelines are followed.
Assist with the annual financial statement audit.
Responsible for loading the budget and grant budgets into the ERP.
Report customization and ad hoc analysis.
Dashboard reporting development.

Thorough understanding of grant accounting functional areas, overhead and reimbursement principles.
Should have prior federal award budget management experience and know nonprofit accounting standards.
Should be able to perform financial analysis and explain steps for resolution.
Should be proficient with Office365, SharePoint, & Teams with advanced knowledge of Excel functions.
Strong verbal, written, analytical and organizational skills.
High level of ethics, integrity, transparency, and trustworthiness.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with individuals, teams, and committees.
Ability to translate financial concepts to individuals at all levels in the organization – including non-finance employees.
Must have familiarity with federal & foundation funding arrangements and related items such as match requirements and overhead limitations.
Desire to engage and learn from fellow colleagues and about American Farmland Trust.
Where applicable, extensive experience working within a remote or hybrid environment and amongst a distributed workforce.
Experience with prioritizing competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Self-starter who takes initiative to problem solve.
Must possess strong technical skills involving various financial software such as Martus, Sage Intacct or other similar budgeting and ERP programs.

Medical & Prescription Coverage
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Company Paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability (LTD)
Voluntary Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Healthcare & Dependent Care
Health Savings Account (HSA)
401k Plan
Sick Leave: Regular full-time employees accrue 13 “sick days” per year.
Vacation Leave: Accrue 15 days during the first year increasing by one day per year to 20 days per year maximum.
Holidays: AFT observes twelve fixed holidays and a week between Christmas and New Years off during the year (all offices closed) plus a choice of up to three (depending on hiring month) floating holidays.

Budget Specialist

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