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Role and Responsibilities ideas42’s Grant Administrator will be on the Finance and Accounting (F&A) team. The successful candidate will be an experienced Grant Administrator with grant accounting expertise and extensive knowledge of nonprofit accounting, contract revenue recognition, and grant fiscal management. Reporting to the Director, Finance and Accounting, the right person will have meticulous attention to detail, follow-up skills with the emotional intelligence to manage up when encountering challenges. This person will be responsible for pre and post award support, invoicing, maintenance of financial records in accounting software and databases, and account reconciliation. ** Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:** - Manage the financial aspects of grants, contracts, public and private foundation funding from inception to completion, ensuring compliance with grant guidelines and regulations. - Prepare detailed financial reports for timely submission to funders, actively participate in budget development and conduct thorough financial analyses to address variances. - Perform monthly grant reconciliations to ensure that all activities under each grant fall within the funder and agency guidelines. - Prepare proposal budgets, providing financial input and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Work with program staff to develop budgets and budget modifications. - Develop and maintain a contract tracking system and invoicing process. - Maintain organized documentation, including proposals, fully executed agreements, budgets, financial reports, invoices, and key correspondence from funders. - Oversee staffing allocations across projects and prepare effort reports. - Assists with annual year-end audits, government contract audits and compliance matters. - Stay abreast of changes in accounting standards and grant regulations to ensure compliance. - Undertake special projects as assigned. ** Qualifications** ** Minimum qualifications** Much of our work hinges on our ability to ask the right questions and arrive at the right answers. As a result, we seek curious, creative, rigorous people with an entrepreneurial spirit. A passion for understanding human behavior, pursuing innovation, and promoting the social good is critical. We also have a strong ownership culture, ultimately caring that all of our work gets completed in a high-quality way with everyone pitching in to get it done. - Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field OR equivalent practical experience. - 5 - 8 years of relevant accounting experience, particularly in the nonprofit sector. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. - Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Uniform Guidance, donor compliance and fundamental understanding of non-profit accounting. - Experience with Sage Intacct, Salesforce and Google Workspace. ** About ideas42** We’re a non-profit looking for deep insights into human behavior—into why people do what they do—and using that knowledge in ways that help improve lives, build better systems, and drive social change. Working globally, we reinvent the practices of institutions, and create better products and policies that can be scaled for maximum impact. We also teach others, ultimately striving to generate lasting social impact and create a future where the universal application of behavioral science powers a world with optimal health, equitable wealth, and environments and systems that are sustainable and just for all. For more than a decade, we’ve been at the forefront of applying behavioral science in the real world. And as we’ve developed our expertise, we’ve helped to define an entire field. Our efforts have so far extended to 40 countries as we’ve partnered with governments, foundations, NGOs, private enterprises, and a wide array of public institutions. We value diversity and inclusion and are dedicated to growing our teams with people who have diverse experiences, backgrounds, and skills. We are committed to fair and unbiased hiring practices that support equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, gender, national origin, age, abilities, sexual orientation, or veteran status. ** Working with Us** We seek curious, creative, rigorous people with an entrepreneurial spirit. A passion for understanding human behavior, pursuing innovation, and promoting the social good is critical, but prior expertise or training in behavioral economics or psychology is not required. Candidates with lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply. Our core values are at the heart of everything at ideas42: - We live and breathe what we do. We look at everything through a BEHAVIORAL LENS. - We take OWNERSHIP. We don’t just work at ideas42, we take shared responsibility for it. - We DO GOOD. We use our expertise to improve millions of lives and create a better world for all. - We have fun. We let PLAYFULNESS inform the way we work and our approach to the world, helping to drive our creativity and improve our solutions. - We live with a SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY. We approach our colleagues, partners and people whose lives we seek to improve with an attitude of selflessness and cooperation. - We are TENACIOUS. We never take the easy route, but push to stretch the limits of what’s possible. - We are RIGOROUS in how we think and how we tackle problems. ** Benefits and Compensation** We hope that you are excited by the opportunity to work with us. We are proud to offer a comprehensive and behaviorally designed benefits package and other perks to support our team and allow us to focus on our work of solving tough social problems. - Insurance: We offer fully-covered medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage for you and your families. - 401(k) Match: We contribute 3%, even if you don’t contribute at all. - Generous Vacation and Paid Time Off: We’ve built infrastructure to encourage our team to rest and recharge throughout the year. - Paid Parental Leave - Fitness benefits - Dependent Care Accounts - Phone benefits including reimbursement towards a new smart phone - Professional Development fund - Loan Forgiveness: Based on our 501(c)3 status, you are able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. ** Application Process Overview** The ideas42 application process has four stages: - Application: Submit your application and resume. - Case Study: Selected candidates will be invited to complete a case study. - First Round Interview: Selected candidates will be invited to a first round interview. - Final Round Interview: Selected candidates will be invited to a final round interview. References will also be requested and contacted during this time.

As a Cost Estimator, you will help accurately assess project costs, enabling our team to deliver exceptional landscaping projects on time and within budget. You will work closely with our project managers and clients to ensure that every estimate reflects the quality and attention to detail we stand for. On the Job, you would: - Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates. - Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates. - Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products. - Assess the cost-effectiveness of products, projects, or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops. - Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments, or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues. - And More! ** Cost Estimator Qualifications and Skills:** - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data. - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. - Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools for constructing or repairing outdoor landscapes, parks, recreation areas, buildings, Planting, or other structures such as highways and roads. - Using mathematics to solve problems. - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. - Talking to others to convey information effectively. - Listen fully to what others say, take time to understand their points, ask questions as appropriate, and do not interrupt at inappropriate times. - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or problem approaches. Education and Requirements: - 5+ years' Experience as a landscape estimator, construction estimator, landscape project manager, or with an estimating background is a plus. - Experience bidding valued at $250,000 or more - Strong knowledge of cost control and contract management principles - A high school diploma or equivalent, a degree in construction management, landscape design, or a related field, is preferred. - Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment. - Reliable transportation - Proficiency in estimating software and Microsoft Office. - If you’re ready to impact our growing business significantly, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting your relevant experience. Benefits - Competitive salaries - Comprehensive health insurance coverage - Retirement savings options - Paid time off - Professional development opportunities - A positive company culture that values work-life balance and employee well-being. - Supportive and friendly work environment. - Flexible work schedule - Opportunity to contribute to exciting projects and grow with our company

Educational Alliance brings together and partners with diverse communities in Lower Manhattan, offering individuals and families high-quality, multi-generational programs and services that enhance their well-being and socioeconomic opportunities. We are a place where everyone s welcome and where progress is powered one relationship at a time. We are proud of our legacy as a Jewish organization, and we provide high-quality, transformational services and programs to all New Yorkers through our network of community centers on Manhattan's Lower East Side and East Village. As we have for over 130 years, we offer best-in-class programming - now across 15 sites, focusing on a mix of education, health and wellness, arts and culture, and civic engagement. The Director of Finance and Operations directly reports to and works in collaboration with the Executive Director of CSYD to ensure all administrative, operational and fiscal systems are developed and maintained at the highest quality. while providing guidance, support and leadership across all programs within the Community Schools and Youth Development Department (CSYD). The Director of Finance and Operations demonstrates a commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace while developing and implementing short and long-term strategic department goals to ensure robust and sustainable resources for programs. This position directly oversees the CSYD school-based Program Coordinators KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Serve as CYSD liaison to coordinate and provide administrative, operational, and fiscal services to the CSYD team as a whole. - Collaborate with the CSYD Senior Director of Programs to identify and address administrative, financial and operational needs of program staff. - Coordinate inter-departmental operational support for programmatic operations at all sites, including IT, Facilities, Finance and Compliance/People and Culture, including assessment and improvement of policies and procedures for department workflow, fiscal management, people management, and compliance. - Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders such as funders, regulatory bodies (NYC Public Schools, NYC DYCD) and EA support services, including Department of Finance, Development, People and Culture, and Research and Evaluation. - Develop program budgets that align with program goals, and monitor revenue and expenditures to ensure responsible, and on budget fiscal management of programs and contracts. - Partner with EA Budget Analyst to ensure all fiscal data and information is timely and accurate, including cost and grant allocations, and to identify funding risks and challenges to ensure that funds are maximized, meet program needs and are fiscally responsible. - Develop and facilitate departmental fiscal trainings for CSYD staff to increase budget acumen and awareness. - Oversee submission of data, narrative reports, and program updates related to funding requirements; work with EA's Research and Evaluation department to ensure accuracy of data in database. - Responsible for maintaining compliance at each site with regulatory and EA policies and procedures in partnership with People and Culture/Compliance department. - Develop and maintain CSYD-specific operations manual. - Oversee, identify and actively develop new business opportunities for CSYD, including state and federal grant opportunities. - Manage Program Coordinators at each site. - Perform other duties as necessary Required and Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or related field, or equivalent work experience. - A minimum of four (4) years of experience managing government grants, to include budgets, purchasing, contracts, compliance, data collection and analysis required; - Experience managing NYC Public Schools, DYCD, CACFP, 21st CCLC, Advantage, and ExpandED contracts; - Strong background and competency in business planning, budgeting, and forecasting; - Must be self-directed, organized, detail-oriented, competent problem solving and a strong negotiator. - Non-profit experience required; - Experience managing staff required; - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively; - Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills; - Knowledge of MS Office, Excel, and adaptability to government and agency databases; - Knowledge of CBO/school partnerships. - Strong attention to details and an eye for developing efficient, interna systems and workflow.