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24-12-27526562553 | CDBG-DR Accountant

Northern Marianas Housing Corporation • Full-time • $25,000 - $30,000 / year • 1d ago

Auto Generated UID (For Official Use Only): 24-12-27526562553

O*NET Job Code: 13-2011.00

Work Days Per Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Work Hours Per Week: 40

Estimated Work Hours Per Day: 8

Hourly Work Schedule Per Day: Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm

Estimated Annual Salary (If value is 0, employer did not provide): 25000

Opening Date of Announcement: 12/27/2024

Closing Date of Announcement: 01/11/2025

Anticipated Start Date of Employment: 00/00/0000

Anticipated Closing Date of Employment: 00/00/0000

Number of Job Openings: 1

Job Location Address: Ladera Building, Beach Road

Payroll Deductions: Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax, Social Security (FICA), Medicare Tax, Insurance, Retirement, Other Payroll Withholdings

Job Qualification Requirements: Education and/or Experience Required:
Any combination equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s Degree in Accounting with three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in professional accounting level. Must possess excellent communication skills; have ability to function in a fast-paced and changing environment and be detailed oriented.

Knowledge & Abilities:
Must possess strong problem-solving skills; Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on meaningful data and analysis; Coordinate and correlate operational data with financial transactions; Organize work effectively and maintain accurate and systematic records; Ability to think critically, analyze problems and make coherent and implementable recommendations; Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of operational and financial variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral forms; Ability to work with various computer and accounting software; Maintain database integrity, accuracy, security, and performance efficiency; Must have strong skills in accounting and budgeting principles and procedures and their application to diverse accounting transactions and problems; Must possess strong financial research and report preparation methods and techniques; Must have knowledge of Federal and CNMI Laws, codes and regulations; Ability to accurately exchange information in person or in writing electronically and telephonically

Must have the following abilities: Commitment: Set high standards of performance; pursue aggressive goals and work hard/smart to achieve them; strive for results and success; convey a sense of urgency and bring issues to closure; and persist despite obstacles and opposition; Effective Communication: Ensure important information is passed to those who need to know; convey necessary information clearly and effectively orally or in writing; demonstrate attention to, and convey understanding of, the comments and questions of others; and listen effectively; Analytical: Synthesize complex or diverse information; collect and research data; and use intuition and experience to complement data; Quality: Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; look for ways to improve and promote quality; apply feedback to improve performance; monitor own work to ensure quality; Responsiveness and Accountability: Hold oneself personally responsible for one’s own work; and do the required fair share of work; must be able to maintain confidentiality and abide by strict ethical standards, integrity, objectivity and confidentiality when dealing with financial information, and budget analysis and must avoid any personal conflicts of interest.

Additional Job Information: Benefits, Required Tools, Supplies, etc.: Employee Benefits: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, 401K

Employment application form, detailed job description, qualification requirements and other information can be accessed at www.nmhcgov.net
and www.cnmi-cdbgdr.com.
Applicants may submit their applications through the following options: Submission at the NMHC Central Office in Garapan, Saipan; Drop Box
located in front of the NMHC Central Office building; the CDBG-DR Office located on the 3rd Floor of the Ladera Building, Chalan Laulau,
Beach Road; or email application and documents to hr@nmhcgov.net.
All applicants must complete and submit the NMHC Employment Application Form together with required documents that are listed in the
Employment Application Package. Failure to provide the required documents will result in automatic disqualification. NMHC and all its
properties are drug-free zones; therefore, selected applicant will be subject to pre- employment drug screening.
It is the policy of the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC) that the merit system will be applied and administered according to the
principle of equal opportunity for all citizens and nationals as defined by its personnel regulations and the Northern Marianas Commonwealth
Constitution regardless of age, race, sex, religion, political affiliation or belief, marital status, disability or place of origin.
For inquiries, please contact Ms. Elicia San Nicolas, HR Manager, at (670) 234-6866/9447 or by email to hr@nmhcgov.net. NMHC is a fair
housing agency and an equal opportunity provider, lender and employer.

Staff Notes (For Official Use Only): Confirmed by DC. 12/27/2024

SUMMARY

The CDBG-DR Accountant will be responsible for assisting in complete and accurate monthly reporting of all financial information relevant to the CDBG-DR Program, including account analysis and preparation of financial statements, including reporting in DRGR, and preparation of HUD Quarterly Reports (QPR).

This position is a contract position for a period of two (2) years and renewable every two (2) years depending on satisfactory performance and funding availability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Record CDBG-DR financial transactions onto the automated accounting journals and registers using Win Ten-2 housing software, Servicer 3D loans software, and HUD reporting websites (DRGR).

2. Prepare accounting journal entries to posts financial transactions and adjustments thereof;

3. Prepare, review, analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts and subsidiary registers critical in the preparation of Financial Statements;

4. Maintain accounting and financial records of CDBG-DR Office housing and community development activities;

5. Assist in the preparation of all funding sources and draw down of funds, including but not limited to CDBG- DR Office funding management. Prepare and enter financial data to HUD websites, including but not limited to Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System;

6. Compiles information and prepares reports to assist with the month-end close process and management’s financial decisions

7. Provide technical support for year-end accounting closing activities; including analytical review of preliminary trial balances and year-end journal entries, final trial balances and general ledger account balances;

8. Provide technical support for the maintenance of CDBG-DR chart of Accounts and general ledger formats;

9. Assist in the preparation, monitoring, analysis, and enforcement of NMHC/CDBG-DR budgets;

10. Assist in the preparation of indirect cost allocations report and analysis;

11. Provide technical assistance for the preparation of financial schedules and reports for CDBG-DR programs;

12. Provide technical assistance in monitoring of various financial activities to ensure compliance with HUD and GAAP mandated internal control requirements;

13. Prepare a variety of schedules, reconciliations, and summaries of financial transactions;

14. Provide technical support in ensuring compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; assist in any action necessary to correct nonconformities;

15. Provide technical and functional support to other CDBG-DR accounting staff;

16. Assist in the resolution of financial and accounting problems or issues;

17. Provided technical assistance in ensuring CDBG-DR accounting processes and procedures are in compliance with HUD-mandated rules, regulations, and guidelines through collaboration with other FD staff;

18. Participate in the development and implementation of CDBG-DR accounting goals, objectives, policies, procedures, priorities and plans of actions; and

19. Perform other related duties as required.