Grant Billing and Compliance Coordinator

About the role

Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio is seeking a Grant Billing and Compliance Coordinator based out of the home office in Columbus, Ohio. The ideal candidate will share the mission of creating a better world by serving people in need. This full‑time, remote position (Ohio residents only) works 40 hours per week and offers a starting salary of $60,000 per year, based on experience. As one of the largest non‑profits in Central Ohio, LSS values team members dedicated to a fulfilling career and committed to serving others.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing grant agreements and budgets to understand required billing, reporting, and compliance activities and to ensure LSS and its subsidiaries comply with funder requirements.
• Analyzes grant activity to ensure revenues and related expenditures are properly recorded.
• Stewards the grant workflow and drives internal processing corrections and enhancements, as needed.
• Ensures allowable administrative costs are maximized in accordance with each grant contract.
• Coordinates routine and special finance projects and oversees the day‑to‑day operations of financial applications and related processes.
• Tracks compliance‑related activities and ensures they are completed within funder deadlines.
• Prepares and accurately records grant billings and monitors cash collections.
• Coordinates collection of aged receivables.
• Manages the monthly closing process to ensure timely production of grant financial reporting, including monthly preparation and review of balance sheet and statement of activities.
• Analyzes financial reports to ensure grant activity is properly recorded, with grant revenue and expenses reflected accurately.
• Ensures pertinent grant documents are captured in NetSuite and monitors agreement uploads into contract management systems.
• Provides leadership, training, and coaching to finance staff in the area of grants, as needed.
• Advocates for systems, policies, and procedures that continuously improve accuracy, timeliness, and documentation.
• Champions information systems and integrations that promote efficiency and support organizational growth.
• Assists with annual external financial, single, and grantor audits of Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio and related subsidiaries and maintains appropriate records and reconciliations to support amounts recorded in the financial records and grant billings.
• Fosters strong relationships with senior management and program directors to facilitate communication and improve the accuracy of financial operations and results.
• Proactively educates operating managers on the