Grant Accountant

Description

United Way for Greater Austin brings our community together to break economic barriers and build opportunity for all. We break the cycle of economic hardships for families and individuals, striving to create a vibrant, thriving community. Recognizing the urgency of addressing economic challenges, we focus on increasing the availability of high-quality early care and education and access to pivotal resources to address financial barriers in Central Texas.

Our united front includes dedicated donors, volunteers, corporate and civic partners, staff, and a connected network of neighbors. Together, we leverage data, community alliances, services, and public engagement to transform Central Texas, responding to urgent needs with lasting, impactful solutions.

The Grant Accountant is a strong team player passionate about United Way’s business, accounting, and planning processes aligned with our core values and strategic goals. You will be responsible for ensuring grant compliance for United Way and funded subcontractors on federal, state, city, and private grants, including but not limited to managing grant reporting deadlines, preparing budgets, monitoring the budget and spending status of assigned grants, and ensuring requirements for monitoring and financial reporting are met You will support the development of effective systems for submitting and monitoring funding and reimbursement requests to grantors and subcontractors and work directly with grant program managers on issues related to grants.

This role reports to the Finance Grants Manager and the Controller.

• A strong strategic thinker: You thrive on creating processes and procedures to ensure a strong financial management system – you understand and analyze challenges quickly, assess internal and external conditions that affect your strategic priorities and can develop and recommend new strategies, processes, or procedures.
• Detail-oriented and organized: You are committed to ensuring organization and consistency in all activities related to United Way accounting practices. You coordinate and execute all tasks with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Collaborates: You work cooperatively with all departments across the organization to achieve shared objectives and represent their interests while being fair to others and their area. You partner with others to get work done and credit others for their contributions and accomplishments — you garner the trust and support of others.
• An excellent communicator: You can listen actively and effectively to communicate complex information to various audiences. You can influence decision-makers at all levels and speak confidently with a broad spectrum of internal stakeholders and funders.
• Technologically Savvy: You are proficient in using computer software, including Microsoft Office, accounting software, and other tools.

• Ensure grant compliance for United Way and funded subcontractors across federal, state, city, and private grants.
• Manage grant reporting deadlines and prepare accurate financial reports for grantors and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and monitor grant budgets, tracking spending status and identifying variances.
• Maintain systems for submitting and monitoring funding and reimbursement requests to grantors and subcontractors.
• Record and reconcile grant-related transactions in accounting systems to ensure accuracy and audit readiness.
• Work directly with grant program managers to resolve issues related to grant budgets, spending, and compliance.
• Support the Finance Grants Manager and Controller with financial reporting and audit preparation.
• Co…