Grant Accountant

Salary: $50,000 - $60,000

Why Consider This Role as a Grant Accountant?

• Join a mission-driven organization where your accounting expertise directly supports grant-funded programs and operations.
• Collaborative finance and accounting environment
• Strong opportunity to expand experience with federal and donor-funded grants
• Take ownership of grant accounting, reimbursement requests, financial reporting, and compliance across multiple funding sources.
• Work closely with the Controller and internal teams to ensure grant expenditures are accurately recorded, reconciled, and reported.
• Ideal for an accounting professional who is highly detail-oriented and enjoys working with grant compliance, reconciliations, AP, and financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities of the Grant Accountant:

• Manage day-to-day grant accounting activities, ensuring transactions comply with GAAP, grant requirements, and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Prepare and submit grantor invoices, reimbursement requests, draw requests, and grant expense reports.
• Maintain accurate and complete grant supporting documentation, accounting records, and financial files.
• Process accounts payable transactions, including vendor invoices, checks, general ledger updates, and supporting documentation.
• Process approved employee expense reports and credit card transactions, ensuring appropriate coding and supporting documentation.
• Compare check and cash receipt activity to bank transactions at least weekly, investigate discrepancies, and escalate unresolved items to Finance leadership.
• Verify budget availability and grant coding for credit card transactions prior to posting.

Qualifications of the Grant Accountant:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience in grant accounting is required.
• Proficiency with Quick Books Online, including accounts payable, bank reconciliations, and ACH payment processing.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, and adaptable with a passion for supporting a mission-driven organization.