Budgets and Grants Accountant - Mesa,AZ Job Mesa area,Arizona USA,Finance & Banking

Budgets and Grants Accountant

A New Leaf is committed to empowering individuals and enriching communities through transformative services. Our core values—Compassion, Passion for Results, Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity, and Conscientiousness—guide us in creating meaningful, lasting impacts in the communities we serve.

Salary
: $65,000 yr

Schedule
:
Mon - Fri 8-5pm

Job Summary:

The Budget and Grants Accountant supports the financial management of A New Leaf’s federal, state, local, private, and other funding sources through budget development, grant and contract financial administration, financial reporting, billing, reimbursement processing, and compliance monitoring. Working collaboratively with Finance Leadership, the Grants and Contracts Division, and program staff, this position ensures accurate budgeting, timely grant billing and reimbursement, compliance with funding requirements, and the integrity of grant-related financial records.

This position exercises independent judgment in managing assigned grants, resolving routine issues, and meeting reporting and billing deadlines.

Responsibilities:

Coordinates the preparation, review, and submission of all financial reports required under grant agreements and contracts. Ensures reports, billings, reimbursement requests, and supporting documentation are accurate, complete, and submitted within established deadlines. Maintains appropriate records, documentation, and proof of submission in compliance with organizational retention requirements.

Establishes and maintains grant-specific billing methodologies and monitors grant and contract budgets to ensure expenditures are appropriately charged, remain within approved funding allocations, and support accurate and compliant billing practices while minimizing the risk of duplicate billings.

Collaborates with Finance Leadership and the Grants and Contracts Division to develop accurate and sustainable grant and contract budgets for funding applications, proposals, and other funding opportunities, ensuring alignment with Agency priorities, funding requirements, and operational needs.

Reviews grant agreements and contracts to identify funding amounts, budget requirements, billing methodologies, reporting deadlines, matching requirements, and other financial obligations to ensure compliance with award terms and conditions.

Prepares and submits monthly and quarterly grant billings, invoices, reimbursement requests, and supporting documentation by gathering and validating financial data, completing required forms, ensuring compliance with funding requirements, responding to agency inquiries, and monitoring payment activity to ensure timely reimbursement.

Records grant billing and related accounting transactions in the general ledger and performs monthly grant income statements to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with financial reporting requirements.

Monitors compliance with grant and contract matching requirements, maintains the accuracy of the Agency’s master grant tracking log, and proactively identifies and escalates compliance concerns, funding deficiencies, and potential risks to Finance Leadership.

Monitors grant and contract expenditures by budget line item to ensure spending remains within approved funding levels. Collaborates with the Grants and Contracts Division and program staff to identify budget variances and facilitate timely budget revisions when needed.

Maintains grant billing and reimbursement tracking logs and provides regular status updates to Finance Leadership regarding billing activity, payments received, outstanding items, and delayed reimbursements.

Completes monthly federal grant drawdowns through applicable funding systems and prepares required financial…

Budgets and Grants Accountant - Mesa, AZ