Grants Accountant in Long
Listed on 2026-09-07
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance, Financial Compliance, Tax Accountant
Location: Long Island City
Grants Accountant - Temp-to-Perm
Location:
New York, NY 10017
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (37.5 hours/week)
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid - 2 days onsite / 3 days remote
Compensation: $40/hour - $45/hour | $80,000-$90,000 upon conversion
About the OpportunityOur client, a well-established nonprofit healthcare organization in New York City, is seeking a Grants Accountant to join their accounting team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced accounting professional with strong grants experience who is looking for a role with the potential to become permanent. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with grant accounting, government/federal grants, month-end close, and general accounting.
Federal grant experience is highly preferred.
- Support the full month-end close process
- Review payroll reports, expenses, and General Ledger activity
- Prepare journal entries, reclassifications, and account reconciliations
- Prepare invoices and support grant billing and reimbursement
- Manage A/R and revenue recognition
- Monitor grant spending and ensure compliance with grant requirements
- Reconcile grant accounts and review financial activity
- Support grant budgets, budget modifications, reporting, and audits
- Review and approve invoices as needed
- Work with internal teams to ensure accurate grant financial reporting
- Apply FTE calculations and other grant-specific requirements
- 5+ years of grants accounting experience
- Federal or government grant experience highly preferred
- Nonprofit accounting experience preferred
- Strong understanding of grant billing, reimbursement, revenue recognition, and compliance
- Experience with journal entries, reconciliations, A/R, debits/credits, and reclassifications
- Strong Excel and accounting systems experience
- Workday experience is a plus
- NYC and/or New York State grant experience is a plus
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines
- Temp-to-perm opportunity with strong potential for conversion
- Hybrid work schedule
- Established nonprofit healthcare organization
- Opportunity to work across both grants and general accounting
- Collaborative team environment
- Video interview
- Background check
- ASAP start for the selected candidate
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