Grants Accountant

Various - Twin Cities Metro and Greater MN
Saint Paul, MN 55114, USA

Pay: The anticipated salary range for this position is $62,000 – $87,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant work experience, the skills required for the role, internal equity, market competitiveness, and budget considerations. We are committed to ensuring fair and competitive pay for all employees.

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Shift times: Monday-Friday, 8 hours shifts with core hours of 9:00-3:00pm central time

Location: Remote

Job type: Exempt

Union Membership: This position is represented by SEIU.

We are unable to hire remote employees working from the following states:
Alabama, California, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, or West Virginia.

Under immediate supervision of the Controller, the Grant Accountant performs a wide variety of functions. The Grant Accountant is responsible for developing and implementing accounting systems for use in the recording and reporting of grants obtained. This position is responsible for performing various accounting tasks, such as balancing ledgers, analyzing expenditures and documenting, verifying and correcting entries in the general ledger system.

This position will assist in maintaining strong financial controls to guarantee compliance with federal/state rules and regulations and to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. The Grant Accountant will work closely with the Advancement and Development areas and work under the direction of the Finance Manager. The Grant Accountant is an advocate in implementing our mission “Advancing and protecting sexual and reproductive healthcare for all.”

They may perform other related duties as assigned.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance with equity-based premium tiers
• Free, virtual primary care for all employees enrolled in a medical plan:
  • NICE HEALTHCARE. A free, virtual primary care for entire household (in-home available for qualifying locations). Services include: 80 free labs, free x-rays, and physical tests, live, virtual physical therapy, 550+ free medications and more!
  • Healthiest You – Virtual Care for employees outside of NICE Healthcare’s network.
• Proximal Health – Helps members access high quality, cost-effective, providers for certain services and offers $1,500 tax free benefit when members choose a designated provider for eligible services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Continued Education Reimbursement: up to $500 per year & 2 paid CEU days.
• Paid time off: PTO starting at .05769 accrual rate per hour worked.
• 8 hours volunteer paid time off annually.
• 8 paid federal holidays & 2 paid floating holidays.
• Retirement: 403(b) with employer match, 50% for the first 6% deferred
• 8 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Earned Extended Leave
• Free subscription to Headspace App
• Time off to vote.
• Employee discounts for electronics, appliances, hotels, gift cards, apparel, cars, fitness memberships, groceries, and at Office Depot, Verizon, AT&T, Dell & more.

• Individuals should possess a bachelor’s degree in accounting with 3-5 years of accounting experience preferably in a not-for-profit and in grant accounting.
• Working knowledge and experience with PC based and automated accounting systems and advanced experience with excel (v=lookups, Pivot tables, etc.)
• Ability to manage detailed work and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to lead meetings and present financial information to Program management and executive staff.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

• Prepare monthly contract/grant financials with supporting schedules.
• Prepare semi-annual/annual closing reports for contracts/grants as well as other regulatory reports as needed.
• Reconcile grant receivables and deferred grant revenue on a monthly basis.
• Monitor actual grant expenditures against approved budget line items on a monthly basis, alert management to any irregularities…