Grant Accountant​/Assistant Grant Accountant

Sierra Health Foundation is a private philanthropy with a mission to invest in and serve as a catalyst for ideas, partnerships, and programs that improve health and quality of life for all Californians. The Foundation is committed to improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities through convening, educating, and strategic grantmaking.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value employees with diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, and perspectives. We believe our impact is strengthened when our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. Together, we work to advance health, racial equity, and racial justice throughout California.

Learn more about our work:

• www.sierra health.org

Sierra Health Foundation currently operates on a hybrid work schedule with core in-office days of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and optional telework days on Monday and Friday.

Sierra Health Foundation is recruiting for one vacancy within our Finance team. Depending on the qualifications, depth of grant accounting experience, and overall strength of the applicant pool, the Foundation may fill this position at either the Grant Accountant or Assistant Grant Accountant level.

This flexible recruitment approach allows us to identify and hire the candidate whose experience and skills are the best match for the Foundation's current and future needs. Applicants will be considered for the position level most closely aligned with their qualifications.

Reporting to the Deputy Controller, the Grant Accountant plays a key role in accounting for and financial reporting of government and non-profit grants and contracts. The Grant Accountant collaborates with Program staff to develop and monitor budgets for new and existing awards, ensuring reporting and financial objectives align with third-party grants and contracts, and works closely with Compliance staff to ensure funded partners are adhering to their financial reporting requirements.

• Funder Budgets
  • Work with finance and program staff to develop budgets for awarded grants and contracts funded by private foundations or government agencies
  • Develop and maintain multi-year grant and contract budgets reports in SAGE Intacct
  • Create multi-year grant reporting in SAGE Intacct and Adaptive
• Financial Reports and Invoicing
  • Financial reporting for reimbursement of expenses
  • Review invoices for reimbursement by internal deadline to meet funder’s requirement
  • Prepare supplemental information only reports for funders as requested
  • Make sure all expenses have been posted to the general ledger
  • Include any additional expenses not reported on the prior invoice
  • Ensure payroll allocation is accurate and agrees with the grant budget
  • Post entries to record direct, indirect revenue and grants receivable
  • Post entries to record recognition of deferred revenue
  • Reconcile all totals to approved budget before finalizing invoice
  • Route invoice in Concur for payment after compliance review and approval
  • Track compliance reports then make it available to funder
  • Reconcile multi-year grant report to invoice totals
• Financial reporting for actual grant expenses
  • Review financial reports of partners by internal deadline to meet funder’s requirement
  • Make sure all expenses have been posted to the general ledger
  • Include any additional expenses not reported in the prior financial report
  • Reconcile all totals to general ledger before finalizing financial report
  • Prepare budget modification when required
  • Give final financial report or budget modification to Program Officer to execute with partner
  • Give final financial report or budget modification to Program Officer to send to funder
  • Reconcile multi-year grant report to financial report totals
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