Grant Accountant

Immediately hiring a Grants Accountant for a national nonprofit with headquarters in NYC. The organization has been in operation for over thirty years and has a well established leadership team. This position will report directly to the CFO and VP of Finance. Offering a hybrid/remote schedule, competitive compensation, fully subsidized benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and coordinates the centralized accounting and financial reporting for assigned grant portfolio, including preparing annual and project budgets, forecasting revenue, estimating any carry-over of funds from one year to the next
• Reviews and approves grant-related journal entries and monitors charges for reasonableness and compliance with organization policies and procedures.
• Perform services on a cost-reimbursement basis as required by government grants; perform accounting functions for all grants and contracts.
• Research issues, prepares invoices/ billings, and collects funds for the support of restricted fund expenditures.
• Calculates, prepares, and submits the annual indirect cost rate as required and manages costs across assigned grants portfolio
• Monthly bank accounts reconciliations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Nonprofit Financial Management
• Minimum of two years experience working in nonprofit accounting
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with fund accounting software
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills