About this role
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the financial lifecycle of approximately 27 grants
- Review and interpret grant agreements and funding requirements
- Develop and maintain grant tracking schedules, templates, and reporting tools
- Monitor grant expenditures and ensure compliance with funding restrictions
- Prepare and review budget-to-actual reporting and variance analysis
- Manage payroll and operating expense allocations across grants
- Prepare grant financial reports, reimbursement requests, and supporting documentation
- Reconcile grant activity to the general ledger
- Support month-end close and grant-related journal entries
- Monitor restricted funding and ensure appropriate coding of expenses
- Partner closely with Program Directors to monitor spending and address over/underspending
- Identify discrepancies, investigate issues, and recommend solutions
- Maintain documentation and schedules in support of financial and grant audits
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- Strong nonprofit grant accounting experience
- Experience independently managing multiple grants
- Demonstrated understanding of the full grant lifecycle
- Experience with grant budgeting, budget-to-actual reporting, payroll allocations, expense allocations, and restricted funding
- Ability to read and interpret grant agreements and translate requirements into accounting and reporting processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently
- Strong communication skills and experience partnering with program or non-finance leadership
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with accounting/ERP systems