Senior Grant Accountant

Position Summary

Growing Non-profit in Lower Manhattan seeks a detail-oriented professional to take on the role of Senior Grant Accountant. The ideal candidate has experience with Federal/city Grants, Grant budgeting, and assisting with Annual audits.

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Principal Responsibilities

• Maintain a portfolio of grants as well as review financial reports and invoices prepared by the Grant Accountant to ensure timely and accurate submission to government funders and private foundations.

• Assist with the review of invoices as part of the accounts payable process and code them to the proper expense category, to ensure compliance with government & private funding requirements.

• Prepare monthly journal entries to accrue grant revenue and expenses as well as to record indirect allocations.

• Collaborate internally with Program, Legal, and Development staff on various grants management functions such as contract registration, reporting requirements, grant details, and grant lists/checklists.

• Ensure financial compliance with government and private foundation funding requirements.

• Review and prepare journal entries and allocations as needed.

• Assist the Director of Budgets and Grants Management in the preparation of the annual budget, projections, and ad-hoc requests, as needed.

• Assist in the preparation of funder desk audits and annual audit (specifically the Single Audit, Subpart F of the OMB Uniform Guidance).

• Analyze the actual revenue and expenses incurred versus the budget for the period.

• Additional responsibilities as required.

Skills And Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business (required).

• 5+ years of grant accounting experience; familiarity with NYC and NYS funder requirements (DFTA, DYCD, OTDA, etc.) (preferred).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.

• English language proficiency (required).

• Must be competent in Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, IF functions) (required); Quantitative and Analytical skills are imperative.

• Must possess critical thinking skills.

• Must be able to understand the financial impact of budgets and contracts throughout the agency.

The Fair market Assumption for this role's base salary is between $75,000 and $95,000 annually.

The above salary range represents Cobalt's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible base compensation range at the time of posting and is one part of the total rewards package this client provides to employees.

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