We are recruiting an experienced Grant Accountant to join a thriving philanthropic foundation in the Sacramento area. The Grant Accountant plays a key role in the accounting and financial reporting of government and non-profit grants and contracts. Our client offers a hybrid schedule and once converted, excellent benefits including low cost medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Life and AD&D, Work Life Balance Employee Assistance Program, Working Advantage Discount Program and 401(k).  This is a temporary position with strong potential for permanent placement.  Pay: $39.40/hour.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience with grant accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting within a non-profit organization.

Recruiter contact: Becca Brock | 916-925-2300 | becca@pacificstaffing.com

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with finance and program staff to develop budgets for awarded grants and contracts funded from 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 reporting for reimbursement of expenses.

• Review invoices for reimbursement by internal deadline to meet funder’s requirement.

• Make sure all expenses have been posted to the general ledger.

• 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 the funder.

• Financial reporting for actual grant expenses.

• Review financial reports of partners by internal deadline to meet funder’s requirement.

• Ensure all expenses have been posted to the general ledger.

• Include 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 leadership.

• Reconcile multi-year grant report to financial report totals.

Skills and Qualifications: 

• 2+ years nonprofit accounting experience, specifically in grant budgeting and reporting.

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field preferred, 4 years of progressive accounting experience, including 1 year as a grant accountant can be used in lieu of a degree.

• Must be proficient in accounting software including SAGE Intacct, Salesforce, Concur, Adaptive and advance in MS Excel.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret proposals, reports, journals entries, financial and database reports, grant agreements, contracts, and memos.

• Ability to compose business correspondence.

• Ability to collaborate with partners, grantees, contractors and members of the community.

• Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.