Grants Accountant - Temp to Hire

A grants‑focused accounting role responsible for managing financial reporting, reimbursement submissions, compliance oversight, and audit support for publicly funded nonprofit programs.

Client Details

A long‑established human services nonprofit that operates a wide range of city‑ and state‑funded programs serving communities across New York City.

Description

• Manage day‑to‑day financial activities related to grants, ensuring expenses, revenue, and reimbursement requests are recorded accurately and aligned with funder requirements.
• Prepare and submit funding claims, vouchers, and reimbursement packets to city, state, and federal agencies in a timely and complete manner.
• Partner closely with program leadership to monitor spending, track budget utilization, and provide ongoing financial guidance throughout each grant cycle.
• Assist with developing, updating, and revising grant budgets, budget modifications, and contract adjustments as needed.
• Maintain organized financial files and documentation to ensure readiness for monitoring visits, desk reviews, and audits from government funders.
• Support annual audit processes by gathering financial records, preparing schedules, and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Review salary distributions, employee allocations, and staffing changes to ensure accurate charging across grants and programs.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of grant activity, verifying that expenses are allowable, aligned with budget, and properly supported.
• Review and validate payments related to stipends, incentives, or participant-related expenditures to ensure compliance with grant guidelines.
• Coordinate with finance team members to prepare reports, forecasts, and financial summaries for internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with contract registration processes and help ensure all grant-related submissions meet required deadlines.
• Monitor financial compliance and flag any discrepancies, variances, or potential issues for corrective action.
• Support continuous improvement by helping streamline internal grant-tracking practices, documentation workflows, and finance help-desk inquiries.
• Handle required reporting for nutrition/meal‑related reimbursement programs (e.g., CACFP or similar), ensuring claims match attendance and meal documentation.
• Provide backup coverage across finance functions as needed to support department operations.
• Perform other grant accounting or general accounting tasks as assigned.

Profile

• Brings hands-on experience with grant-funded programs or has strong general accounting skills with the capacity to learn grant requirements quickly.
• Understands-or can rapidly grasp-how public funding streams operate, including compliance, documentation, and allowable cost rules.
• Works confidently in a fast-paced nonprofit environment with multiple deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Communicates clearly with both finance and program teams, translating financial information into actionable guidance.
• Demonstrates reliability, accuracy, and strong follow‑through on all tasks and deliverables.
• Excels at organizing financial records, tracking details, and keeping documentation audit-ready at all times.
• Shows initiative, ownership, and the ability to work independently once trained.
• Comfortable working onsite five days a week during the 3‑month probationary period, with a strong likelihood of moving into a permanent role based on performance.

Job Offer

• Temp‑to‑hire opportunity with a strong pathway to permanent employment after the 3‑month probationary period.
• Five days onsite during probation, ensuring direct support, hands‑on training, and full integration with the finance team.
• The chance to join a well‑established, mission‑driven nonprofit with long-term stability and meaningful community impact.
• Exposure to a broad portfolio of publicly funded programs, ideal for building or strengthening grants accounting expertise.
• Collaborative environment with access to program leadership, senior finance staff, and cross‑department partnerships.
• Professional development in grant compliance, government reimbursements, budget monitoring, and audit preparation-high‑value skills in the nonprofit sector.
• Opportunity to take ownership of grants and financial processes that directly support program success and funding sustainability.

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