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Our prominent client, a national nonprofit media organization with mission-driven newsrooms covering education, elections and voting, and public health, is seeking a Grant Accountant to join its finance team and strengthen grants management operations.

In this role, you will:

• Track, monitor, and report grant expenditures across multiple awards
• Ensure compliance with funder terms, internal policies, and nonprofit accounting standards
• Prepare grant financial reports, invoices, and drawdowns; reconcile restricted funds
• Maintain accurate, timely grant schedules and supporting documentation
• Partner closely with development, program, and operations teams to align budgets and actuals
• Support external audits and funder monitoring requests

This position reports to the Controller.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a large portfolio of primarily non- governmental grants, ensuring accurate and timely financial oversight.
• Monitor and track grant budgets and expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budgets.
• Record grant revenue in accordance with nonprofit revenue recognition standards.
• Accurately allocate both non- personnel expenses and salaries/wages to grants based on time and effort reporting.
• Prepare interim and final financial reports for funders, including detailed budget- to- actual analyses, in compliance with funder requirements and deadlines.
• Collaborate closely with the Philanthropy team to develop the financial components of grant proposals, ensuring that budgets reflect project activities, align with organizational goals, and consider existing commitments.
• Prepare financial statements, such as the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities, when required by grant terms and conditions.
• Implement and maintain internal controls to ensure grant- related financial activities comply with funder guidelines, internal policies, and generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP).
• Manage the financial closeout process for completed grants, including final reconciliations and reporting.
• Support the organization's annual audit by preparing necessary documentation, schedules, and reconciliations related to grants.
• Assist in the implementation and improvement of accounting systems, processes, and tools to enhance grant financial management.
• Support general accounting functions, including month- end close processes, as needed.
• Provide backup and support for finance team members during absences or periods of peak workload.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the finance department and broader organizational goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related
• 5 - 8 + years of experience in nonprofit grant accounting, ideally within organizations operating multiple sites or cost
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel ( including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs) and Google Workspace
• Experience using ERP accounting systems; preference given to those familiar with Sage
• Demonstrated understanding of nonprofit financial reporting and experience supporting
• A Master's degree in Accounting, Finance a plus
• CPA license or progress toward

The compensation for this position ranges from $75,000.00 - $100,000.00. Actual compensation will be dependent upon the specific role, office location as well as the individual’s qualifications, experience, skills and certifications.

To all staffing agencies: PKF O’Connor Davies TalentConnect (“PKFOD TalentConnect”) will not be utilizing agencies to staff this position. Please do not forward resumes to PKFOD TalentConnect recruiters, partners and/or employees at any of our locations regarding this position. Please be reminded, PKFOD TalentConnect is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. All unsolicited resumes will become the property of PKFOD TalentConnect.

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