Grant Accountant

bout Global Citizen

Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end extreme poverty. On our platform, Global Citizens learn about the systemic causes of extreme poverty, take action on these issues, and earn rewards for their actions as part of a global community committed to lasting change. Global Citizens have taken over 33.9 million actions since 2009. Today, these actions, in combination with high-level advocacy work, have led to over $43.6 billion being distributed to our partners around the world, impacting 1.29 billion lives in the fight to end extreme poverty.

Role Overview

GC seeks a Grants Accountant to perform the accounting and financial service functions for programs funded by grants, contracts, or other significant contributions from both private and public sectors. The Grant Accountant will prepare financial projections and budgets, report on actual against budgeted expenses, review and monitor to ensure compliance requirements are met, and execute financial reporting as needed. The Grant Accountant will verify budget proposals for grant applications in collaboration with the GPA team and will provide critical reporting used by leadership in the Finance Department, Managers, and Executive Leadership.

The successful candidate is detail-oriented, a self-starter, and able to accurately complete a range of administrative and financial tasks necessary for successful and timely reporting of grants. This position reports to the Vice President for Finance and Administration. The entire GC finance team works closely together to meet financial reporting objectives, so a collaborative attitude is required.

Key Responsibilities

Grant Accounting Weighed 60%

• Plan, organize, and coordinate the centralized accounting and financial reporting for grants and fee for service contracts, including preparing annual and project budgets, forecasting revenue, estimating any carry-over of funds from one year to the next.
• Assist in preparing all relevant fiscal reports for sponsored programs; ensure the timely submission of all reports, as requested or required.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors and grantors during the grant-related audits. Monitoring and supporting adherence to audit and grant requirements.
• Coordinate with key personnel at all levels of the organization to support the proper and timely expenditure of grant funds in compliance with applicable guidelines and budget deadlines.
• Develop positive working relationships to foster a collaborative environment for grant coordination and oversight.

General Accounting Weighed 30%

• Support in the management of private corporations, individuals, and foundations, in addition to public sector funds.
• Conduct regular financial analysis to identify variances and address potential budgetary concerns.
• Assist with the monthly closing process
• Perform monthly reconciliation of bank accounts as directed

Other Responsibilities Weighed 10%

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements For Success

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or nonprofit financial management, an advanced degree is highly preferred.
• A minimum of two (2) years of nonprofit accounting experience or experience managing grants and financial reporting; the ideal experience includes processing complex financial transactions, ensuring compliance with legal or contractual requirements, recordkeeping, and preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills is required
• Proven track record of grants management
• Skill in researching, analyzing, and evaluating complex financial data.
• Proficiency in various computer applications, including comprehensive databases, spreadsheets, and word processing software.
• Ability to prioritize and self-direct, analyze situations, identify situations where appropriate to make decisions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to establish and maintain effective interdepartmental communications and relationships.
• High attention to detail, ability to analyze and interpret data for accuracy.

Benefits

Why Global Citizen?

In this coming decade of action and accountability, Global Citizen will be the leading international voice, educator, and influencer that rallies humanity to take full responsibility and accountability for eradicating extreme poverty. You have a chance to contribute and make this world a better place for all.

More Details

• Must be authorized for employment in the United States
• Global Citizen operates on a hybrid work model - 3 days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) in our NYC office and 2 days (Monday & Friday) telecommuting.
• Full-time, ongoing employees are eligible for a competitive benefits package: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; commuter benefits; 403(b) retirement savings + employer match; generous paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays); paid parental leave; employee discounts; FSA/HSA; Professional Development Assistance; EAP.
• Salary Range: $75,000 - $78,600

Global Citizen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Global Citizen strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, citizenship or any other protected classification under applicable federal, state, or local laws. In addition, Global Citizen complies with the relevant country laws governing employment nondiscrimination in all our international offices. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.