Grant Accountant

Pacific Staffing; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Pacific Staffing is seeking a Grant Accountant in Sacramento to support grant accounting, compliance, reconciliations, reporting, and audit preparation across multiple grants, funds, and programs. The ideal candidate will interpret grant requirements, investigate historical activity, and prepare clear, review-ready workpapers while maintaining thorough documentation.

With 3+ years in grants or related accounting, candidates should demonstrate strong GAAP knowledge and Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including grants, restricted funds, contracts, or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and U.S. GAAP.
• Experience in multi-entity, multi-fund, or multi-program environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting and financial management for multiple grants, funds, and programs.
• Read and interpret grant agreements, contracts, and regulations to identify financial and compliance requirements.
• Translate grant requirements into practical accounting procedures, reconciliations, and schedules.
• Prepare organized, review-ready workpapers documenting methodology, conclusions, and outstanding items.
• Reconcile general ledger activity with grant systems, draw records, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Research and resolve historical discrepancies, aged balances, incorrect coding, and incomplete records.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, corrections, and grant revenue activity.
• Monitor grant expenditures for allowability, funding availability, and compliance with grant conditions.
• Support draw requests, reimbursement submissions, financial reports, and month-end/year-end close.
• Prepare audit support and respond to Single Audit or grant monitoring requests.
• Maintain organized tracking of open items, deadlines, and follow-up needs.
• Communicate accounting issues clearly to finance leadership, program staff, and auditors.
• Take ownership of assigned work and move issues toward resolution independently.

Skills

Grant accounting

GAAP knowledge

Financial analysis

Reconciliation

Excel – PivotTables/VLOOKUP

Job description

Pacific Staffing is recruiting a Grant Accountant for a driven organization located in Sacramento that manages multiple grants, programs, and funding sources. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who is highly organized, analytical, and comfortable working independently through complex or incomplete financial information. The Grant Accountant will support grant accounting, compliance, reconciliations, reporting, and audit preparation while ensuring accuracy, clarity, and strong documentation across all assigned work. The Grant Accountant manages accounting and compliance activities across multiple grants, funds, and programs. This role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to interpret grant requirements, investigate historical activity, resolve discrepancies, and prepare clear, review-ready workpapers. The ideal candidate thrives in a detail-oriented environment, asks the right questions, and independently drives issues toward resolution. Pay: $39/hr. (DOE )Hybrid. 2-3 days offsite per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform accounting and financial management for multiple grants, funds, and programs.
• Read and interpret grant agreements, contracts, and regulations to identify financial and compliance requirements.
• Translate grant requirements into practical accounting procedures, reconciliations, and schedules.
• Prepare organized, review-ready workpapers documenting methodology, conclusions, and outstanding items.
• Reconcile general ledger activity with grant systems, draw records, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Research and resolve historical discrepancies, aged balances, incorrect coding, and incomplete records.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, corrections, and grant revenue activity.
• Monitor grant expenditures for allowability, funding availability, and compliance with grant conditions.
• Support draw requests, reimbursement submissions, financial reports, and month-end/year-end close.
• Prepare audit support and respond to Single Audit or grant monitoring requests.
• Maintain organized tracking of open items, deadlines, and follow-up needs.
• Communicate accounting issues clearly to finance leadership, program staff, and auditors.
• Take ownership of assigned work and move issues toward resolution independently.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including grants, restricted funds, contracts, or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and U.S. GAAP.
• Experience in multi-entity, multi-fund, or multi-program environments.
• Ability to read and interpret grant agreements and apply requirements to accounting activities.
• Strong reconciliation and investigative skills; ability to resolve incomplete or inconsistent records.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and next steps.
• Strong Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, filtering, data comparison).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain organized workpapers.
• High initiative, accountability, and independent judgment.