Grant Accountant

Bridgeport Diocese; Shelton (CT); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Catholic Charities of Fairfield County in Shelton, CT is seeking a Grant Accountant to join the Finance team. This full-time, exempt role supports grant processing, budgeting, and reporting across a fast-paced environment with grant deadlines.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Accounting, 3–5 years grant-related experience, GAAP knowledge, and proficiency in Blackbaud Financial Edge and Euna Grants, Excel, and reporting to the VP of Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (3–5 years in an accounting-related role, grant management preferred).
• Detailed familiarity with GAAP as it relates to grants.
• Experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge and Euna Grants is preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel including pivot tables, formulas, lookups.

Responsabilités

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting entries and financial reports for all grants.
• Coordinate cash management for grants including reimbursements, drawdowns and billing.
• Develop and review budgets for grant proposals aligned with organizational priorities.
• Support development program in responding to financial requests from funders.

Connaissances

MS Excel (Pivot tables)

GAAP familiarity

Grant management experience

Financial reporting

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Outils

Blackbaud Financial Edge

Euna Grants

Description du poste

Grant Accountant (full-time)
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County is in search of a Grant Accountant. Reporting to the Controller, this full-time/exempt, benefits-eligible position is located in Shelton, CT. As a Grant Accountant, you will bring your robust accounting background and experience with grants to collaborate across the organization to ensure smooth and timely grant processing and facilitate the day-to-day management of grants, donations, and fundraising efforts. This is a visible role within a fast-paced department, oftentimes with quick, conflicting deadlines.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting entries and financial reports for all grants
• Coordination of cash management functions for all grants including preparation of reimbursement requests, drawdowns of funds and billing
• Develop and review budgets for grant proposals aligned with organizational priorities.
• Support development program in responding to and managing follow-up financial requests from funders.
• Work closely with VP, Finance and Controller to track adjustments and projections.
• Support creation of the organizational budget, primarily from a ‘budget by funder’ and an unrestricted vs. restricted perspective.
• Coordinate all financial reporting aspects of grants to allocate expenses to specific funders according to budget and need.
• Provide timely and accurate financial reports for donors to Finance and Development to meet rolling deadlines across all funding relationships.
• Review time allocation to grants to ensure that allocations meet funding requirements, and that grant funds are being spent down appropriately.
• Support VP of Finance and Controller on audits and agreed-upon-procedures as needed, providing documentation and drafting responses to audit questions.
• Review all incoming grant agreements for their financial requirements to provide advice on their application, feasibility, and practical implementation.
• Responsible for the grant management system (Euna Grants) and the timely entry of revenue and expenses into the system to produce meaningful reports to external users.
• Maintain documentation of financial documents for funding agreements and strong internal processes.
• Prepare a periodic and annual restricted revenue release schedule.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelors’ degree in Accounting plus a minimum three-to-five years of experience in an accounting-related role, preferably in a compliance capacity with grant management experience.
• Detailed familiarity with principles of GAAP as it relates to grant management.
• Experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge and Euna Grants (previously Amplifund) preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel including pivot tables, formulas, lookup functions etc.
• Highly organized and possessing a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize to meet demands.

Hiring range: $75K-$80K annually. Salary will be determined based on relevant experience, education, and internal equity.

Catholic Charities is an Equal Opportunity Employer