Grant Accountant - Hybrid, Audit-Ready & Detail-Driven

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 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.