Grants Accountant

Scion Staffing, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Competitive hourly pay

Contract-to-hire

Mission-driven work

Cross-functional exposure

Job summary

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is recruiting a Grants Accountant for a well-established nonprofit professional association in New York, NY. The role focuses on grant accounting, reporting, and compliance across ~40 government and private foundation grants.

The position is contract-to-hire with a flexible hybrid schedule requiring 2–3 onsite days per week in Midtown Manhattan. Ideal candidates have nonprofit grant accounting experience and proficiency in NetSuite and Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting for nonprofit, grant-fund, or restricted-fund environments.
• Knowledge of federal, state and private foundation grant accounting requirements.
• Strong proficiency with journal entries, reconciliations, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grant accounting records, budgets, projections, reconciliations, and documentation.
• Prepare grant invoices, reimbursements, financial reports, and budget modifications.
• Monitor expenditures, funding availability, and variances vs. budget.
• Prepare journal entries, cost allocations, and GL reconciliations for month-end/year-end close.
• Collaborate with program teams on budgeting, compliance, and audits.
• Support budgeting, financial reporting, and audits as needed.

Skills

Nonprofit grant accounting

Proficient in NetSuite

Advanced Excel

Budget-to-actual analysis

Attention to detail

Tools

NetSuite

NSPB

Excel

Job description

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Grants Accountant for a well-established nonprofit professional association dedicated to advancing public service, community programs, and access to justice. This is a contract-to-hire, hybrid opportunity based in New York, NY , requiring 2–3 days onsite per week with flexibility in scheduling. New York State-based candidates are preferred.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Grants Accountant will support financial management, accounting, reporting, and compliance for a diverse portfolio of approximately 40 government and private foundation grants. Reporting to the Accounting & Grants Manager, this position will oversee grant-related accounting activities, including reconciliations, reimbursements, budget monitoring, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, and experienced in nonprofit or grant accounting, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and support broader Finance operations.

PERKS

• Competitive compensation of $28.85–$36.06/hour , with anticipated conversion salary of $60,000–$75,000 annually.
• Flexible hybrid schedule with 2–3 onsite days per week in Midtown Manhattan.
• Contract-to-hire opportunity offering potential long-term career stability and professional growth.
• Opportunity to support meaningful nonprofit initiatives and programs that positively impact communities.
• Collaborative, mission-driven environment with exposure to diverse funding sources and cross-functional teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain accurate grant accounting records, budgets, projections, reconciliations, and financial documentation for government and private funding sources.
• Prepare grant invoices, reimbursement requests, financial reports, budget modifications, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor expenditures, receivables, funding availability, and budget-to-actual performance while identifying and communicating variances.
• Prepare journal entries, personnel cost allocations, and general ledger reconciliations while supporting month-end and year-end close.
• Collaborate with program teams on grant budgeting, compliance, reporting, audits, and closeouts, including documentation in applicable government grant systems.
• Support organizational budgeting, financial reporting, annual audits, and additional accounting projects as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in accounting, preferably within nonprofit, grant-fund, or restricted-fund environments.
• Knowledge of federal, New York State, New York City, and private foundation grant accounting and compliance requirements.
• Strong proficiency in journal entries, reconciliations, budget-to-actual analysis, financial reporting, and audit preparation.
• Recent experience with NetSuite and NetSuite Planning and Budgeting (NSPB) required, along with advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and collaborate across departments.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• This contract-to-hire opportunity offers $28.85–$36.06 per hour , depending on experience and qualifications, with an anticipated annual salary of $60,000–$75,000 upon conversion.
• The position follows a Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM schedule with a flexible hybrid arrangement requiring 2–3 days onsite in New York City.
• Benefits eligibility and additional offerings will be discussed during the hiring process.

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records.

We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.