Grants Manager

Success Academy Charter Schools; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits program

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Success Academy Charter Schools seeks a Team Lead to oversee grants and government funding accounting, producing financial reports for private foundations and government programs. You will maintain robust accounting records, and develop best-in-class grants processes with proper documentation.

Key duties include budgeting, tagging optimization, and ensuring strong controls across revenue streams. You will work with the Accounting team to support month-end close and coordinate with year-end

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in accounting/finance for grants and government funding.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• Experience with charter schools is a bonus.
• Strong financial acumen and a grasp of non-profit accounting nuances.
• Collaborative, hands-on, results-oriented, and integrity-driven professional.
• Transformational experience and ability to drive financial process improvements as a change agent.
• Clear communicator able to convey messages to CFO and diverse stakeholders.
• Proven partnership abilities with diverse groups on financial projects.
• Ability to prioritize projects, problem-solve, meet deadlines, and ensure attention to detail.
• Analytically grounded with ability to actualize ideas through execution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the core financial and accounting aspects of the private grants and government funding lifecycle.
• Maintain an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls.
• Identify opportunities for process simplification and automation, driving a continuous flow of new ideas and improvements.
• Help re-engineer and develop a best-in-practice grants accounting process with proper documentation.
• Ensure key financial controls for the grants function operate effectively.
• Manage upfront financial budget development and improved tagging processes for expenses.
• Ensure tagging and optimal utilization of all grant funding; prepare regular financial reports on funds tagged and utilization.
• Identify opportunities to seek funding for untagged expenses/programs; perform due diligence on untagged expenditures.
• Monitor receipt of all grant payments and assess revenue recognition under ASC 606.
• Provide documentation to support month-end closing; support year-end audits and grant financials.

Skills

Grant accounting

Non-profit accounting

Financial analysis

Communication

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

Job description

Summary

This Team Lead role oversees the core financial and accounting aspects of the grants and government funding lifecycle. The incumbent will have primary day‑to‑day responsibility for the production of financial reports related to both private foundations and government funding, maintaining an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls. A critical aspect of this role is to help re‑engineer and develop a best‑in‑practice grants accounting process.

Process Improvement & Financial Controls

• Oversee the core financial and accounting aspects of the private grants and government funding lifecycle.
• Maintain an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls.
• Identify opportunities for process simplification and automation, driving a continuous flow of new ideas and process improvements.
• Help re‑engineer and develop a best‑in‑practice grants accounting process, ensuring proper process documentation for all revenue streams.
• Ensure all key financial controls for the grants function are operating effectively as designed.

Financial Reporting & Budgeting

• Manage the upfront financial budget development process.
• Implement and train employees on improved tagging processes, specifically the expense coding process.
• Ensure appropriate tagging and optimal utilization of all grant funding (private and government).
• Prepare regular financial reports on funds tagged and utilization.
• Identify additional opportunities to seek funding for untagged expenses/programs.
• Conduct due diligence on untagged expenditures to determine eligibility under restricted grants.
• Monitor receipt of all grant payments.
• Assess the adequacy of revenue recognition and the ability to interpret complex US GAAP accounting topics such as the new revenue accounting standard (ASC 606).
• Provide the Accounting team with the necessary documentation to support the month‑end closing process.

Audit & Funding Support

• Serve as the financial Subject Matter Expert for existing and potential government grants regarding budgetary oversight and financial reporting.
• Develop documentation related to budget narratives, explanation of programs, and spend.
• Work closely with year‑end auditors on financial statement reviews, responding timely to any audit requests related to grant financials.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience, with at least 3 years in accounting/finance for grants and government funding.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• Experience with charter schools is a bonus.
• Strong financial acumen and a grasp of the nuances that exist within non‑profit accounting.
• Collaborative, hands‑on, results‑oriented, and innovative professional who operates with the utmost integrity at all times.
• Transformational experience and the ability to drive financial process improvements as a change agent.
• Clear communicator, able to craft and deliver messages to multiple constituencies at all levels (including the CFO).
• Proven partnership abilities and experience working with diverse groups on financial projects.
• Expertise in prioritizing projects, problem‑solving, meeting deadlines, initiating follow‑through, and displaying strict attention to detail.
• Analytically grounded, with the ability to actualize ideas through execution.
• Track record of success in complex, fast‑paced, creative, and rapidly changing environments.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation range: $120,000 - $140,000 USD. Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience. This position is not bonus eligible. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

EEO Statement

Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment‑based immigration sponsorship.