Hybrid Finance & Grants Coordinator (Nonprofit)

Research!America; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Parking or Metro benefits

Job summary

Research!America is seeking an Accounting and Grants Coordinator to manage day-to-day financial operations and grant financial records, supporting an external accounting firm and preparing reports for internal stakeholders and grantors. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ nonprofit finance/ops experience are preferred.

Key duties include invoicing, payroll, journal entries, reconciliations with CRM, grant budgeting, and timely financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 3–5 years of nonprofit financial and/or operations experience.
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-experts and work with multiple systems.

Responsibilities

• Entering invoices, paying bills electronically, deposits, updating cash receipts, processing payroll, reconciling cash and CRM.
• Making standard monthly journal entries, including amortization and depreciation.
• Reconciling cash, CRM, and accounting system to capture pledges and payments.
• Coordinating with external accounting firm and audit firm for reports and audits as needed.
• Assisting with upcoming accounting system conversion and modern payment system changes.
• Maintaining grant information and supporting documentation for tracking and budgeting.
• Helping departments generate grant applications and supporting leadership with financial status reports.
• Preparing interim and final financial status reports for grantors.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication to non-experts

Independent work

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

QuickBooks Online

bill.com

Job description

Research!America is seeking an Accounting and Grants Coordinator to manage day-to-day financial operations and grant financial records, supporting an external accounting firm and preparing reports for internal stakeholders and grantors. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ nonprofit finance/ops experience are preferred.

Key duties include invoicing, payroll, journal entries, reconciliations with CRM, grant budgeting, and timely financial reporting.