Hybrid Junior Grants Accountant – Nonprofit Finance

Inside Philanthropy; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental and vision

403(b) retirement plan with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Hispanic Federation seeks a Junior Grants Accountant to support the Grants Accountant with government and private funding portfolios. You will gather records, review subrecipient reports, and draft funder reports and schedules.

The role requires careful, dependable, service-oriented candidates and offers a hybrid NYC schedule, with development opportunities in nonprofit and grants accounting for those who show initiative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• At least one year of relevant accounting, finance, grants administration, or financial operations experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word and the ability to learn accounting and grant-management systems.
• Nonprofit, grant, or public funding experience is preferred but not required; Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Pull invoices, payroll records, general ledger detail, proof of payment, contracts, budgets, and other supporting documentation from HF systems and files for assigned grants.
• Organize and index documentation so funder reports, invoices, audits, monitoring reviews, and grant closeouts are traceable.
• Assist with the initial review of subrecipient financial reports and payment requests for completeness and accuracy.
• Document missing information and discrepancies in an exception log for review.
• Prepare draft funder invoices, vouchers, drawdown schedules, and fiscal reports using general ledger data and approved templates.
• Maintain grant, reporting, and subrecipient trackers with submission dates and statuses.

Skills

Excel

Word

data entry

time management

communication

attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business administration

equivalent combination of education and accounting experience

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Hispanic Federation seeks a Junior Grants Accountant to support the Grants Accountant with government and private funding portfolios. You will gather records, review subrecipient reports, and draft funder reports and schedules.

The role requires careful, dependable, service-oriented candidates and offers a hybrid NYC schedule, with development opportunities in nonprofit and grants accounting for those who show initiative.