Senior Grants & Contracts Accountant

Exceptional Dental; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties seeks a Senior Accounting Coordinator for grants and contracts. You will bridge federal grant rules with program needs, ensuring accurate grant drawdowns and compliant reporting.

You will own the grants accounting, budgets, and contract oversight, reporting to the CFO and supporting the agency’s anti-poverty mission in Lincoln, Nebraska. A bachelor’s degree in accounting or related coursework is preferred, with proven nonprofit

Qualifications

• Experience with grant or fund accounting in a nonprofit or similar setting.
• Fluent with nonprofit financial statements and Excel.
• Able to follow rigid deadlines and manage several grants at once without errors.
• Protect confidentiality and integrity of fiscal and client data.
• Explain grant requirements clearly to program managers and work across teams.
• Knowledge of OMB Uniform Guidance is a real plus.
• MIP accounting software knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the grant money: research and interpret grant regulations, ensure Uniform Guidance compliance, and perform grant drawdowns accurately and on time.
• Build the budgets and reports: lead creation of grant budgets and financial narratives for applications, and prepare required financial reports.
• Watch the contracts: create, interpret, and monitor program and agency contracts, ensuring compliance by delegates and contractors.
• Keep the books clean: reconcile general ledger accounts, prepare journal entries, monitor daily AP/AR/GL activity.
• Stand up at audit time: gather audit data, prepare workpapers, and assist CFO in building the agency budget.
• Identify and implement process improvements; cross-train with peers to avoid single points of failure.

Skills

Grants accounting

Excel

Nonprofit accounting

Deadline driven

Communication

Discretion/Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Coursework in accounting

Tools

MIP accounting software

Job description

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties seeks a Senior Accounting Coordinator for grants and contracts. You will bridge federal grant rules with program needs, ensuring accurate grant drawdowns and compliant reporting.

You will own the grants accounting, budgets, and contract oversight, reporting to the CFO and supporting the agency’s anti-poverty mission in Lincoln, Nebraska. A bachelor’s degree in accounting or related coursework is preferred, with proven nonprofit