Grant Accountant

About the role

FamilyCare is looking for a Grant Accountant responsible for the financial management, accounting, and reporting of the organization's federal, state, local, and private grant awards. This position ensures compliance with grant regulations, organizational policies, and accounting standards by maintaining accurate financial records, preparing grant financial reports, monitoring grant expenditures, and supporting grant budgeting and reimbursement activities. The Grant Accountant also supports the accounting functions of the Foundation, assists with month-end and year-end closing processes, audit preparation, and financial reporting, and works collaboratively with program leadership to ensure effective stewardship of organization and foundation funds. The role operates primarily in a professional office environment, using standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, printers, copiers, and scanners, with frequent interaction with employees, management, auditors, grantors, and external stakeholders. Physical demands include regular verbal communication and hearing, frequent sitting for extended periods, occasional standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting or moving items up to 20 pounds, and specific vision abilities requiring close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus; manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, and other standard office equipment is required. Occasional local travel to organizational sites may be required, with mileage reimbursement per policy.

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial accounting and reporting for all federal, state, local, and private grants, ensuring compliance with grant agreements, organizational policies, GAAP, and Uniform Guidance as applicable.
• Prepare grant reimbursement requests, Payment Management System (PMS) drawdowns, Federal Financial Reports (FFRs), and other required financial reports, including submission in the Electronic Handbook (EHB); monitor grant expenditures, budgets, receivables, and deferred revenue to ensure compliance with funding requirements.
• Support the accounting functions of the Foundation by maintaining accurate financial records, preparing journal entries and account reconciliations, monitoring restricted funds, and assisting with financial reporting.
• Prepare grant- and foundation-related journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate and lead monthly grant review meetings with program leadership to review grant financial activity, budget performance, compliance requirements, reporting deadlines, and funding utilization.
• Assist the accounting department with month-end close, year-end close, budget preparation, audit support, and other accounting and finance projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of grant accounting experience, preferably with federal, state, and local grants.
• Knowledge of nonprofit accounting principles and grant compliance requirements.
• Experience with month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, and accounting software.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Skills

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local grant accounting principles, grant compliance requirements,