Senior Grant Accountant

About the role

The Senior Grant Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely financial management and reporting for a complex portfolio of domestic and international grants. Currently reporting to the VP, Controller, Treasury & Financial Ops, this role serves as a subject-matter expert in grant accounting, supports audit readiness, and partners closely with program and finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor budgets for an assigned portfolio of grants, including preparation of monthly financial reports and quarterly variance analyses, and ongoing monitoring of spending levels against both grant term and fiscal year projections.
• Cook up with key stakeholders on grant-related financial issues to ensure compliance with applicable donor requirements and financial guidelines.
• Work closely with finance, development and program teams to prepare funder required financial reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Review expense coding with program managers, ensuring that direct expenses are allowable, properly documented and within approved grant budgets.
• Aid program staff in fulfilling match requirements, including ensuring match expenses are correctly coded to grants and reviewing documentation for third party in-kind support.
• Participate in grant meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance required. An equivalent combination of education and work experience will also be considered.
• 5 years relevant professional experience in a nonprofit or grant-funded organization.
• Thorough understanding of government grant accounting guidelines and donor-restricted funds preferred.
• Effective and persuasive written and verbal communications skills; ability to successfully recommend courses of action, present information to and work with program managers and staff.
• Experience supporting audits, cost allocation, and compliance activities, including preparation of schedules and supporting documentation.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with financial systems, such as Workday, Financial Edge NXT, or equivalent preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and exercise sound judgement in a compliance-driven environment.
• Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.