Grants Accountant / Senior Fiscal Analyst
Location: Midtown, NY 10018 | Fully Remote
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM / 35-hour week
Onsite: Approximately once per month and as needed for audits
Compensation: $80K–$85K
Contract: 3+ months with opportunity to convert
Contract Rate: $40–$45/hr
A well-established NYC nonprofit is bringing its outsourced grant and contract management function in-house and is seeking an experienced Grant Accountant / Senior Fiscal Analyst.
This role is approximately 80% government contract/grant management and 20% accounting/month-end close.
Responsibilities:
- Manage government and nonprofit contracts from budgeting through billing, reporting, and reconciliation
- Prepare vouchers, billing, AR, revenue reports, and budget modifications
- Perform budget-to-actual and variance analysis
- Partner with program teams on financial submissions and reporting
- Communicate with government agencies and funders
- Support month-end close, journal entries, reclasses, and revenue
- Manage an assigned portfolio independently
Requirements:
- 5+ years of grants accounting, fiscal analysis, or government contract experience
- Strong government/nonprofit contract experience
- Experience with city, state, and/or federal funding
- HRA, HUD, OMH, HOPWA, HASA, DHS, NY State, or similar experience preferred
- Strong Excel skills — VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, reporting
- Experience with budgets, billing, vouchers, AR, revenue, and reconciliations
- PASSPort/PHS or similar portal experience strongly preferred
- Sage Intacct experience preferred; NetSuite exposure is a plus
Ideal Candidate:
A self-sufficient professional who has directly managed government-funded nonprofit contracts and understands the full financial lifecycle of grants and contracts.
Portfolio: Organization manages approximately $23M in grants/contracts, with individual portfolios potentially exceeding $10M.
Interview Process: 2 video interviews → Offer
For a faster response, please send your resume to jcanabal@ascendo.com
Grants Accountant in New York at Ascendo Resources
This position is listed as contract and able to be worked remotely. It was posted 4 days ago.