Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with a well-established non-profit organization who is seeking a Senior Grants Accountant to join their team on a 3+ month contract basis. Details below!

Title: Senior Grants Accountant
Location: Arlington, VA (4 days on-site)
Hourly Rate: $40.00 - $45.00/hour
Job Type: Contract (3+ months)

Responsibilities:

• Be the primary fiscal contact for sub-recipients and funders
• Understand specific grant requirements; ensure compliance on contract conditions and assurances; ensure reporting requirements are met. 
• Coordinate the budgeting process and detail for assigned grants. 
• Setup budgets in Great Plains and monitor budget activity for grants. 
• Resolve accounting and reporting issues as necessary
• Prepare monthly budget-versus-actual status reports for use by the organization
• identify issues, concerns and problems and communicate with the Controller and program managers. 
• Notify the Controller of any financial issues that may arise with subrecipients and contractors. 
• Review budgets and reimbursement requests for appropriateness, and ensure sub-recipients are in compliance with established administrative and financial policies, procedures, and sound business practices. 
• Manage contractor agreements and ensure the terms and conditions of agreements are met and properly documented and communicated. 
• Coordinate with the Controller and program staff, to ensure transactions are properly recorded and agree to the grant/contract agreement, while also ensuring sub-recipient/subcontract financial activities adhere to deliverable deadlines. 
• Approve invoices and expenses related to various programs managed. 
• Provide information to finance staff as necessary to assist in month end close activities. 
• Prepare invoices and requests for payments to funding agencies and reconcile grant expenses to funder reports.