Grant Accountant (Temp-to-Perm)

Nonprofit | Government-Funded Programs | New York, NY

Compensation & Schedule

• Pay Rate: $38/hour (depending on experience)
• Salary: Up to $90k
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 35-hour work week (9–5 or 8–4)
• Additional hours during month-end close and audit periods

About the Opportunity

Our client, a well-established mission-driven nonprofit organization, is seeking a Senior Accountant to support a complex, multi-funded environment. With an annual budget of approximately $24M, the organization operates across multiple programs funded by city/state agencies, federal grants, and private sources.

This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative finance team and gain exposure to government contract accounting, audit processes, and an upcoming system implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage month-end close, including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Support financial audits, prepare schedules, and liaise with external auditors
• Perform fund accounting across multiple funding streams (government contracts, grants, vouchers)
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and nonprofit/federal (Uniform Guidance) requirements
• Analyze program-level revenue and expenses; ensure proper classification of funds
• Partner with internal teams including AP, Payroll, and Budgeting
• Assist with process improvements and system transition to Sage Intacct

Team Environment

• Lean, collaborative accounting team
• Opportunity to work cross-functionally and take ownership of core accounting processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3+ years of accounting experience (nonprofit or fund accounting preferred)
• Strong understanding of GAAP, audit support, and compliance
• Experience with government funding, grants, or contract accounting is highly preferred
• Systems experience with FundEZ, Sage Intacct, or similar ERP is a plus
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis)

Why This Role Stands Out

• Exposure to a complex, multi-stream funding environment
• Hands-on involvement in a system implementation (Sage Intacct)
• Stable, mission-driven organization making community impact
• Broad, visible role within a collaborative team

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

David Hwang