Grant Accountant / Senior Fiscal Analyst

Location: NYC | 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

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

Josh Canabal