Grant Accountant

Junior Achievement South Florida•Coconut Creek, FL

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About The Position

The Grant Accountant reports to the CFO and serves as the accounting subject-matter expert for Junior Achievement of South Florida’s restricted and unrestricted grant portfolio. The role owns the post-award financial lifecycle, including budget setup, expense tracking, cost allocations, drawdowns, financial reporting, and audit support for awards from federal agencies, state and local governments, foundations, and corporate funders. Working closely with the Senior Grant Manager and Grants Department, the Grant Accountant ensures grant funds are recorded accurately, spent according to funder requirements, and reported on time. The role also partners with Finance and Program staff on proposal budgets, financial planning, reporting, compliance, and process improvements. The position is based in Coconut Creek, Florida, and is full-time and exempt.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 3 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 1 year directly supporting grant accounting or restricted fund accounting.
Working knowledge of GAAP, fund accounting, and nonprofit revenue recognition under FASB ASC 958.
Working knowledge of federal grant regulations, including Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), cost principles, and federal financial reporting requirements.
Ability to support complex budgets across federal, state, foundation, and corporate sponsors, including cost share and match requirements common to workforce and education grants.
Proficiency in accounting software such as Sage Intacct, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, QuickBooks, or comparable software.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and complex formulas.
Strong project management skills and ability to manage concurrent responsibilities and meet established deadlines.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present financial information to finance and non-finance audiences.
Integrity, discretion, and sound judgment.
Accuracy and attention to detail in numbers, coding, and documentation.
Accountability and ownership of grant financial activity, with a collaborative approach across Finance, Grants, and Programs.
Adaptability under deadline pressure, particularly during funder reporting and audit cycles.
Sound judgment interpreting funder guidance, cost principles, and ambiguous regulatory requirements.
Passion for youth opportunity, economic mobility, and Junior Achievement’s mission; eagerness to learn JA programs.
Embody JA’s core values: commitment to growth; exceeding expectations; bold, innovative, and creative thinking; passion; accountability; relationship-building; positivity and energy; valuing uniqueness; embracing change; and authenticity.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CGMA, or progress toward certification.
Master’s degree in accounting, nonprofit management, public administration, or a related field.
Direct experience supporting federal workforce, youth development, or K–12 education grants, such as WIOA-funded, Perkins-aligned, ESSA Title programs, AmeriCorps, EIR, or YouthBuild.
Experience preparing for and supporting a Single Audit under Uniform Guidance.
Familiarity with grants management or CRM systems such as Salesforce, Fluxx, Foundant, GivingData, Raiser’s Edge, or similar.
Knowledge of indirect cost rate negotiation and cost allocation methodologies.
Familiarity with Junior Achievement programs or the youth financial capability, entrepreneurship education, or workforce readiness fields.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate accounting records for restricted and unrestricted grants from federal, state, county, municipal, foundation, and corporate sources.
Set up grants in the general ledger and grant tracking system, including account coding, budget loading, and project or class structure.
Record grant revenue under GAAP and FASB ASC 958, including appropriate classification of contributions and exchange transactions.
Track and reconcile grant receivables, deferred revenue, and releases of restrictions monthly.
Allocate shared personnel, occupancy, and indirect costs according to approved methodologies and the negotiated indirect cost rate agreement where applicable.
Ensure compliance with Uniform Guidance, agency-specific cost principles, and applicable supplemental regulations such as EDGAR.
Process drawdowns and reimbursement requests through federal, state, and local grant portals.
Monitor cost share and match requirements, subawards, consortium financial components, subrecipient invoices, monitoring documentation, and risk-based reviews.
Stay current on federal policy and cost-principle updates and brief Finance and Grants leadership on relevant changes.
Partner with the Senior Grant Manager to develop, review, and quality-check complex multi-year proposal budgets and budget justifications.
Validate proposed budgets for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness before submission.
Load approved budgets after award notification, configure project tracking, and confirm reporting calendars with the Grants Department.
Develop unit-cost models, such as cost per student, classroom, or work-based learning experience, to demonstrate efficiency and scalability.
Prepare timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, annual, federal, and final closeout financial reports for funders, including Federal Financial Reports (SF-425).
Provide grant financial information to the Senior Grant Manager for funder-specific narrative and program reporting.
Monitor spending against approved budgets and alert Finance, Grants, and Program leaders to variances, over- or under-spending, and required budget modifications.
Serve as the primary Finance contact for funder financial inquiries, site visits, and monitoring reviews.
Prepare grant-related schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for the annual financial audit and applicable Single Audits.
Maintain and improve grant accounting controls and written procedures in alignment with organizational accounting policies.
Assist with preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) and related disclosures.
Maintain complete, audit-ready grant files, including award documents, agreements, amendments, budgets, correspondence, reports, and supporting records.
Collaborate with the Senior Grant Manager and Grants Department on proposal budgets, narratives, and feasibility reviews.
Work with Program staff to align program outcomes and financial reporting and ensure expenses are charged to the correct funding sources.
Support the Finance Director and CFO with cash flow forecasting related to grant receivables and pledge collections.
Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend enhancements to grant systems, workflows, and reporting tools.