Job Description

CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCAL TO THE NEW YORK CITY AREA AND BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND MEET WITH OUR TEAMS LOCALLY. ALL CANDIDATES MUST UPLOAD YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER IF POSSIBLE, FOR CONSIDERATION. SALARY IS LISTED AT $65K.

Food Bank For New York City is committed to ending hunger by organizing food, information, and support for community survival, empowerment, and dignity. Food Bank For New York City has been working to end food poverty in the city's five boroughs for almost 40 years. As the city’s largest hunger-relief organization, it employs a multifaceted approach centered on helping low-income New Yorkers overcome their circumstances and achieve greater independence.

Food Bank For New York City is seeking a GRANTS ACCOUNTANT who is able to work independently and as part of a team applying general accounting, principles covering the accounting and expenditure control phases of fiscal transactions throughout the life cycle of government and restricted grants. The grants accountant will manage the grants cycle from start to finish with a portfolio of 50 grants.

The Grant Accountant will focus on grant fiscal management. This position will be directly responsible for the compilation of documentation for government expenditure reports, preparation of government vouchers, and tracking of expenditures against budgets ensuring timely and accurate updating of the general ledger to reflect vouchering activity.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the grant throughout lifecycle: from award through renewal and final reporting

• Reconciles revenue, accounts receivable, and program expenses of government contracts and restricted grants to the general ledger monthly and proposes journal entries if necessary

• Prepares accurate and complete billing reports including all supporting documentation for review • Monitors budget vs actual results and communicates results for accurate forecasting with program and grants team

• Initiates and facilitates meetings with program managers to discuss the progress of grants toward successful completion and resolve concerns and discrepancies.

• Identifies and reports discrepancies between program expenses incurred and general ledger transactions and proposes journal entries and/or budget modifications for review.

• Ensures that all documentation that support vouchers and general ledger are appropriately and electronically held in SharePoint.

• Assist accounts payable in facilitating check requests for capacity grants

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting experience and a solid understanding of grants and cost center reporting

• Highly organized, takes pride in producing great work product, with a strong work ethic

•Advanced proficiency in Excel, V LookUps, Pivot Tables, and Index Matching

• Experience using Netsuite or a comparable ERP

• Experience in financial analysis and general ledger reporting

• Strong attention to detail for reviewing schedules and records for accuracy

• Must display team spirit, attention to detail, be goal oriented, and be able to follow through on projects from initiation to completion

• Must demonstrate the ability to establish work priorities and apply financial accounting principles and methods to daily tasks.

• Must be comfortable working in a fast pace environment with competing priorities

• A solution minded thinker

• Computer literate with knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software applications. Knowledge of NetSuite accounting software a plus. This position will be remote until January and then subject to return to the office in whatever capacity best serves the interest of the organization and individual’s work/life balance

• Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm and diplomacy both individually and as part of a complex team effort.
• Interest in working across departments to manage shifting priorities and requirements
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to influence a large organization and grow within a team
• Demonstrated commitment to Food Bank’s core values and mission
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous process improvement
• Experience with or knowledge of social service/hunger issues a plus

Company Description

Food Bank For New York City has been working to end food poverty in our five boroughs for almost 40 years. As the city’s largest hunger-relief organization, we employ a multifaceted approach centered on helping low-income New Yorkers overcome their circumstances and achieve greater independence. Our mission is to end hunger by organizing food, information and support for community survival and dignity.