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Senior Accountant, Grants and International Accounts

As a Senior Accountant, Grants and International Accounts, you’re primarily responsible for collecting, reconciling, and summarizing accounting information and entering data into different accounting software. You must have a thorough knowledge of generating financials reports for domestic and international clients with grants as well as calculating foreign currency exchange for these financials.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for month-end and year-end closing processes, including financial statements and budget variance reports for assigned clients
  • Responsible for all foreign exchange conversion for assigned international clients
  •  Creates and monitors annual budgets
  • Accounts payable and receivables
  • Maintains general ledger for client related entries
  • Prepares reconciliations for necessary balance sheet accounts and various other general ledger accounts, as needed 
  • Prepares day-to-day and month-end close entries 
  • Grant tracking and reporting process for clients, both restricted and unrestricted 
  • Assists in the management of payroll for Global Impact’s international entities. Works with in-country payroll consultants and Accounting Manager to ensure that payroll is properly recorded and disbursed on a monthly basis
  • Assists with management of outgoing grants including financial due diligence, and recording, tracking, and generating reports for clients 
  • Reconciles monthly client credit card activity  
  • Develops and maintains an understanding of the accounting operations within each assigned client including deliverables and deadlines 
  • Provides client Board and advisory committee support as needed 
  • Recommends and enforces the internal controls, policies, and procedures established by the client. Responsible for client-related banking  
  • Tracks and maintains vendor and sub-grantee contracts and prepares required reporting 
  • Assists in preparation of our clients’ 990 and related tax forms (i.e.1099 forms) and audits 
  • Disburses client requests to other finance team members as needed to manage deadlines 
  • Provides analytical support to Director and Accounting Manager for special client projects (e.g., budgets, budget projections, grant proposals, etc.) 

Qualifications

Qualifying for this role means you have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration and 5+ years of experience in public accounting and nonprofit accounting. A CPA or CPA candidate is desirable.  The winning candidate will be proficient in the use of Excel, Office 365, QuickBooks Online and/or NetSuite, Bill.com, and banking platforms.  We also prefer that this team member has hands-on experience with client relations, grant management and tracking, and international nonprofit organizations. 

Application Instructions

Please apply here.

Working at Global Impact

This is a full-time position and may be fully remote, with travel to headquarters in Washington, DC, for team meetings on occasion. Local employees are in a hybrid work model, with 1-4 days per month in our Washington, DC, headquarters office. Visa sponsorship is not available. 

At Global Impact, we passionately celebrate our culture, values, and community. We are committed to cultivating and nurturing a workplace for all. Global Impact encourages ALL interested candidates to apply for this position. 

The salary range is $80,000 – $85,000, depending on the experience you bring. On top of the competitive salary that we are offering, you’ll receive 16 paid holidays and 25 paid days off. We provide an excellent benefits plan including parental leave, medical, dental, short-term and long-term disability, and a robust 401K program.  

We look forward to hearing from you!

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