Accounting Grants Associate | 8-month assignment | Hybrid in NYC | Public Health Non-Profit

Our client is looking for an Accounting/Financial Grants Associate for an 8-month temporary assignment. The role is hybrid in NYC with 2 days required in the office (one day must be Wednesday).

The organization is a global public health non-profit and this role supports payment processing, contracts, and budget reporting for one of their initiatives. They are looking for candidates who have experience working with grants and contracts, and are proficient with NetSuite.

This role is a TEMPORARY position through TSS. You would be employed and paid by our company and working directly with our client. You can read more about this position on our website.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares and processes payment and per diem requests, verifies proper coding per agreement;
• Communicates with program staff and vendors to solve invoices, payment requests, and per-diem inquiries;
• Works with Finance to ensure partners and vendors are correctly set up in NetSuite when agreements are fully executed;
• Creates purchase orders for all affiliated project agreements in NetSuite;
• Manage document storage for payment and wire confirmations;
• Reviews/reconciles select subgrantee quarterly reports and liaises with subgrantees regarding required updates as needed;
• Reports status and pending responses for all outstanding payment requests every week;
• Provides the program with payment status updates as requested;

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, and grants management.
• Intermediate to advanced expertise in MS Excel, including proficiency using pivot tables, V-lookups, and formulas;
• Working knowledge of accounts payable and purchase order workflows
• Proficiency in NetSuite and ability to learn new financial systems quickly
• Strong organizational and tracking skills for managing high volumes of requests
• Problem-solving skills to resolve payment and documentation issues
• Ability to work as part of a team, particularly in multi-cultural, multi-regional contexts.

Preferred: prior experience working for grant-funded programs and experience with NetSuite or other ERP software

Technology: MS Office (Excel-pivot tables, V-lookups, formulas), NetSuite, zoom, slack

Compensation: $30-$33/hr.

About TSS:

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