Grant Accountant (Temporary Position)

Grant Accountant

At Child & Family Center, we're committed to creating a welcoming workplace where a wide range of perspectives and life experiences are valued. We encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Child & Family Center received the following awards:

• Child & Family Center scored the highest level ("very good to great") in our annual report card for The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care.
• Awarded the Joint Commission Reaccreditation. The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
• Awarded the 2026 Silver Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health. The Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health is the nation's leading recognition for U.S. employers committed to creating mentally healthy workplaces.

Salary Range (final salary offer is based on a number of factors, such as certifications, experience, and more):

$32.00 - $35.00/hour

This position is part-time (20-24 hours per week) and temporary.

The Grant Accountant is responsible for the financial oversight, compliance administration, and reporting of the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) contract. This position ensures accurate tracking and reconciliation of grant funds, reviews expenditures for compliance with grant regulations and contractual requirements and prepares timely and accurate financial reports in accordance with funding agency guidelines.

This position also serves as a key point of contact for grant subrecipients, providing oversight, technical assistance, and support to ensure compliance with subcontract terms, expenditure requirements, documentation standards, and reporting obligations. The Grant Accountant is responsible for monitoring subrecipient financial activity and helping mitigate compliance risks associated with grant-funded contracts.

Working closely with agency leadership and the Finance team, the Grant Accountant supports sound fiscal management and ensures the responsible stewardship of public grant funds through strong internal controls, accountability, and adherence to all applicable regulations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain accurate and complete accounting records for the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) contract, including revenue recognition, expense tracking, reconciliations, and related journal entries.
• Monitor grant budgets and expenditures to ensure spending remains within approved funding levels and in compliance with contract terms and budget restrictions.
• Prepare, review, and submit required financial reports, invoices, reimbursement requests, and related documentation in accordance with grantor requirements, reporting deadlines, and funding agreements.
• Review and monitor grant-funded expenditures to ensure allowability, proper coding, adequate supporting documentation, and compliance with applicable funding agency regulations.
• Provide financial oversight and compliance monitoring for grant subrecipients, including review of invoices, supporting documentation, expenditure reports, and adherence to subcontract terms and conditions.
• Serve as a resource to grant subrecipients by providing guidance and technical assistance related to contractual requirements, allowable costs, documentation standards, and reporting expectations.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and well-organized grant files, including contracts, budgets, amendments, reports, correspondence, and compliance documentation, to support internal review, monitoring, and audit readiness.
• Track and reconcile indirect cost allocations and other shared cost distributions, where applicable, in accordance with approved methodologies and grant requirements.
• Prepare budget-to-actual analyses, financial projections, and other grant-related financial reports for leadership to support effective fiscal oversight and decision-making.
• Collaborate with program staff, leadership, development staff, and the Finance team in the preparation of grant proposal budgets, budget modifications, and financial planning related to grant-funded programs.
• Respond to grantor, auditor, and subrecipient financial inquiries in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
• Provide guidance and training to internal staff and subrecipients, as needed, regarding grant compliance requirements, allowable expenditures, documentation expectations, and financial procedures.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes related to grant activity, including reconciliations, accruals, reporting, and review of restricted funding activity.
• Work closely with agency leadership and the Finance team to promote strong internal controls, fiscal accountability, and effective stewardship of public and grant-funded resources.
• Perform other related duties as assigned in support of grant administration, financial compliance, and departmental operations.

COMPETENCIES:

Ethical Practice: Integrate core values, integrity, and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.

• Demonstrate a high level of integrity in assuming responsibility for actions.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in varied situations.
• Demonstrate adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct.
• Support the agency's Core Values and display in your work ethic: Compassionate, Empowering, Impactful, Quality and Trusted.

Cultural Competency and Diversity: Demonstrate competency in understanding policies, procedures, practices, and organizational infrastructure to support the delivery of culturally and linguistically sensitive and appropriate health care services where culture is broadly defined.

• Ability to provide effective, equitable, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs.
• Understand and utilize The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, 2013.

Professionalism: Present and maintain a professional image in all internal and external Center activities.

• Ability to collaborate with clients and staff in a professional manner.
• Participate in continuing professional development.
• Ability to embrace and implement change.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness, and identify ways to improve and promote quality.
• Adheres to Agency Policies and Procedures as all times.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for all job duties and individual errors; engages in correction and prevention process when errors are made.

Results-Oriented / Work Organization/Planning: Focus on the desired result of one's own or one's unit work, setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meet or exceed them.

• Set and achieve goals for self-development and progress.
• Have a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.
• Ability to work well and maintain composure under pressure conditions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and organize work responsibilities to ensure completion of assigned tasks within preset timeframes.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Relationship Management / Teamwork: Manage interactions effectively and meaningfully with individuals, groups, and/or communities.

• Ability to manage internal and external relationships in ways that promote the best interests of all parties.
• Ability to promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
• Ability to treat employees, volunteers, clientele and outside entities with dignity and respect.
• Ability to coordinate services for each individual served, and understand the individual's needs, and the range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation, or rehabilitation they require.

Communication and Interpersonal Interaction: Effectively exchange information.

• Ability to effectively communicate and work cooperatively with employees, volunteers, clientele and outside entities of diverse cultures, education, social, and economic backgrounds.
• Ability to provide clear, concise information to others in verbal, written, electronic and other communication formats for public and organizational consumption.
• Ability to listen actively and empathetically to the views of others.
• Ability to confront difficult issues and situations and find resolutions.

Technical Expertise: Demonstrate competency in understanding and mastering skills and technology needed to perform job duties.

• Ability to independently use standard office equipment such as fax, phone, printer, copier, scanner, computer.
• Ability to independently use and learn necessary software programs associated with job duties such as both internal and external accounting systems System(s) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, etc.).

WORK SCHEDULE:

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Part-Time Temporary

Work-Week: Sunday – Saturday

• 20-24 hours per week; Actual work schedule as agreed with Direct Supervisor and based on business/program