Grant Accountant

Core responsibilities:

• Own the grant financial management process from pledge to completion, including customer & pledge setup in QuickBooks, expense coding, monthly budget updates, spend tracking, and funder financial reporting
• Process and track vendor invoices, regrants, and stipends in Bill.com & Monday.com to ensure timely payment
• Meet with program staff to monitor program budgets and reconcile program expense tracking and the finance office expense tracking
• Assist in gathering, uploading, and coding receipts, invoices, and other documentation in financial systems and support GL detail review

This role supports the organization's mission to build Black political power and create systemic change to impact the lived realities of Black people in California by ensuring responsible stewardship of grant funds and maintaining accurate financial records that enable the organization to make substantial, measurable progress on key issues affecting Black communities.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience in non-profit accounting, bookkeeping, or grant financial management
• Extensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and strong understanding of general ledger accounting, accounts payable/receivable, and financial reconciliation
• Demonstrated experience with QuickBooks Online Advanced (QBO) and related accounting systems, plus proficiency in Google Workspace, Zoom, Monday.com, Expensify, Bill.com, and other tools

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.

The California Black Power Network builds Black political power and works to create systemic change to impact the lived realities of Black people in California. The network comprises local and regional grassroots, community-based organizations and aims to increase power-building capacities of member organizations and make measurable progress on key issues affecting Black communities.