Grant Accountant

Stand.earth is seeking an experienced Grant Accountant to join our team. This position will be responsible for maintaining financial and accounting data within our accounting software, Sage Intacct. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and funder reporting.

If you are passionate about building and designing reporting, this may be the perfect job for you.

You will be joining an international team of strategists, negotiators, campaigners, and activists that achieves outsized results and is bursting with creativity, innovation, and untapped potential.

We encourage applicants to apply by May 1, 2024. This position is open until filled.

Please apply with a cover letter and resume after seeing the full scope of work.

About Stand.earth

Stand.earth is a nonprofit environmental organization working to create a world where respect for people and the environment comes first. Our campaigns challenge destructive corporate and governmental practices, demand accountability, and create solutions that support all of us – and the environment and climate upon which we depend. Stand’s strategic approach and fierce determination have yielded extraordinary results: Since 2000, we’ve secured the protection of millions of acres of wilderness, shifted billions of dollars of corporate purchasing toward responsible options, and transformed the environmental practices of more than 100 major U.S. corporations. Stand.earth operates in the United States and Canada.

Stand recognizes and respects the sovereignty of First Nations and tribes, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and frontline communities. These communities are often first and most directly impacted by environmental pollution and climate change, and they provide critical leadership in developing solutions.

Pollution, climate change, and corporations’ bad behavior disproportionately hurts the most marginalized people in society – including people of colour, people from working class backgrounds, people with disabilities, women and LGBTQ+ people. To develop transformative solutions, these communities must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other historically marginalized communities. If you require assistance applying to this opportunity, please contact [email protected].

The Position

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Grant Accountant will focus heavily on funder reporting, proposal budgeting, and variance analysis. Sitting on the Finance team, this position will be the main point of contact for our Development team, with a focus on private foundation grant financial reporting. This position will be the point person for all of the financial aspects of the grant process, from budget proposal to interim report management, to final reporting. This position will also monitor internal grant spend down tracking across the organization, supporting the Finance, Development, and program staff teams.

This is a full-time position. Salary is commensurate with experience and adjusted based on location, but will likely be within the range of $57,500-$75,000 USD. Stand.earth offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including excellent health and dental insurance, 3 weeks paid vacation in the first year (increases in future years), 20 paid holidays, 4.5-day work week, and a 3-month paid sabbatical after 7 years continuous employment. We also encourage employees to make use of our mindfulness sessions and professional development training opportunities that we offer. All staff can expect to travel periodically for in-person team meetings, retreats, and work events.

The location for this position is fully remote in the United States, with the option of working out of our Bellingham, Washington office if you are located there.

Position Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze, and present interim and final grant financial reports to the Development team and funder program officers.
• Draft financial narratives/justifications for reporting variances.
• Leverage Intacct financial and budget data to build grant budget proposals.
• Run and further develop monthly grant expense allocations within Sage Intacct.
• Monitor and flag grant spend down reporting, and work with Finance and Development teams to identify action items.
• Monitor and manage release of restricted funding process.
• Monitor and record foundation Accounts Receivable within Intacct accounting software.
• Respond to funder requests for financial document revisions or clarifications.
• Support Development staff in meetings with program staff about grant spend down.
• Support grants team in advising program staff on grant budgets for expansion scenarios.
• Coordinate with program staff and grant writers to draft financial narratives/justification for variances in budget vs actual reporting.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
• At least 2 years Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience at a complex, funder restricted, non-profit organization or grantmaking foundation.
• Demonstrated experience justifying reporting variances and providing financial narrative to funders.
• Knowledge of general accounting principles and general accounting functions including reporting requirements and procedures related to foundation funders, fund accounting, and auditing.
• Knowledge of budget preparation and administration, financial record keeping and reporting.
• Ability to “translate” complex accounting information for non-expert audiences (in writing and aloud in internal meetings).
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment with sensitivity to and respect for diverse cultures.
• Experience working with Sage Intacct accounting software, and/or similar accounting software in the non-profit space.
• Experience generating funder financial reporting for a complex, funder restricted, non-profit organization.
• Committed to the values of equity, racial justice, authentic communication, and continual learning.

Desired, but not required

• Experience building and designing grant expense allocations within Sage Intacct or similar software.
• Experience working in a multi-entity or multi-currency environment.
• Experience in and desire to, design and develop reporting and dashboard capacity within our accounting software.
• Experience with Sage Intacct Planning budgeting software.

Please apply with a cover letter and resume after seeing the full scope of work.