Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

 
About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented Grant Accountant to support our client, a nonprofit serving Hawai?i residents. This role is ideal for professionals with strong accounting skills and a passion for community impact. You’ll be responsible for maintaining accurate, audit-ready records and ensuring timely, compliant grant reporting.
Key Responsibilities

• Review payment request packets for completeness and compliance
• Verify funding details and prevent overpayments
• Prepare and record journal entries for approved disbursements
• Track disbursement activity to meet state payment timelines
• Maintain organized records of budgets, awards, and payments
• Record administrative fund advances and reimbursements
• Prepare allocation entries for administrative cost recovery
• Compile financial data for monthly reimbursement submissions and quarterly progress reports
• Complete monthly reconciliations for dedicated grant accounts and general ledger balances
• Maintain audit-ready files for all reimbursements, disbursements, and journal entries
• Assist in preparing final fiscal reconciliations and close-out documentation
• Collaborate with internal teams to align fiscal and programmatic data
• Communicate proactively to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely completion of reports
• Support the Grant Accounting Supervisor with additional accounting and administrative tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• Minimum 3 years of accounting experience, preferably in nonprofit or grant accounting
• Working knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting practices
• Proficiency in fund-accounting software (e.g., MIP) and Microsoft Excel
• Strong reconciliation, communication, and organizational skills with high attention to detail

Additional Information 

• Temporary - approximately 6 - 12 months 
• Full-time, 100% on-site in Honolulu 

Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The hourly range for this position is typically $33.65 - $40.87 . This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

Bishop & Company is a locally owned, award-winning staffing and executive search firm. For over twenty years, we’ve specialized in placing great people in great jobs, serving a wide range of clients, from government and nonprofit organizations to many of Hawai?i’s leading companies in healthcare, retail, insurance, professional services, and technology.

 
Bishop & Company provides recruiting and placement services for client companies and opportunities for job seekers throughout Hawaii. We charge no fees to candidates and our client services are 100% guaranteed.
Please forward resumes to: 
Bishop & Company  
Phone: 808-839-2200 
Website:  
 
Location: Honolulu, HI 
 
***No relocation, In-state applicants only. Must be available to interview immediately.***
 
Equal Opportunity Employer – Disability and Veteran 

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Temporary work, Immediate start, Relocation,

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