Senior Accountant

About the Role

The Senior Accountant (Technical Close Lead) owns key components of the month-end closing process, including preparation and review of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance explanations. This role is responsible for maintaining an audit-ready reconciliation binder, strengthening internal controls, and improving close efficiency through standardized templates and process improvements. The position partners cross-functionally resolve accounting issues at the source and provide timely, decision-useful financial insights to leadership.

• Own assigned areas of the month-end close from pre-close through final review, including recurring entries, accruals, and cut-off procedures.
• Own month-end close for grant-related accounts (grant receivables, deferred revenue, revenue recognition support) and deliver monthly grant balance summaries to Finance leadership and the Grants/Program team.
• Prepare and/or review journal entries with clear support, proper coding, and GAAP-based rationale; ensure entries are posted timely and accurately.
• Lead preparation of an audit-ready reconciliation binder for assigned balance sheet accounts (monthly roll-forward, support, aging of reconciling items, resolution plans).
• Perform and document flux/variance analysis on assigned accounts; explain drivers and highlight emerging risks/trends to Finance leadership.

• Maintain the organization’s grant accounting schedules for HRSA, State, foundation, and other grant award funding, ensuring transactions are properly coded by grant, program, and period.
• Prepare and deliver monthly (or draw-period) support to the Grant Management/Program team for reimbursement requests, including:
  • Allowable personnel cost details (salary, fringe, allocations) supported by payroll reports and approved methodologies
  • Allowable direct cost detail supported by invoices, GL detail, and policy-based allowability
• Track grant financial activity against approved budgets and award terms; monitor burn rates, budget variances, and remaining available funding; proactively flag over/under-spend risk and timing concerns.
• Maintain a grant drawdown tracking log by award (requested, received, applied, remaining) and reconcile it monthly to the general ledger.
• Record grant-related journal entries and month-end close activity, including:
  • Grant receivables (amounts requested/earned but not yet received)
  • Grant revenue recognition consistent with award terms (including fixed awards, where revenue may be recognized per the applicable recognition basis and documentation)
  • Deferred revenue / unearned revenue when funds are received prior to meeting recognition requirements
• Collaborate closely with the Grant Management/Program team on grant reporting timelines and financial support for:
  • Interim and final grant reporting packages
  • Budget amendments and reforecasting
  • Grantor/auditor PBC requests related to grant expenditures, allowability, and reconciliation support
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for all grant accounting areas, including cost support, allocation methodologies, reconciliation work papers, and drawdown tie‑outs.

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts; investigate discrepancies, trace root causes, and implement corrective actions (including process fixes, not just "band‑aid" entries).
• Maintain strong awareness of business events impacting accounting; proactively partner with operational teams to prevent recurring issues.
• Support and enhance internal controls over financial reporting; document processes and recommend improvements, including compensating controls where segregation-of-duties is limited.

• Produce monthly close deliverables for assigned areas: reconciliation status, open item aging, and variance commentary; create ad hoc reports as requested.
• Build and maintain standardized templates (reconciliation formats, JE support, tie‑out checklists) to improve accuracy, reduce manual work, and increase consistency.