[Hiring] Accountant @Global Fund for a New Economy

Role Description

The Grant and Fund Accounting Consultant supports the Director of Finance on GFNE's grant and fund accounting. This role is the organization's hands-on, day-to-day link to an external accounting firm, preparing and reviewing source information, resolving fund and grant coding questions, and quality-checking the firm's work before it reaches the Director of Finance.

The role suits someone who is organized and detail-driven, comfortable managing an external relationship alongside a steady accounting cadence, and able to keep the close, the audit, and funder deadlines on track.

Qualifications

• Around 5 or more years of accounting experience, with a strong grounding in grant and fund accounting.
• Experience in the nonprofit sector, including restricted and unrestricted fund accounting and funder reporting.
• Working knowledge of US nonprofit accounting standards and the Form 990. Familiarity with single audit requirements is an advantage.
• Proficiency with accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online, and comfort with grants management tools.
• A relevant accounting qualification (for example CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) is an advantage, not a requirement.

Requirements

• Comfort working with an external accounting firm and coordinating a monthly close and annual audit.
• Comfort working within a remote, globally distributed team across multiple time zones.
• Strong communication, coordination, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work smoothly across the firm, finance, and program teams.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a disciplined approach to follow-up and follow-through, and reliability against a recurring close and reporting cadence.
• Self-directed and well organized, able to manage a steady workload with moderate supervision.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive financial, donor, and personnel information.

Benefits

• This is an independent contractor consultancy at approximately 20 hours per week on average, fully remote.
• Core availability overlapping GFNE business hours by mutual agreement.
• Attendance at recurring finance meetings.
• The Consultant is not an employee of GFNE and is responsible for their own taxes, benefits, and insurance.

Deliverables and Reporting Schedule

• Monthly: Reconciled general ledger and monthly close package (trial balance, reconciliations, journal entries) - Due 10 business days after month-end.
• Monthly: Fund and grant expenditure reports by funding source, with budget-to-actual variance - Due 10 business days after month-end.
• Monthly: Restricted versus unrestricted net asset schedule - Due 10 business days after month-end.
• Quarterly: Cash flow and burn-rate summary by program and grant - Due 15 business days after quarter-end.
• Annually: Year-end close support and audit-ready schedules (fixed assets, prepaids, accruals, grant receivables) - Per audit timeline, coordinated with GFNE.
• Annually: Support for Form 990 and annual information return preparation - Per filing deadline.

Equity and Inclusion

GFNE is committed to building a diverse team and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and locations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of nationality, background, age, beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health, or disability. Applications from under-represented and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged.

Confidentiality

The role involves regular contact with sensitive financial records, donor information, personnel data, and grant documentation. The Consultant is expected to handle all such information with discretion and to maintain strict confidentiality throughout and after the engagement.