Highlights
This Grant Accountant will support a growing portfolio of affordable housing initiatives tied to community and educational programs, while also helping build and manage grant accounting processes from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity for a Grant Accountant who wants to play a key role in both current financial operations and the organization’s upcoming expansion into issuing grants.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Hanover, MD |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $70,000–$80,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
Description
About the Company and the Grant Accountant Opportunity:
CFS is partnering with a mission-driven nonprofit organization to hire a Grant Accountant. This is a unique opportunity for a Grant Accountant who wants to play a key role in both current financial operations and the organization’s upcoming expansion into issuing grants.
This Grant Accountant will support a growing portfolio of affordable housing initiatives tied to community and educational programs, while also helping build and manage grant accounting processes from the ground up. As the organization prepares to launch new funding initiatives next year, the Grant Accountant will have the opportunity to shape grant tracking, reporting, and compliance procedures.
Job Duties of the Grant Accountant:
- Complete bank reconciliations and assist with month-end close processes
- Assist with AP and AR duties
- Track restricted funds and ensure proper allocation of grant-related expenditures
- Assist in developing processes for issuing and managing grants
- Prepare financial reports for internal stakeholders and external grant requirements
- Monitor compliance with nonprofit, grant, and affordable housing regulations
- Partner with program teams to ensure accurate tracking and usage of grant funding
- Assist with audit preparation, including grant compliance and reporting documentation
- Identify and implement process improvements related to grant tracking and reporting
Qualifications of the Grant Accountant:
- 3+ years of non profit accounting experience
- Experience with bank reconciliations, AP, AR, and collections required
- Experience tracking grants, restricted funds, or program budgets highly desired
- Strong understanding of financial statements and month-end processes
- Proficiency in Excel required
- Knowledge of Sage ERP beneficial
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities
Schedule: Monday–Friday; Hybrid work environment; 40 hours per week
Salary: $70,000 – $80,000 depending on experience
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
