Sr. Grants Accountant

About this role

WHY WE NEED YOU

We are inviting analytical and dedicated professionals with a passion for turning financial data into actionable steps to apply for our
Sr. Grants Accountant
role.

You'll contribute to the success of our economic empowerment and sustainability work by supporting financial administration of United Way’s third-party administration contract with LA County’s Justice, Care & Opportunities (JCOD) department, managing
complex financial processes
, supporting
nonprofit service providers
with financial technical assistance, and ensuring public resources are
invested responsibly and effectively
.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to do more than account for grant funds. You'll help
ensure millions of public dollars
reach community organizations and
create meaningful economic opportunity
across Los Angeles County.

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE

Grantee Relations, Technical Assistance & Help Desk

• Serve as the primary Finance point of contact for assigned programmatic teams and grantees, modeling a responsive, solutions-oriented approach.
• Build and own strong grantee relationships that drive timely contracting, payment setup, invoicing, reporting, and compliance.
• Lead finance-focused Technical Assistance for grantees — coaching, office hours, and templates on invoicing, budgeting, documentation, and reporting — and track participation and effectiveness.
• Manage the grantee Help Desk for finance matters, resolving invoicing, payment, compliance, approval, and systems questions, and documenting activity for County reporting.
• Drive coordination across Finance, Program, Grants, Legal/Contracts, and Data teams to move awards from selection through contract execution to payment.

Grantee Onboarding, Contracting & Payment Setup

• Own a master tracker of all grantees, covering award and contract status, budget, payment structure, required documents, banking setup, and open items.
• Drive each grantee fro...