Grant Accountant

honolulu, HI 96817

Posted: 10/31/2025 Employment Type: Temporary Job Category: Accounting Job Number: 22161

Job Description


About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Grant Accountant to support our client, a a local non-profit. This role is ideal for professionals with strong accounting skills and a passion for community impact. 
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: http://www.bishopco.net/ 
 
Location: Honolulu, HI 
 
***No relocation, In-state applicants only. Must be available to interview immediately.***
 
Equal Opportunity Employer – Disability and Veteran 
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