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Restricted Gift Accountant

Vaco
$80,000.00 - $90,000.00 / yr
United States, New York, New York
Feb 10, 2026
Client: Non-Profit Organization Role: Restricted Gift Accountant Salary: $80,000 - $90,000/annually + Benefits Location: Manhattan, NY (4 days a week onsite) Job Description: Key Responsibilities Restricted Gift Validation & Commitments Grant Management: Oversee restricted pledges and grants from initial award through disbursement, ensuring meticulous tracking and regulatory compliance. Balance Reconciliation: Maintain accurate, ongoing tracking and reconciliation of fund balances. Data Synchronization: Manage program inventory and lead regular data syncs between Program Operations and Revenue Operations teams. Financial Monitoring: Record and monitor program grant credits to ensure precise financial reporting. Fund Management & Systems Expertise System Subject Matter Expert: Act as the primary lead for fund creation and maintenance within Raiser's Edge (RE) and Financial Edge (FE). Alignment: Establish and maintain fund criteria to ensure seamless integration between development activities and financial tracking. Financial Reporting & Reconciliation Integration Oversight: Partner with the Controller on RE-to-FE posting, clearing, and adjustment processes. Comprehensive Reporting: Reconcile data from multiple sources to prepare detailed reports and maintain robust supporting documentation. Workflow Optimization: Streamline gift-processing workflows to accommodate complex schedules, remote team members, and diverse contributor types. General Ledger Analysis Account Analysis: Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement analyses, including prepaid and accrued expense accounts. Banking & Entries: Prepare bank reconciliations and manage related adjusting entries for all reconciling items. Asset Management: Record and monitor stock and bond donations, coordinating with finance and development teams to ensure accurate valuation and compliance. Process Improvement & Training Efficiency Gains: Identify and implement system and process enhancements to improve departmental efficiency and data integrity. Change Management: Evaluate existing workflows and lead initiatives for process improvement and organizational change. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. 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