The Grants Accounting Specialist, supports financial stewardship across Latin America by managing grant accounting activities and accounts payable operations. The position ensures donor compliance, accurate financial records, timely vendor payments, effective financial reporting, strong internal controls, and audit readiness while partnering closely with program teams, country offices, and finance leadership across the region.

Roles and Responsabilities
• Evaluate grant budgets, expenditures, and financial reports to ensure compliance with donor requirements, organizational policies, and financial regulations.
• Provide financial guidance to program teams, country offices, and finance leadership on grant management, cost allocation methodologies, expense coding, and donor compliance requirements.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities within grant portfolios and recommend corrective actions or strategic adjustments to optimize funding utilization.
• Monitor grant transactions, cost allocations, and expense coding to ensure accurate accounting treatment and financial transparency.




• Prepare, review, and submit accurate and timely grant financial reports in accordance with donor and organizational requirements.
• Manage accounts payable processes, including vendor invoices, employee reimbursements, and payment requests, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
• Perform reconciliations of grant-related accounts, vendor accounts, and balance sheet accounts to maintain financial accuracy and integrity.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities through journal entries, accruals, account analysis, and financial reconciliations.
• Maintain complete, organized, and audit-ready supporting documentation for grants, accounting transactions, and financial reporting.
• Prepare schedules, analyses, and supporting documentation for donor audits, statutory audits, and internal reviews.
• Promote compliance with financial policies, procedures, and internal controls

📌 Grants Accounting Specialist, Latin America (Bogotá)
🏢 International Justice Mission
📍 Bogotá