Position: Director of Grants Financial Compliance and Budget
Organization: ~$100M nonprofit
Location: Alexandria, hybrid (3 days in-office)
Type: Full-time/direct-hire
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Director serves a key management role within the Finance team and throughout the organization. Responsible for financial compliance, budgets, and reporting over approximately $50M annually in Federal grants. Also responsible for reporting requirements related to private grants, and instrumental in the overall approximately $70M annual organizational budget formulation and execution. Key areas of focus are:
- Federal Funding, Compliance, and Policies
- External Federal Reporting
- Cost Allocations, Indirect Rates and NICRA
- Internal Project Financial Reporting
- Budget Oversight
- Audit
- Supervision
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Minimum of 7-10 years of accounting job experience applicable to Federal grant oversight and Unform Guidance with a non-profit or government contractor
- CPA or partial completion of CPA is a plus
- Solid understanding of accounting theory, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Audit Standards (GAAS)
- Experience with grant management, including federal awards and Uniform Guidance (UG) and Government Audit Standards (GAS)
- Knowledge and experience using cloud-based financial and budget software systems. Proficiency with project cost tracking modules. NetSuite and/or Prophix a plus. Advanced level of spreadsheet, pivot table and software proficiency with solid analytical capabilities
- Excellent organizational and people skills, strong verbal/written communication skills, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks with adaptability, flexibility and ability to work as part of a team or in an individual capacity. Ability to manage, motivate, and develop staff
- Ability to manage and maintain the integrity and confidentiality of highly sensitive material and information