Financial Analyst / Grants Manager

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions•Washington, DC

2d•$80,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

About the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES): Our mission is to secure a safe and stable climate by accelerating the transition to a thriving, just, and resilient low-carbon economy. We are widely recognized as an influential voice on climate issues, a trusted convener, and a credible source of expertise and analysis. We work closely with international climate negotiators; federal, state, and local policymakers; executives of Fortune 500 businesses; and a wide range of other stakeholders to advance strong policy and action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy, and strengthen resilience to climate impacts. C2ES is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Our organizational values: We are ambitious and practical, advancing effective solutions that push the boundaries of the achievable. We are open-minded and inclusive, seeking out and considering a wide range of voices, views, and approaches. We are people-focused, dedicated to improving human well-being and recognizing that respect and empathy are central to success. We are one team, working collaboratively, communicating openly, making ourselves accessible to each other, and treating one another with kindness and respect. The Financial Analyst / Grants Manager will manage the financial allocations of program expenses within the budgets of a portfolio of restricted and unrestricted grants and other funding sources with the Director of Finance, and provide financial analysis to the Chief Financial Officer in support of reporting to donors in the use of funds provided by their grants. This position will enable the organization to more efficiently manage its resources and demonstrate the effective use of these resources to the donors who support our work.

Requirements

Expert knowledge of budgeting and management of restricted grant portfolios in a nonprofit organization, especially foundation grants and restricted contributions from major donors.
Applied knowledge of cost accounting for an accrual accounting organization.
Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying both standard and unique grant restrictions to the allocation of expenses to grants.
Thorough understanding of and ability to interpret and apply multiple indirect cost pools with different bases and different rates to summarized program expenditure.
Experience with the development and management of program and administration budgets.
Reporting proficiency with standard accounting software systems, particularly Abila MIP. Experience entering reallocations and adjustments within such a system highly desired.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup functions.
Proficiency with csv-based data import/export including data reformatting using advanced Excel functions.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Professional written and verbal communication skills.
Contribute to a positive organizational culture, including by participating in regular events such as all-staff meetings and meetings of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Council, and by seeking to model the organization's values.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related discipline required; or three (3) years experience in a middle-level position tracking allocation of expenses and budget management within a grants portfolio at a nonprofit organization.
Minimum five (5) years of nonprofit organization grants administrative experience required.
Experience participating in multiple aspects of External Organizational Audit required, preferably supporting overall management of audit.
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Ability to participate attentively and actively in meetings of at least 1 hour without breaks or interruptions.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Full-time, benefits-eligible; exempt from overtime.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with Microsoft Access or other relational database construction highly desirable.
Experience with budget modeling software integrated with accounting software or part of an ERP also highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Works collaboratively with the other members of the Finance and Administration teams and fulfills the role of primary individual focused on appropriate financial compliance with and allocation of expenses to grants and other funding sources.
Oversees the optimal allocation of program, operations, and indirect expenses within the organization’s portfolio of grants and other funding sources.
Maintains schedule of grants and other funding sources with their respective budgets, restrictions, indirect rates, and financial reporting and invoicing requirements.
Collaborates in and maintains systems for accounting processes to ensure expenses are allocated and coded in accordance with grant and program budgets and restrictions.
Detects and investigates inconsistencies and errors in allocations, and prepares documentation to aid in the correction of these.
Enters or imports adjustments in accounting system to reallocate expenses as appropriate.
Assists the Director of Finance with indirect cost allocation, recognition of revenue when dependent on expenditure, and recording of the release of restricted net assets from restriction.
Participates in the preparation and management of organization, program, and grant budgets
Prepares monthly program and grant budget-to-actual statements. Review these statements with Program Vice Presidents, Chief Financial Officer, and Director of Finance to detect necessary adjustment to recorded expenses and future expense allocations.
Predicts and suggests adjustments to program and grant budgets to Chief Financial Officer and Program Vice Presidents to reflect actual expenditure and future resources required.
Records adjustments to these budgets if approved, and works with Development staff when grant budget adjustments need to be communicated or approved by donors.
Assists the Chief Financial Officer, Program Vice Presidents, and Director of Finance with the preparation of organization, program, and grant budgets.
Assists the Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer with the management and budgeting of indirect cost pools.
Assists with overall management of grant and funding agreement portfolio.
Reviews all grant and funding agreements, is completely familiar with terms of each, and summarizes relevant terms within schedule of grants and funding sources.
Monitors organization’s financial and administrative compliance with terms of grant and other funding agreements, and alerts Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance of instances or risks of non-compliance.
Assists the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance in preparing donor financial reports.
Provides schedules and supporting documentation for annual external audit of financial statements and other audits and due-diligence requirements.
Performs other financial analyses and financial modeling in response to needs of organization.
Develops, disseminates, and maintains tools to enable effective and efficient collaboration with others in Program, Finance, and Administration within the processes under the responsibility of this position.
Fulfills one or more roles in the organization’s Internal Controls processes.
Participates actively and thoughtfully in staff meetings, trainings, retreats, team building, and other events.
Performs willingly other duties as assigned within a dynamic organization.

Benefits

Health Insurance. Health Insurance. C2ES covers 80% of premiums for a specific platinum-level health insurance reference plan, the dollar value of which may be applied to any platinum-level plan offered to us on the DC Health Link marketplace. The remainder of the premiums for the plan chosen by the employee will be deducted pretax from the employee’s paycheck.
Dental Insurance. C2ES covers 100% of the dental premiums.
Vision Insurance: Employee covers the total cost of this plan.
Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability.
DC Paid Family Leave (employes working in the DC office)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Group Life insurance and Voluntary Life insurance.
Vacation Leave: New employees start accumulating 3 weeks' vacation per year.
Sick Leave: up to 10 days per year.
Personal Leave: Up to Two personal days per year.
Parental Leave
FMLA Leave
Holidays: C2ES observes 13 holidays during the year. Additionally, the organization closes in the last week of year.
Hybrid and flexible environment.