Director, Grants Finance & Compliance

Goodwill Of Silicon Valley; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Mission Services seeks an operations, grant finance and compliance leader to oversee $8+ million in federal, state, and local funding agreements. Reporting to the Executive Director and leading a team of 5, this position manages multiple priorities, takes initiative, and drives for quality results.

This onsite role requires strong collaboration with our Finance and HR teams and a deep knowledge of federal grant compliance and nonprofit accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, accounting (non-profit focus), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five or more years of progressive grants management experience or nonprofit finance with focus on project management; seven or more years preferred.
• Direct experience and deep knowledge of federal grant compliance and the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
• Fund accounting experience, including nonprofit GAAP and cost allocation.
• Budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management, including grant drawdown timing.

Responsibilities

• Develop grant budgets compliant with 2 CFR 200 / specific Grant guidelines and monitor budget-to-actual across the portfolio.
• Lead invoicing, drawdown support, and financial reporting across seven awards. Provide timely analysis on how remaining grant budget can be utilized in the most efficient and impactful manner
• Develop grant budgets and monitor budget-to-actual across the portfolio.
• Translate the parent organization’s general ledger into grant‑compliant financial output and provide support during audits.
• Manage indirect cost rates, which vary by grant, as a coordinated set and closely work with parent organization’s accounting team on maintaining audit ready support paperwork on indirect rates.

Skills

Grant management

Budget forecasting

GAAP non-profit

Audit readiness

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree (4 year)

Tools

CaseWorthy

NetSuite

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Goodwill Mission Services seeks an operations, grant finance and compliance leader to oversee $8+ million in federal, state, and local funding agreements. Reporting to the Executive Director and leading a team of 5, this position manages multiple priorities, takes initiative, and drives for quality results.

This onsite role requires strong collaboration with our Finance and HR teams and a deep knowledge of federal grant compliance and nonprofit accounting.