Grants Compliance & Financial Analyst

Community Legal Aid SoCal; Santa Ana (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour workweek

Hybrid schedule

16 paid holidays + PTO

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401(k) with employer contribution

Student loan reimbursement

Bilingual bonus pay

Job summary

Community Legal Aid SoCal is seeking a Compliance & Grants Analyst to strengthen grant financial management, compliance, and reporting. You will review expenditures, monitor funds, and prepare audit-ready files.

Working with program, finance, and compliance teams, you’ll ensure 2 CFR Part 200 adherence, timely invoicing, and robust internal controls, helping CLA SoCal advance access to justice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or closely related field.
• CGMS or progress toward certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure grant compliance by reviewing expenditures, contracts, and vendor payments for adherence to funder requirements and 2 CFR Part 200.
• Monitor grant financial activity, process invoices/reimbursements, analyze budgets vs. actuals, and prepare reports.
• Maintain audit-ready grant files, tracking systems, calendars, and funder communications.
• Coordinate with program, finance, compliance, and admin teams for grant proposals, reports, and monitoring.
• Support sub-recipient monitoring with risk assessments and financial reviews.
• Provide audit support, training, and assist in developing internal controls and grants resources.
• Prepare for funder site visits and audits by organizing materials and following up on items.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Grants management

Attention to detail

Communication

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business/public administration

CGMS (preferred)

Tools

MIP

SAP

Excel (Pivot, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)

Job description

Community Legal Aid SoCal is seeking a Compliance & Grants Analyst to strengthen grant financial management, compliance, and reporting. You will review expenditures, monitor funds, and prepare audit-ready files.

Working with program, finance, and compliance teams, you’ll ensure 2 CFR Part 200 adherence, timely invoicing, and robust internal controls, helping CLA SoCal advance access to justice.