Grants Manager

Jumpstart For Young Children; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Jumpstart for Young Children is seeking a Grants Manager to oversee all financial aspects of private and public funding, including AmeriCorps awards. The role requires strong data processing, policy adherence, and collaboration with internal and external partners.

Reporting to the Senior Financial Analyst, you will manage general ledger updates, year-end audit support, and ensure timely reporting while upholding Jumpstart's mission-driven work environment and benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial aspects of the execution of private and public funding sources, including AmeriCorps awards.
• Address tight deadlines and multiple activities related to data processing of a large volume of transactions weekly.
• Perform internal review to verify adherence to policies and procedures, and update the general ledger.
• Support year-end audit schedule and serve as a customer service presence to internal and external partners.

Job description

Jumpstart envisions the day when every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. A national early education organization with operations in 14 states plus Washington, DC, Jumpstart drives outcomes for young children in three critical ways. Jumpstart provides language, literacy, and social-emotional direct service programming utilizing an evidence-backed curriculum for preschool children from underserved communities, workforce programming to expand the pipeline of qualified, diverse talent pursuing careers in early education, and policy advocacy to support the early childhood field and promote high-quality early learning for all. By leveraging nearly 30 years of experience serving over 133,000 children with the support of more than 58,000 college students and community volunteers, Jumpstart executes these three objectives to improve the quality of the early education workforce and increase opportunity for young children to succeed across America. Learn more at www.jstart.org and join us in transforming the lives of young children!

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Grants Manager is responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the execution of Jumpstart’s private and public funding sources, including all local and federal AmeriCorps awards. This position addresses tight deadlines and multiple activities related to data processing of a large volume of transactions each week, internal review to verify strict adherence to policies and procedures, general ledger updates, year-end audit schedule preparation and support, and serving as a customer service presence to both external and internal partners. This is a highly collaborative role that requires strong relationship building, systems building, and project management skills. This role reports directly to the Senior Financial Analyst.

COMPENSATION

Salary - $68,000 - $72,000 commensurate with education and experience; along with excellent benefits and a great mission-driven work environment

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital or parental status, amnesty, political affiliation, veteran status, military service, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws with respect to employment opportunities. Please visit our website at www.jstart.org.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process