Grants Management Director

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October 24

☕ Washington – Remote

Although this job is listed in Washington, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $115k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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American Farmland Trust

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Agriculture • Non-profit • Charity

American Farmland Trust is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sustainable farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land. AFT operates programs like the Farmland Information Center, farmland protection grants, soil health initiatives, and the U. S. Farmed certification to support farmers, influence policy, provide technical assistance, and engage the public to ensure farming remains a viable way of life.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1980

🌾 Agriculture

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

📋 Description

• Designing standard operating procedures for grant management at AFT • Establishing the grant management team • Leading a team of professionals to ensure award management and compliance • Creating standard operating procedures for newly formed team • Hiring, mentoring, and managing a team of new staff while fostering a high-performance culture • Advocating for best practices within AFT to standardize award management across diverse funding sources • Collaborating with the Development Team to ensure sound financial stewardship of grant funds in accordance with the donor’s intent and allowable spending parameters • Crafting AFT’s budget in accordance with signed agreements • Partnering with the Project Management Team to refine award tracking systems, tools, policies and procedures in support of AFT’s project lifecycle • Overseeing preparation of proposal budgets and related timelines • Calculating year-end projections based on YTD actuals by working with Grant Accountants, and program staff to ensure accuracy of work and spending plans • Creating plan for collection of receivables, to be carried out by team • Creating plan to monitor allowable expenses per agreement – set spending parameters accordingly • Ensuring all appropriate support services are covered in proposal budgets • Developing models or suggestions for expenditures to optimize budget adherence • Producing monthly reports and related analysis • Recommending benchmarks for measuring financial and operating performance of AFT • Developing training strategies for development and compliance with budget for different internal audiences • Collaborating with cross-functional staff to ensure committed outcomes and financials are managed properly per signed agreement • Providing periodic and on-demand financial data gathering, synthesis, and gap analysis in comparison to signed agreement • Supporting annual work planning and budgeting process

🎯 Requirements

• Familiar with budget management and grants in nonprofits • Highly detail-oriented and organized • Leadership experience • Confidence in reviewing reconciliations and analyzing statements • Ability to coach staff • Experience with federal non-profit budget management in accordance with GAAP standards and 2 CFR 200; foundation grant management also a plus • Able to perform financial analysis and explain steps for resolution • Thorough understanding of all accounting functional areas • Experience and proficiency with accounting computer systems, software, and applications, such as Intacct and Martus or other general ledger and budget software • Proficiency with Office365–Excel, SharePoint & Teams • Strong verbal, written, analytical and organizational skills • High level of ethics, integrity, transparency, and trustworthiness • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively and build consensus with individuals, teams, and committees; service-oriented • Ability to translate financial concepts to individuals at all levels in the organization – including non-finance employees • Familiarity with federal & foundation funding arrangements and related items such as match requirements and overhead (NICRA) limitations • Experience with large federal awards and compliance, including but not limited to USDA General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) and NRCS Grant Agreement and Development Budget Expense Table (GADBET) • Ability to effectively listen, respond and motivate internal/external team members to achieve common goal in a highly matrixed and/or remote environment • Ability to adapt quickly and support the effective management of financials in a rapidly changing environment • Self-starter who takes initiative to problem solve • Committed to the mission of AFT

🏖️ Benefits

• Insurance coverage begins the 1st of the month following the date of hire. • Medical & Prescription Coverage • Dental Coverage • Vision Coverage • Company Paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability (LTD) • Voluntary Life Insurance • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Healthcare & Dependent Care • Health Savings Account (HSA) • 401k Plan • Sick Leave: Regular full-time employees accrue 13 “sick days” per year. • Vacation Leave: Accrue 15 days during the first year increasing by one day per year to 20 days per year maximum. • Holidays: AFT observes twelve fixed holidays and a week between Christmas and New Years off during the year (all offices closed) plus a choice of up to three (depending on hiring month) floating holidays.