Senior Grants Financial Analyst

Job Title: Senior Grants Financial Analyst Department: Finance Location: Oakland, CA preferred or remote.
This position requires the ability to travel.
Reports To: Director of Performance, Energy Campaigns Supervises: N/A Context: At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of interdependence.
Together, we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice – a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature.
As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel injustice, we will continue to fight for a bold, transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet, our humanity, and our future.
By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it.
Sierra Club has close to 800 staff across the country and a network of 64 local chapters that are led and fueled by thousands of volunteers.
We are also proud to be a unionized employer, with three labor unions representing more than half of our employees.
Scope: The Senior Grants Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial analysis and financial reporting support for Energy campaigns.
Assists and coordinates the budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and processing of restricted grants within Energy including several other departments and chapters.
Prepares and maintains fundraising and operating budgets and monthly and quarterly forecasts including planned but unannounced staffing changes to grant funded programs throughout the year.
Documents and reviews current business processes and recommends enhancements and efficiencies.
Conducts special projects and resolves complex operating and financial issues.
Job activities include but are not limited to: Prepares Energy Campaigns fundraising budgets, financial reports and participates in the preparation of other fundraising documents such as campaign business plans for foundations and major donors in collaboration with the campaign director, chapter directors, grant-writing staff and grants management team.
Assists in the preparation of annual campaign operating budgets and updated monthly forecasts to conduct monthly budget reviews with the campaign team in collaboration with the Director of Financial Performance, Energy Campaigns, departmental capacities, and regional field staff.
Monitors monthly project expenses and activities for compliance with donor intent and budget guidelines.
Prepares monthly and ad-hoc reports on campaign expenses, including staff time and revenue projections.
Compares actual results to budget and, working with campaign managers and Director of Financial Performance, Energy Campaigns, provides labor and expense analysis, cash flow projections and detailed forecasts, including staff reductions that may be required for programs with insufficient funding.
Identifies cash flow issues and grant spending issues for Advancement staff.
Collaborates with Advancement and Campaigns staff to review revenue projections, resolve discrepancies, and update operating budgets.
Performs project expenditure reconciliations and related correcting journal entries.
Maintains and updates campaign-specific activity codes in Sierra Club systems and maintains all required documentation for audit purposes.
Works with campaign managers and Advancement staff to continuously evaluate budgeting and reporting processes to make improvements with regards to efficiency and relevance of data.
Responds to inquiries from campaign and regional field staff regarding fund balances, project expenditures, and other pertinent issues.
Participates in confidential meetings and discussions to determine staffing levels and staffing plans.
Prepares confidential reports regarding availability of program funds, and analyzes proposed changes to staffing levels.
Acts as a financial resource to managers and staff throughout the organization, including providing financial reports.
Works closely with the Director of Financial Performance to manage the financial reporting processes related to the organization’s grant revenue to meet all financial reporting requirements and guidelines of The Sierra Club, The Sierra Club Foundation, regulatory agencies and donors.
Updates and recommends improvements to Sierra Club systems including grants management system, budget system, and campaign budget models Performs special projects and ad-hoc reports and miscellaneous duties as directed.
The successful candidate must have the following skills and experience: 3-5 years of Financial Analysis/ FP&A experience with exposure to budgeting and forecasting, cost/benefit analysis, and financial systems, preferably in a 501c(3) or government fund accounting environment Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
Has comfort with some ambiguity.
Able to work independently and collaboratively, manage multiple assignments, to meet deadlines.
Moderate to Advanced proficiency with Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint, ability to create financial models, visual personations.
Committed to evolution.
You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study, openness, and humility.
And you easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power, examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate.
Uplifting and additive.
You see mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions, and inspire others along the journey.
You carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness wherever you go.
The strongest candidates will also demonstrate the following experience, skills and competencies: Proficiency with financial applications (Workday, Netsuite, Adaptive, Salesforce) as well as google suite applications.
Good working knowledge of IRS and tax regulations related to 501c(3) and 501c(4) funds administration and reporting and accounting procedures for grants administration.
An Effective Collaborator and Excellent Communication skills: You’ve successfully worked across cultural lines on a dispersed team.
You have brought together stakeholders from various roles, departments, and levels of seniority to achieve a common goal.
You have a proven ability to oversee complex projects across a matrix-managed organization.
Compensation and Benefits The salary range for this position is $95,550, non-negotiable.
The Sierra Club offers a competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a retirement savings 401(k) plan.
This is a category 5 exempt non-represented position.
Sierra Club is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization.
Sierra Club employees are not eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
Sierra Club values the expertise and talents of foreign nationals.
Sierra Club sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas when certain criteria are met, based on immigration laws and organizational needs.
Such sponsorship is at the discretion of the Department Head and Sierra Club Human Resources in consultation with the employee’s manager.
The Sierra Club cannot guarantee the approval of a visa petition.
The Sierra Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.
To Apply This position does not have an undergraduate education requirement.
If you choose to include your education history, please remove your schools from your resume.
You may leave your degree (e.
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Philosophy”), but please remove any undergraduate and graduate school names.
This anonymous process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments and mitigating bias in the decision-making process.
Lastly, we are intentionally not asking for a cover letter, so please do not send one in with your application.
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