Rainforest Action Network

Finance Manager, Financial Planning – Grants

Rainforest Action Network

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $95,000 - $105,000 per year

About the role

  • Supporting organizational budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning in collaboration with the CFO and department leaders
  • Partnering with program teams to develop and monitor program and departmental budgets and track financial performance
  • Preparing monthly financial reports and variance analysis for leadership and program teams
  • Managing financial aspects of foundation, government, and international donor grants, including budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting
  • Collaborating with the Development team to prepare grant proposal budgets and funding forecasts
  • Monitoring restricted funding and ensuring compliance with donor financial requirements and reporting obligations, including cost allowability and documentation requirements
  • Working closely with the Assistant Controller to ensure accurate recording of revenues, expenses, and grant activity, and to support the monthly close and financial reporting processes
  • Collaborating with the Assistant Controller and CFO on financial reporting for leadership and the Board, audit preparation, and maintaining strong financial controls and procedures

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field
  • 5–7+ years of nonprofit finance or accounting experience, preferably in a grant-funded environment
  • Experience managing foundation, government, and international donor grants in a multi-donor funding environment (e.g., USAID, EU, UN agencies, or other bilateral or multilateral funders)
  • Familiarity with donor compliance, financial reporting, cost allowability, and audit requirements for government or foreign agency funding
  • Strong financial analysis, budgeting, and accounting skills
  • Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance staff and program teams
  • Experience with financial accounting systems and general ledger software; Intacct or similar nonprofit accounting systems preferred
  • Experience preparing program, departmental, and grant budgets, including shared cost allocations
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and collaboration skills
  • Commitment to RAN’s mission and values
Benefits
  • RAN-paid health, dental and vision insurance for the staff person and their partner/family
  • Retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution
  • Slate of RAN-paid additional coverages
  • Four weeks PTO (increases to five weeks after two years)
  • Paid winter break
  • Generous paid holidays
  • Flexible work schedule
  • 12-week paid sabbatical after every 5 years of service
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Hard Skills & Tools
budgetingfinancial planningvariance analysisfinancial reportinggrant managementfinancial analysisaccountingcost allowabilityshared cost allocationsdonor compliance
Soft Skills
communicationorganizationalanalyticalcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in accountingBachelor’s degree in financeBachelor’s degree in business administration