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Grants Budget Analyst (Remote)
$77k-105k (estimate)
Full Time | Civic & Environmental Advocacy
9 Months Ago
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is Hiring a Remote Grants Budget Analyst (Remote)
Who We Are
We promote healthy environments so that every mind, every body, and every young person can be healthy and ready to succeed.
We believe that a dedicated, intensified movement that centers equity in health practices and policies is required in order to achieve dramatic improvements in the health and life outcomes of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, as well as communities experiencing deep poverty.
Healthier Generation has worked with schools, youth-serving organizations, businesses, and communities, promoting healthy environments so that young people can achieve lifelong health. Our work, in total, has reached more than 31 million children and meaningfully improved the environments that support their physical, social, and emotional health.
Job Purpose – What You Will Do
The Grants Budget Analyst is a critical part of Healthier Generation’s ability to deliver on its mission by supporting budgeting planning, tracking and reporting of new and existing funded projects. This role is a partner to the entire organization, particularly to the Program, Development, and Finance teams. They will collaborate with senior leaders in department-level annual budget preparation, budget distribution, grant proposal budgets, grant reports, monthly grant spending summaries and revenue projections. This position will play a key role in providing strategic analysis for ongoing monitoring of budgets and forecasting of results, donor reporting and financial analysis along with projects as requested. This position is responsible for accurate monitoring, recording, and reporting of all grant-related expenses and receivables.
Core Responsibilities
Tracking, Analysis and Reconciliation
- Track monthly grant and unrestricted spending, develop tools, trouble shoot for errors or changes needed, communicate expected areas of under or overspend.
- Prepare journal entry change requests; identify needs for adjustment, allocate their appropriate percent, and confirm completion.
- Adjust staffing allocations monthly based on changes to grants and timesheet entries/data.
- Forecast grant expenditures including impact of personnel allocation changes; alert key internal partners of potential problem areas or opportunities; monitor and oversee project charges and expenditures; oversee correction of inaccuracies.
- Understand program interactions and overlaps between grants, suggest strategic use of grants funds that maximize program objectives.
- Reconcile financial data between Development and Finance, providing accurate data and work within the funder database to ensure accurate recording of grant deliverables and expenses.
- Monitor and track spending across all grants; monitoring grant deliverables and spending in a timely manner and communicating spending activities to grant managers.
- Analyze financial information for funder reports and suggest changes, including adjustments among complementary grants and funds, as appropriate.
Budgeting and Planning
- Coordinate the annual budgeting process, prepare budget allocations across departments, and finalize all budget documents.
- Participate in budget planning/status meetings, convey complex financial concepts and budget/expenses analyses to non-financial management and staff.
- Build financial statement models for current and forecasted revenues and expenses.
- Understand complexities of donor relationships and be a thought partner to internal partners on spending grant funds effectively and appropriately.
- Forecast grant spending based on differing grant periods and fiscal year.
New Funding Support
- Collaborate with internal partners – including Program, Development, and Finance team members – to create internal and external proposal budgets, incorporating information from other grants and projects.
- Create tools and resources needed for proposals including estimated costs, project funds, budgets and budget narratives, etc. to be used internally and externally as necessary.
- Work with staff in developing proposal budgets for potential funders and subsequent funders reporting at the end of each grant period.
Reporting
- Collaborate with internal partners – including Program, Development, and Finance team members – to prepare financial data and reports as requested/needed for internal and external use.
- Create any additional tools/calculations needed for grant reporting.
- Prepare and analyze organizational financial reports for the Board, auditors, and external vendors as necessary.
- Prepare presentations, briefings, and actively participate in internal and/or external meetings and day-to-day interactions to support budget requirements.
- Prepare monthly actual vs. budget reports and provide strategic analysis (including key spending data/insights, suggested changes, and budget narratives on spending variances) to internal and/or external partners for on-going monitoring of grant, departmental and/or organization budgets.
Required Competencies: Who You Are
You should have a genuine interest in and commitment to making kids’ lives healthier. You are a dedicated equity driven, solution-oriented professional who values community centered approach and systems-level change. Your ability to prioritize tasks, build internal and external relationships and be self-driven prepares you for this position.
Your professional experience will show that you practice many of the following Healthier Generation core values:
- Mission driven: You are passionate about creating equitable environments for young people and believe every mind, every body, and every young person should be healthy and ready to succeed. You demonstrate passion for school and youth-serving organizations, health and wellness, quality standards and processes.
- Crave Solutions: You strategize to transform systems and drive sustainability through evidence-based, data-driven approaches. You have an ability to assess and identify significant opportunities and potential problems and develop feasible solutions to address the problem.
- Bridge Builders: Making intentional and effective connections externally and internally to fulfill our purpose. You can build and maintain relationships with a variety of diverse stakeholders and have an understanding of the challenges facing communities that serve Black, Indigenous, and People of Color populations.
- Engage and connect: You demonstrate professionalism and courtesy with open and proactive communication to increase synergy. You assume best intentions and practice self-management and empathy to acknowledge our own and each other’s perspective. You can effectively provide and receive feedback that is constructive, timely, as appropriate.
- Never settle: You strive constantly for excellence and equity with an eagerness to improve and a zeal to stand up for generations of healthy, thriving kids. You have demonstrated knowledge and experience in cultural competency and applying an equity mindset with colleagues, leaders, stakeholders, and communities.
- Virtually here: You respect the time and contributions of colleagues by being punctual, attentive, and responsive in all virtual settings. You use available technology to create an environment that facilitates person-to-person connectivity and workflow. You also have effective presentation skills (internal, external, small, large, conference calls, in-person).
Education and experience requirements for this role:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience; master’s degree preferred.
- 5 years' experience as a budget analyst, general accountant, or in a similar position.
- 2 years’ experience in non-profit finance and/or accounting.
- Advanced level Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and macros.
- Experience with CRM systems.
Other Requirements
- Experience working in a complex non-profit organization, federal funding and grant management preferred.
- Must be able to analyze information and provide recommendations.
- Demonstrated experience developing financial models supporting strategic planning projects.
- Experience with budget activities, including development and tracking.
- Experience developing financial models and supporting strategic planning projects.
- Demonstrated experience with budget analysis.
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Experience working in a complex non-profit organization, federal funding and grant management preferred.
- Up to 10% of travel, including all-staff and team meetings, etc.
Compensation and Benefits
At Healthier Generation, we believe in a holistic approach to rewarding and supporting staff. We work to balance financial stability with competitive pay and meaningful benefits –while offering unmatched schedule flexibility and mission-based work. Some of the benefits we offer include:
- Flexible PTO (available immediately upon hire).
- 100% remote work, highly flexible work environment.
- Competitive health benefits program and employer contributions.
- Professional development and learning opportunities.
- 401(k) employer match of up to 4%, with 100% vesting of the match upon hire.
- Stipend income to support communication and wellness in the amount of $1,500 per year (in per-paycheck increments).
Each job at Healthier Generation is assigned to a salary grade built on market data. For an individual coming into Healthier Generation, we set pay generally between the minimum and the midpoint of the salary grade and based on qualifications. For this position, the minimum is $68,642 and the midpoint is $82,370, with flexibility for well-qualified candidates.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Civic & Environmental Advocacy
SALARY
$77k-105k (estimate)
POST DATE
08/13/2023
EXPIRATION DATE
06/10/2024
WEBSITE
healthiergeneration.org
HEADQUARTERS
PHILADELPHIA, PA
SIZE
25 - 50
FOUNDED
2005
REVENUE
$5M - $10M
INDUSTRY
Civic & Environmental Advocacy
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About The Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Alliance believes all young people deserve a chance to live healthier lives. We work to empower kids to develop lifelong healthy habits by ensuring the environments that surround them provide and promote good health. Our work with schools, communities and businesses has reached more than 25 million children, with a focus on young people who are at an increased risk for unhealthy lifestyles.
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