Sr. Emergency Response Grant Financial Specialist

The expected salary range for this position is $106,400.00 - $125,010.60. Employees in specific high cost of labor locations in the United States (such as San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA) may qualify for a geographic differential. Compassion International is not responsible for third parties who omit this information when copying and re-posting job openings. *This role is supported by grant funding that is currently approved for a one-year period. Overview: The Senior Grants Financial specialist oversees the financial management and compliance of highly complex grants from U.S. and other government agencies and multilateral donors throughout the full grant lifecycle, from proposal development through closeout and audit. Playing a crucial part in managing all financial aspects of donor-funded projects, ensuring alignment with donor regulations, and minimizing organizational risk. This senior specialist works in close collaboration with Global Program stakeholders, providing critical oversight to ensure sound financial management and procurement processes that meet donor standards and organizational policies. Additionally, as subject matter expert, this role ensures compliance with all relevant donor guidelines and regulations, while supporting the overall financial health and sustainability of the organization. At this career level, the incumbent generally applies independent expertise to U. S. Government and other major grants agreement oversight. Further, she or he often coaches and oversees the work of other specialists and related staff. What will you do? Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer. Act as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur. Develop budgets and budget narrative packages for government and multilateral donor-funded projects in collaboration with the core team both at CI and country offices, ensuring accurate and realistic financial planning and resource allocation. Negotiate the program resources with donor and ensure all financial aspect in the agreement are reasonable and favors Compassion. Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to institutional and multilateral donors, as well as stakeholders. Develops and maintains financial reporting systems to track grant expenditures and ensure compliance with donor-specific requirements, as well as preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for donor-funded projects. Oversee financial aspects of institutional grants, ensuring compliance with funding agencies and organizational policies, while liaising with field team members to ensure proper recording of financial transactions related to grants. Prepares and reviews financial reports, budgets vs actuals, expenditures projcetion that aligns with the approved detailed implementation plan, and monitors grant spending to ensure alignment with approved budgets and objectives. Collaborate with global program and national offices to develop budget forecasts and monitor financial performance against projections, providing financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision-making. Collaborate with the compliance specialist to administer vendor screening, ensuring compliance with U.S./EU excluded parties' lists. Coordinating with external auditors during donor audits and assist in the preparation of audit schedules and documentation and serves as a point of contact for financial aspects of procurement audits point of contact for the Single Audit. Ensure adherence to U.S. and other government regulations, such as CFR, FAR, and OMB Circulars, as well as multilateral donor policies and procedures. Serve as a subject matter expert in partnerships with key stakeholders ensuring effective financial management of government and institutional funded projects and collaborates within the core grants team to ensure seamless coordination and integration of financial and programmatic activities. Monitor donor-funded projects to identify and address any financial discrepancies or compliance issues and coordinates with Controller, Compliance Specialist, and field accounting staff to ensure that procured goods are tracked, documented, utilized, and dispositioned at the end of grants according to donor requirements and organizational policies. Collaborates with the compliance team to enhance procurement-related financial management. Develop and implement financial management tools and resources to enhance the capacity of the finance team, ensuring compliance and efficiency in managing donor-funded projects. Provide training and support to program staff on financial management for institutional, government, and multilateral donor grants requirements. Train, coach, and provide expertise to oversee the work of other professionals and support staff in related disciplines. What do you bring? Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. 7–10 years of progressive experience in grant finance, accounting, or donor-funded project management. Demonstrated expertise managing U.S. Government grants and cooperative agreements; experience with multilateral and international donor funding preferred. Experience developing and managing large, complex grant budgets ($30M–$70M+). Strong knowledge of 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance), FAR, Single Audit requirements, and donor compliance regulations. Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, audit support, compliance monitoring, and grant closeout. Prior experience providing leadership, mentoring, or oversight to finance professionals and project teams. Humanitarian assistance, emergency response, or HEA experience preferred. Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Excellent English language skills; Spanish or French language proficiency is a plus. Commitment to Compassion's Christian mission and child protection values. #LI-SP1 #LI-REMOTE Releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name It’s a mission that drives us because the need is desperate. Ten percent of the world lives on $1.90 a day or less. Our hearts break for the millions of children who suffer from lack of resources, but we rejoice because there is hope. We at Compassion know that the transformative power of Christ’s love is not bound by nationality or economic status. Unified by this conviction, our increasingly diverse staff uses our talents and experience to serve more than two million children in 25 countries. We’re excited for you to join our ministry!