Program Manager - Finance

Accountabilities

• Support program directors in developing, monitoring, and managing budgets for multiple resettlement and community programs.

• Collaborate closely with the central Finance team on financial matters affecting program operations and ensure consistent application of financial policies, protocols, and standards.

• Ensure program financial activities comply with applicable federal funding requirements and Uniform Guidance.

• Coordinate with Finance and financial projections teams to develop and manage recurring financial reports, forecasts, and financial planning activities.

• Analyze program budgets and spending trends and provide recommendations to program directors regarding budget management and resource allocation.

• Maintain accurate and comprehensive financial records and establish systems for tracking program revenue and expenses, including those of subgrantees.

• Liaise regularly with implementing sites, program finance teams, and headquarters stakeholders to ensure timely submission of required financial reports and resolve reporting or financial issues.

• Monitor monthly expenses across national programs and individual program sites to ensure spending remains aligned with approved budgets.

• Advise program directors on available funding and staffing allocations and ensure salary allocations are accurately reflected in financial records.

• Develop guidance, templates, and tracking tools for financial documentation and provide technical assistance to program teams on their effective use.

• Produce monthly spending reports for program sites and support ongoing budget review and financial monitoring.

• Create new budgets, financial templates, and reporting tools as program requirements evolve.

• Provide training to headquarters staff and program teams on budget review, financial processes, and program finance practices.

• Review and analyze actual-versus-budget performance on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis across active projects.

• Prepare and conduct the financial components of site visits, monitoring activities, and evaluations of subgrantees.

• Support preparation for audits conducted by federal funders and help ensure appropriate financial documentation is available.

• Develop and maintain sound accounting procedures and financial management practices across supported programs.

Requirements:

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance or possess equivalent professional experience in lieu of a degree.

• Bring at least 6 years of professional experience in nonprofit accounting or finance, with strong knowledge of nonprofit financial management practices.

• Demonstrate familiarity with OMB Uniform Guidance and federally funded program requirements.

• Possess strong financial management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Have experience working with financial management systems and using data to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and decision-making.

• Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when working with financial information.

• Familiarity with government and private funding requirements, contracts, and compliance obligations is preferred.

• Be comfortable working in a multicultural and geographically distributed environment.

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate financial information clearly to program leaders, finance professionals, implementing sites, and other stakeholders.

• Be capable of managing multiple priorities, deadlines, reporting cycles, and financial projects independently.

• Have reliable internet access suitable for consistent remote work.

• Be located within practical proximity to an airport and willing to travel occasionally to locations across the national network and to finance meetings.

• Be able to work standard hours of 37.5 hours per week, including core business hours of 10:00 AM–4:00 PM EST, with occasional evening or weekend work as assigned.

• Be able to perform the physical requirements associated with occasional work activities, including lifting up to 50 pounds, with reasonable accommodations available where applicable.

Benefits:

• Annual base salary of $66,400–$83,000 USD.

• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.

• 403(b) retirement plan.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 18 paid days off, increasing to 24 days after two years.

• 14 official paid holidays.

• Sick time accruing monthly, up to 12 days.

• Life insurance and AD&D coverage.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).

• Commuter benefits.

• Opportunity to support mission-driven programs with significant community impact.

• Exposure to nonprofit finance, federal funding, grant compliance, budgeting, forecasting, and subgrantee financial management.

• Collaboration with finance, program, compliance, and operational teams across a national network.

• Opportunities to provide financial training, technical assistance, and process improvements.

• Occasional domestic travel to support program sites, monitoring activities, and finance meetings.

• Grant-funded position with a current program period ending September 2027.