Finance Manager

If you have a strong background in Financial Planning & Analysis, and you’re excited by purpose-driven finance, we want you on our team. As our Finance Manager, you’ll be at the heart of a dynamic workforce development nonprofit that’s deeply rooted in community.

About the Role

The Finance Manager role is responsible for the integrity, maintenance, and ongoing management of the organization’s budget and forecast models, ensuring senior leadership has accurate financial information to guide funding decisions. In addition to core financial planning and analysis responsibilities, this mid-level management role supports accurate accounting processes, prepares monthly financial reports, assists with audits and monitoring, and works closely with program and finance staff to ensure compliance with federal, state, and private funding requirements. Success in this role requires advanced Excel proficiency, strong analytical judgment, and the ability to translate financial data into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain organizational consolidated budget model.
• Participate in the annual budgeting process.
• Update and manage monthly financial forecasts.
• Use advanced Excel skills to continuously enhance and update budget and forecast models, ensuring timely, accurate, and efficient financial reporting.
• Prepare and present financial performance metrics to leadership, including but not limited to budget-to actuals, dashboards, KPIs, and variance analyses that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Prepare or review monthly financial statements, grant reports, and variance analyses.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy by reviewing transactions for coding, allowability, and completeness.
• Ownership of complex journal entry GL import files.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Maintain accounting and grant procedures manuals where assigned.
• Recommend process improvements to financial workflows, documentation practices, and internal controls.
• Support the payroll process by reviewing and validating payroll data in coordination with the Vice President of Finance.
• Ensure grant expenditures comply with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), state regulations, and contract requirements.
• Understand, review, and analyze grant backup documentation, cost allocations, and supporting schedules for accuracy and compliance on budget usage, allowable costs, forecasting, and financial reporting requirements.
• Track funder requirements, program income, restricted funding, etc.
• Prepare financial schedules, documentation, and support for annual audits, federal/state monitoring, and site visits.
• Assist with financial components of subrecipient monitoring processes, including contributions to risk assessments and confirming compliance with federal and state award terms.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to accounting staff, as applicable.
• Foster a collaborative, customer-service-focused culture while upholding compliance and accuracy.
• Support staff development through coaching, training, and performance feedback, as assigned.
• Complete performance evaluations using objective, measurable criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or related finance function.
• At least 6 years of overall professional accounting/finance experience.

Required Skills

• Advanced Excel skills are mandatory and will be assessed during the interview process (pivot tables, complex formulas, lookups, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis within a complex organization.
• Knowledge of GAAP and FASB standards.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Leadership and supervisory experience
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance program staff.

Preferred Skills

• Nonprofit finance experience.
• Knowledge of fund accounting and federal grant requirements.
• Experience with 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance).
• Experience supporting subrecipient monitoring or subrecipient management.
• Experience with MIP Fund Accounting or other nonprofit accounting systems.
• Experience with creating financial dashboards or data visualizations tools.

Pay range and compensation package

Work is typically performed sitting at a computer desk. Workdays and hours are subject to need and availability to ensure operational coverage throughout the work week. However, daily demands may require occasional early arrivals, late departures, extended hours, as well as weekend or holiday work.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Workforce Snohomish provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Other Information

Our organization is not able to offer or assume sponsorship for employment visas (including H-1B, OPT, CPT, or TN). Valid U.S. work authorization is required for employment. No relocation costs covered. Upon offer of employment successful completion of a background check will be required.

Robust benefits offering multiple health plans to choose from. 403B Retirement plan with employer contributions of 5%

Experienced proficiency in English language desired.