Financial Analyst

Who You Are:

We are seeking a mission-driven, detail-oriented Financial Analyst with strong grants experience to support the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) needs of our organization. This role is essential to ensuring our financial operations support strategic impact—especially in how we manage, track, and report on restricted and unrestricted grant funding
.

The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of nonprofit grant compliance and financial reporting, along with strong analytical skills and a passion for mission-driven, tech-enabled work.

Our Finance and Grants Administration team is small but impactful. Each member brings a unique skill set and holds themselves to the highest standards of excellence. We value integrity, transparency, and accountability to maximize our impact across the organization.

Our team ensures sound financial management and grants administration practices that support strategic decision-making, enable innovation
, and uphold the trust of our funders, partners, and community
. We strive to be a collaborative and reliable resource—both within our team and across the broader organization.

In this role, you will:

• Assist with organizational budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
• Analyze financial data to support strategic planning and decision-making
• Prepare internal financial reports, dashboards, and variance analyses for leadership and the board
• Support the annual budget process and quarterly forecast updates
• Develop and maintain financial models to track program costs, grant performance, and organizational sustainability
• Track and report on grant expenditures, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant reporting to funders
• Monitor restricted vs. unrestricted funds, ensuring proper allocation and adherence to grant agreements
• Collaborate with program and development teams to build grant budgets, monitor spending, and ensure funder compliance
• Help ensure compliance with internal financial policies and external reporting requirements
• Contribute to the improvement of financial systems, tools, and processes to enhance reporting and efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 3–5 years of related experience
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with financial software (preferably Sage Intacct and Workday Adaptive Planning), data visualization tools, and grant tracking systems
• Solid understanding of fund accounting, grant budgeting, and compliance (including government funding regulations such as Uniform Guidance)
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple work streams and deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to translate financial data for non-finance stakeholders
• A positive attitude and a strong customer service orientation
• Commitment to high professional and ethical standards

Preferred

• CPA, CFA, or progress toward certification is a plus but not required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Remain in a stationary position for long periods of time
• Communicate information and ideas so others understand
• Observe details at close range
• Work under deadlines

Ai2 is a Seattle‑based non‑profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real‑world impact through large‑scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.

In addition to Ai2’s core mission, we aim to contribute to humanity through our treatment of each member of the Ai2 Team. Some highlights:

• We are a learning organization. We learn every day through weekly Ai2 Academy lectures, world‑class experts, and ongoing education for team members.
• We value diversity. We support all genders, ethnicities, and experience levels. We…