Financial Analyst​/Grants Manager

About the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

Our mission is to secure a safe and stable climate by accelerating the transition to a thriving, just, and resilient low-carbon economy. We are widely recognized as an influential voice on climate issues, a trusted convener, and a credible source of expertise and analysis. We work closely with international climate negotiators; federal, state, and local policymakers; executives of Fortune 500 businesses;

and a wide range of other stakeholders to advance strong policy and action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy, and strengthen resilience to climate impacts. C2ES is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization.

We are ambitious and practical, advancing effective solutions that push the boundaries of the achievable. We are open-minded and inclusive, seeking out and considering a wide range of voices, views, and approaches. We are people-focused, dedicated to improving human well-being and recognizing that respect and empathy are central to success. We are one team, working collaboratively, communicating openly, making ourselves accessible to each other, and treating one another with kindness and respect.

The Financial Analyst / Grants Manager will manage the financial allocations of program expenses within the budgets of a portfolio of restricted and unrestricted grants and other funding sources with the Director of Finance, and provide financial analysis to the Chief Financial Officer in support of reporting to donors in the use of funds provided by their grants. This position will enable the organization to more efficiently manage its resources and demonstrate the effective use of these resources to the donors who support our work.

• Works collaboratively with the other members of the Finance and Administration teams and fulfills the role of primary individual focused on appropriate financial compliance with and allocation of expenses to grants and other funding sources.
• Oversees the optimal allocation of program, operations, and indirect expenses within the organization’s portfolio of grants and other funding sources.
• Maintains schedule of grants and other funding sources with their respective budgets, restrictions, indirect rates, and financial reporting and invoicing requirements.
• Collaborates in and maintains systems for accounting processes to ensure expenses are allocated and coded in accordance with grant and program budgets and restrictions.
• Detects and investigates inconsistencies and errors in allocations, and prepares documentation to aid in the correction of these.
• Enters or imports adjustments in accounting system to reallocate expenses as appropriate.
• Assists the Director of Finance with indirect cost allocation, recognition of revenue when dependent on expenditure, and recording of the release of restricted net assets from restriction.
• Participates in the preparation and management of organization, program, and grant budgets
• Prepares monthly program and grant budget-to-actual statements. Review these statements with Program Vice Presidents, Chief Financial Officer, and Director of Finance to detect necessary adjustment to recorded expenses and future expense allocations.
• Predicts and suggests adjustments to program and grant budgets to Chief Financial Officer and Program Vice Presidents to reflect actual expenditure and future resources required.
• Records adjustments to these budgets if approved, and works with Development staff when grant budget adjustments need to be communicated or approved by donors.
• Assists the Chief Financial Officer, Program Vice Presidents, and Director of Finance with the preparation of organization, program, and grant budgets.
• Assists the Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer with the management and budgeting of indirect cost pools.
• Assists with overall management of grant and funding agreement portfolio.
• Reviews all grant and funding agreements, is completely familiar with terms of each, and summarizes relevant terms within schedule of grants and funding sources.
• Monitors organization’s financial and…