Grants Finance Analyst

Water Mission is a Christian engineering nonprofit that builds safe water solutions for people in developing countries, refugee camps, and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has served more than 8 million people in 60 countries, sharing safe water and the message of God’s love.

Working at Water Mission is as much a calling as it is a career, and we are searching for people with the courage, passion, and drive to help us change the world. Read more about our Statement of Faith and Our Christian Mission.

What is the Opportunity

The Grants Finance Analyst supports Water Mission's grant portfolio and independently manages the financial requirements of assigned grants within established frameworks.

The role works across Finance, Accounting, Global Partnerships, Program Managers, and International Operations to ensure accurate financial monitoring, reporting, compliance, audits, and closeout while identifying and escalating complex or unusual financial issues as appropriate. The Grants Finance Analyst is a full-time, salaried exempt position and reports to the Senior Director, Financial Services.

This position can be based in Charleston, SC or remote.

A Successful Grants Finance Analyst will

General Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong Christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, partners, the communities we serve, and the public.
• Engage and participate in prayer before and after team meetings.
• Lead and participate in biblically based staff devotions.
• Manage the financial requirements of assigned grants, including financial monitoring, reporting, compliance review, audit support, and closeout.
• Review approved grant agreements, budgets, and donor guidance to understand financial requirements, reporting obligations, cost restrictions, and other financial considerations; escalate complex or unusual requirements as appropriate.
• Review and analyze grant financial activity, including expense coding and allowability, budget-to-actual results, burn rates, spending trends, and significant variances; research discrepancies and coordinate corrective action as needed.
• Develop and maintain NetSuite reports and saved searches to support grant financial review, monitoring, reconciliation, analysis, and reporting needs.
• Prepare and/or review grantor financial reports, ensuring reported amounts are accurate, complete, timely, and reconciled to NetSuite and supporting financial records.
• Perform and support assigned grant-related financial activities, including support allocations and indirect costs, revenue and receivable monitoring, invoicing, reconciliations, and tranche payments in coordination with Accounting and other stakeholders.
• Support grant audits and financial closeout, including reconciliations, schedules, supporting documentation, final financial reports, responses to financial information requests, and resolution of outstanding financial items.
• Coordinate with Country Program finance staff and other grant stakeholders to gather information, resolve accounting or reporting issues, and provide guidance on donor financial requirements, cost allowability, expense coding, documentation, and grant-finance procedures.
• Maintain accurate grant financial documentation and contribute to improvements in grant-finance processes, controls, tools, and reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

What is Required

• Personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ and alignment with Water Mission's Statement of Faith and core values of Love, Excellence, and Integrity.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 2 to 4 years of applicable experience in accounting, finance, grant accounting, project accounting, nonprofit finance, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with grant-funded programs or restricted funding preferred.
• Working knowledge of financial reporting, accounting, grant compliance, expense allowability, and financial analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to research discrepancies, identify financial issues, and develop appropriate solutions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with accounting or ERP systems; experience with NetSuite preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently while effectively coordinating financial activities and information across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple grants, competing priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, with sound judgment to address issues within the scope of the role and escalate significant or complex financial or compliance matters when appropriate.
• Carefully prepares materials, approaches, and resources.
• Monitors accuracy and quality and takes action to correct mistakes and resolve financial discrepancies.
• Fulfills commitments to other team members.
• Collaborates effectively with Finance, Accounting, Global Partnerships, Program Managers, implementing teams, and International Operations staff.
• Follows through on commitments and agreements.
• Communicates financial concerns and potential compliance issues accurately and promptly.
• Demonstrates transparency and sound stewardship in the management of donor funds.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate ideas and provide constructive feedback.
• Home internet bandwidth is strong enough to support video conferencing and other job-related responsibilities.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to occasionally travel to Charleston for staff gatherings and retreats.
• The ability to operate a computer and remain in a stationary position for the majority of the workday.
• Ability to speak Spanish fluently, strongly preferred.