Finance & Grants Manager Job Portland Oregon USA,Non-Profit & Social Impact

Finance & Grants Manager

Reports to:

Executive Director

Status:
Part-Time, hourly non-exempt (20 hours/week)

Salary Range: $32 - $35 per hour

Benefits:
Prorated paid vacation and sick leave, and 10 paid holidays (including 1 floating holiday)

Who We Are

The Johnson Creek Watershed Council—JCWC—is a community of staff, board and volunteers committed to restoring Johnson Creek and its watershed. As a community organization, we accomplish our restoration by working and developing relationships with a diverse community. We embrace the principles of equity and inclusion in our work. Our staff currently numbers 6, our Board. The Johnson Creek Watershed Council was founded in 1995.

The Council's offices are located in the Woodstock neighborhood of Southeast Portland. We currently operate with a hybrid work environment, splitting our time between the Council and home offices. We encourage people of color, women, LGBTQ people, religious minorities, immigrants, and differently abled people to apply. Our office is on the second floor and is not ADA-accessible. We are open to reasonable accommodations to adapt for this.

Our

Watershed

The Johnson Creek Watershed is located on the east side of the greater Portland metropolitan region and is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse watersheds in Oregon. JCWC is committed to learning from and extending the benefits of our work to marginalized communities in our watershed. The successful candidate for this position will help JCWC achieve this goal.

Johnson Creek originates in Clackamas County and flows westward 26 miles to its confluence with the Willamette River in the City of Milwaukie. It provides habitat for threatened coho and chinook salmon, steelhead, and two species of lamprey. The Johnson Creek Watershed encompasses about 54 square miles. The drainage basin includes several partner jurisdictions including Portland, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Gresham, Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, and also the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District and the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District.

Who

You Are

You enjoy working on a variety of projects that are essential to keep a non-profit organization running smoothly. You enjoy working in a team environment with a talented staff, an active board, and a diverse group of volunteers to protect and restore one of the most densely populated watersheds in the state of Oregon. You have a commitment to equity, environmental justice, science-based restoration, and climate-forward ecological resilience.

We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and qualifications for the role. Please apply if you can fulfill the majority of the qualifications listed below.

Position Summary

The Finance & Grants Manager oversees the organization's funding lifecycle, financial tracking, and regulatory compliance. Core duties include grant accounting, budget monitoring, financial reporting, donor revenue tracking, and audit preparation. This position serves as a key resource for the Executive Director and the Board of Directors by providing timely financial information, maintaining effective financial systems, and supporting informed decision-making. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing complex financial information in a collaborative nonprofit environment.

Areas

of Responsibility

Project Management (80%)

Lead financial management and grant administration activities that support implementation of JCWC's restoration, education, and community engagement programs.
Work closely with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to develop the annual budget and multi-year financial forecasts.
Work closely with JCWC's contracted bookkeeping provider, Jitasa, to prepare monthly financial reports, budget-to-actual analyses, and cash flow projections for organizational leadership.
Collaborate with staff to develop pre-award grant budgets and forecast cash flow needs for grant applications.
In partnership with Jitasa,…