Financial Analyst (Seattle, Hybrid

Description

The Financial Analyst is a finance professional with non-profit passion and experience. The Financial Analyst supports the budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis functions that are critical to realizing the mission and vision of Mary’s Place. As a key member of the Finance Team, the Financial Analyst mustposses a commitment to Mary’s Place’s mission, values, and culture.

In collaboration with the Controller and Chief Financial Officer, the Financial Analystis responsible for supporting the annual budgeting process, financial forecasting, and the analysis and reporting of financial and grant data. The Financial Analyst develops financial models, monitors budget-to-actual performance, and translates financial data into clear, actionable insights for program and organizational leadership. The Financial Analyst helps ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and with grant and regulatory requirements.

The Financial Analyst will report to the Controller.

The Financial Analyst actively engages in Mary’s Place racial equity work – striving for equitable outcomes and taking responsibility for creating, maintaining, and affirming communities for people of color, immigrants, and refugees, trans and gender-non-conforming people, and other populations who routinely encounter systemic oppress ions.

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. The salary range for this role is $90,000 to $100,000 DOE/yearly. The position is hybrid with daytime/weekday hours, with an in-office location at our administrative offices("the Hub")in South Lake Union.

• Support the annual budgeting and planning process, including preparing budget templates,consolidatingdepartmental and program budgets, andassistingleadership in developing organizational budgets
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analyses, including budget-to-actual comparisons, variance analysis, and cash flow projections;identify, explain, and help correct variances as appropriate
• Develop andmaintainfinancial models and forecasts to support organizational planning, program sustainability, and long-range financial strategy
• Analyze grant and program budgets;monitorspending against grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period and flag potential over- or under-spending
• Analyze reimbursement-based grants to ensure that awarded funds are fully spent down and drawn down within the grant/fund period; track spend rates, prepare and support timely reimbursement requests, and proactively identify at-risk or unspent balances so that no eligible funding is left unclaimed or forfeited
• Prepare financial reporting materials and schedules for government, corporate, and foundation grants in coordination with the Development and Program teams
• Build andmaintainreports, dashboards, and data visualizations that translate financial data into clear insights for finance, program, and senior leadership
• Support the preparation of financial statements and board- and finance committee-specific reporting
• Assist with audit readiness by preparing and updating supporting schedules and analyses
• Maintain the accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality of financial data and supporting documentation
• Partner with Program and Development staff to supportaccuratebudgeting, reporting, and accounting for grants and programs

This is a general description of the job duties, and that other duties may be assigned by the manager as needed.

• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field and at least2-4years of professional experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or accounting
• Prior experience in non-profit finance, including fund and grant budgeting, monitoring, and compliance
• Prior experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting procedures in accordance withGAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
• Understanding of grant budgets and restricted funding, including the analysis and reporting of government, corporate, and foundation grants
• Technology savvy with advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and reporting software and…