Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst

Title
:
Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst

Rep
orts to: Finance Director

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A. This position is an individual contributor role.

Locat
ion: Washington, DC National Office OR Remote

Posting Date: October 1 st , 2026

Final date to receive applications: October 16 th , 2026

Anticipated

Start Date:

December 1 st , 2026

Organization

Description:

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) is a national network of nonprofit partners that works to ensure that rural and Tribal communities across the US have access to safe drinking water, wastewater treatment, solid waste disposal, and economic prosperity through technical assistance, training, and financial assistance in the smallest communities across the country, many of which are low income.

RCAP builds capacity at the local level, while raising the voice of rural and Tribal communities through advocacy, storytelling, research, and strategic partnerships. Annually, RCAP serves approximately 2,000 rural and Tribal communities with an average size of less than 1,600.

RCAPis a Non-Discriminatory Employer
:
We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of identity or background.

Work Location: This is a hybrid position with three (3) days each week onsite at the RCAP National Office in Washington, DC; however, remote employment may be considered for candidates located outside of the DMV area. This position requires occasional travel approximately 2-4 times per year.

The Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst supports the financial administration of a portfolio of federal, private foundation, corporate, and philanthropic funding awards, including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and restricted gifts. This position partners closely with program, development, and finance staff to ensure externally funded projects and donor-restricted funds are managed effectively, comply with funder and donor requirements, and support organizational goals.

The role serves as a key liaison between functional teams and is responsible for supporting proposal budgeting, award setup, project financial monitoring, forecasting, compliance reviews, donor and funder financial reporting, and financial systems administration. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in nonprofit financial administration, sponsored projects management, and federal compliance requirements.

This is an individual contributor role with potential for growth into a management position through demonstrated expertise, leadership, and expanded responsibility.

• Collaborate with program, development, and finance teams to ensure the development of accurate and cost-effective proposal, grant, contract, and restricted gift budgets.
• Review grant awards, contracts, gift agreements, and applicable funder policies through a budget and expenditures compliance lens and communicate financial compliance requirements to project teams.
• Establish new projects and funding sources in the financial management system, including budgets, staffing assignments, billing schedules, award records, and custom financial reports.
• Coordinate financial administration and monitoring of project expenditures to ensure compliance with organizational policies, donor restrictions, and sponsor requirements.
• Track project billing, financial reporting, and other funder-related deadlines.
• Monitor and help coordinate project and funding closeout activities.

• Partner with National Program Managers (NPMs), development staff, and senior leadership to support effective budget planning, monitoring, forecasting, and spending of grants, contracts, and restricted gifts. Alongside NPMs, facilitate communication between RCAP functional teams regarding necessary project expenditures and up-to-date costs estimates to ensure project budgets are sufficient to meet project requirements and flag any potential funding shortfalls or overages.
• Facilitate regular project budget review meetings to evaluate financial performance, spending trends, and potential risks.
• Coordinate with Contracts and Compliance Analyst to ensure all subaward and procurement engagements, and subsequent amendments, are accurately reflected in project budgets and financial commitments.
• Monitor project expenditures and budget variances, identifying issues that may require corrective action or funder-approved budget…