YWCA Seattle King Snohomish

Senior Grant Compliance Manager

Issaquah, WA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$108k-$118kDetected 5 days ago

AccountingAuditingProcess ImprovementERPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeInternal Audit

About the role

Monitor grant-funded programs to ensure compliance with grant agreements, funding regulations, and organizational policies.
Conduct periodic internal compliance reviews and risk assessments.
Identify potential compliance issues and recommend corrective actions.

Develop long-term strategies that strengthen compliance infrastructure while supporting organizational growth.
Build collaborative partnerships across Finance, Programs, Development, and Executive Leadership to promote organizational accountability and compliance.
Develop and maintain compliance tracking systems for reporting deadlines, deliverables, and grant obligations.
Collaborate with Finance and Program Departments to ensure grant expenditures are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and properly documented.
It is an opportunity to build, modernize, and strengthen a critical organizational function that supports millions of dollars in public and private grant funding each year.
Employees are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self-care when working indirectly or directly with clients.
We encourage employees to bring fresh ideas, challenge existing processes, and help build stronger systems that support both our staff and the people we serve.
Continuously communicates and exchanges information through speaking, listening, reading, and writing with employees, leadership, funding agencies, auditors, community partners, and other stakeholders.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Frequently sits for extended periods while performing computer-based work, with the ability to alternate between sitting and standing as needed.

Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) or similar professional certification.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license preferred.
Experience with federal grant compliance and Single Audit requirements.
Experience working in a mission-driven nonprofit environment.
Experience with grant billing, including oversight of grant billing staff and/or direct preparation of grant billings.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong understanding of grant compliance requirements and nonprofit regulations.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

We foster a collaborative, mission-driven culture where innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and equity are valued.

We are looking for someone who enjoys creating structure where opportunities exist, designing efficient processes, improving internal controls, and partnering across departments to build sustainable systems.
Stewarding those resources responsibly is essential to sustaining our mission and ensuring we continue delivering high-quality services to the communities we serve.

This listing is sourced directly from YWCA Seattle King Snohomish's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.