Senior Director, Grant Management and Financial Planning

Job Details

Job Location: Washington, DC 20017Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $135,000.00 - $150,900.00 Salary/yearJob Category: Accounting

About the Organization:

It is an exciting time at the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) as we continue to undertake our mission. We know that creating long-term solutions to food security requires more than meals. It requires education, training, and collaboration. We are seeking people with strong ideas and a passion to come together to address the complex interrelated issues of food security, poverty, and equity. We are expanding in multiple ways: providing food for today and addressing the root causes of hunger by partnering with organizations that provide critical services like job training programs, health care and education. Food has the power to transform lives and move everyone forward. Find out how on our website at capitalareafoodbank.org. Let us discuss how food is at the center of everyone's healthy life!

 

Description:

The Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) is seeking a strategic, technically skilled, and collaborative leader to join its finance team as the Senior Director, Grant Management and Financial Planning. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this senior position is responsible for two critical functions: overseeing the financial stewardship and compliance of a complex, multi-million-dollar grants portfolio, and leading the organization’s annual and long-term budgeting process.
 

This role serves as a key financial partner to leadership and staff across the entire organization. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader adept at building and improving systems, fostering a culture of financial accountability, and translating complex financial data into actionable insights for diverse audiences. This position will lead a small but skilled team and play a vital role in ensuring CAFB maximizes its resources to fulfill its mission.

 

Essential Functions:

Grant Management & Compliance – 45%

Leads the financial management and administration for CAFB’s grants portfolio, which includes significant federal funding sourced through state and local entities, as well as foundation, corporate, and individual awards.

• Ensures excellence in award management and strict compliance with all grant terms, conditions, and regulations, particularly for complex government contracts.
• Serves as a primary financial point of contact for government funding agencies, building and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Develops and maintains robust systems for the efficient financial management of grants, including timely recordation of expenses (cash and in-kind), accurate financial reporting, and efficient close-out processes.
• Partners closely with program managers to ensure seamless grant implementation by developing and disseminating clear tools, templates, and guidelines for the entire award lifecycle. This includes establishing standardized processes for grant kick-off meetings, budget monitoring, programmatic and financial reporting, and compliant close-out procedures.
• Manages and mentors a team of two grant management professionals, with the autonomy to structure the team to meet organizational needs.
• Collaborates with the Development team on proposal budgets and financial reporting to private funders.

Budget Management & Strategic Partnership – 35%

In partnership with the CFO, directs the systems, tools, and processes for managing the organization's annual operating budget and long-term financial planning.

• Serves as the primary liaison and financial guide for department leaders throughout the full-cycle budget process, from initial preparation to final negotiations and approval.
• Leads the annual budget process, ensuring a collaborative and transparent approach that aligns with strategic priorities.
• Continuously monitors organizational and departmental budget performance, providing program leaders with actionable insights and analyses to ensure compliance and on-time implementation of grant-funded activities.
• Identifies and analyzes budget variances, helping align resources, address budget gaps, and provides strategic recommendations to the CFO and executive team.

Financial Systems & Process Improvement – 20%

Drives the continuous improvement of budget and grant management systems and processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.

• Evaluates and enhances workflows related to grant and budget management.
• In partnership with the CFO, develops and maintains an organizational budget m