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Job Description Title: Grants Manager Department: Fiscal Administration Reports To: Director of Revenue Cycle & Grants Management Job Location: 623 Broadway, New York, NY, 10012 Job Status: Full-Time, Hybrid Availability: Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM, requires flexibility during non-standard hours Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Flexible Spending Account, 403b Retirement Plan, Worker’s Compensation, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Holidays, Personal Time Off, Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Competitive Remuneration. About Greenwich House Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences. Position Summary We are searching for a methodical and strategic Grants Manager to work with our organization in enhancing grant tracking, identifying new sources of funding, and developing sustainable and effective grants programs in partnership with our Development team and Program Directors. The Grants Manager, with the support of a Grant Accountant, will manage overall grant efforts, document payments and expenditures, optimize the grant administration process, work with Program Directors in preparing progress reports, ensure compliance with grant regulations, review grant proposals, develop and manage a grant database and prepare financial reports. A successful candidate for the position will aid our organization in serving our communities through securing continuous funding and improving business opportunities through effective funding programs. Responsibilities • Designing grant programs., • Determining funding needs., • Researching funding opportunities., • Managing the grant award process from Pre Award to Post Award, ensuring all compliance with funder requirements is completed., • Serve as the Project Manager for all grant applications, coordinating all required parties to gather information for a submission and keeping the team on track with deadlines and deliverables., • Optimizing the grant administration process., • Working with the Grant Accountant and finance team to prepare, monitor and modify grant budgets., • Tracking grant applications., • Develop and maintain a grant database for all awards. Qualifications • Superior organizational skills., • Great leadership qualities., • Exceptional budgeting and monitoring skills., • Ability to re-enforce relationships with funders, ensure that grant programs operate efficiently, streamline grant administration and share grant opportunities with Program Directors to enhance funding opportunities. Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties. Equal Employment Opportunity Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit

Job Description About Us Ever eat an Impossible Burger, cooked plant-based chicken, or recycle a plastic water bottle? There isn’t a facet of modern life that chemical engineers have not touched. Chemical engineers have been part of almost every major development from plastics and fibers to unleaded gasoline to solar power and medicines. If it’s modern, chemical engineers helped make it happen. AIChE, founded in 1908, is a professional society of more than 60,000 chemical engineers in 110 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities, and government, using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society. AIChE fosters and disseminates chemical engineering knowledge, assists the professional and personal growth of its members, and applies the expertise of its members to address societal needs and improve the quality of life. Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to be a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in such areas as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology, and chemical plant safety and security. Position Summary The Grant & Financial Technology Manager will play a critical role in the invoicing, reporting, and compliance aspects of our grant-funded programs. The Grant Accountant will coordinate certain financial and operational activities across the program teams, accounting and finance teams, sub-recipients and the federal government. In addition, the Grant Accountant will assist the Accounting team in certain monthly close activities. The Grant & Financial Technology Manager will be relied on to identify opportunities to gain efficiencies and insights and to eliminate manual effort to ensure accuracy in our accounting and reporting functions. Once identified, this role will own delivery of solutions in collaboration with team members, IT and technology partners. This role will move us further along on our journey of not just reporting figures, but effectively telling the story. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, organized, creative, technologically savvy, and able to communicate effectively with both financial and non-financial audiences. Responsibilities: • Develop, monitor, and update grant budgets throughout their life cycle in coordination with program teams., • Track expenditures and ensure alignment with grant budgets and allowable cost principles., • Review monthly program financials. Analyze budget-to-actuals and provide variance reports to program teams on a regular basis., • Prepare and submit accurate and timely invoices to grant funders. Address invoice questions in writing and in conversations with grant funders., • Manage the invoice flow within the organization and from subrecipients of the grants., • Ensure financial expenditures and processes adhere to grant agreements, federal regulations (e.g., 2 CFR 200), and organizational policies. Manage full contract compliance by cross-referencing invoices against the contract's specific requirements, including allowable expenses, payment rates, and deliverables. Assess whether any variations or deviations from the contract need to be explained or approved., • Support external audits by preparing necessary schedules and backup documentation., • Utilize financial systems to streamline grant tracking, reporting, and invoicing. Identify and implement process improvements., • Perform various financial close activities., • Review existing accounting processes and procedures to identify opportunities to gain efficiencies and insights and to eliminate manual effort to ensure accuracy in our accounting and reporting functions. Once identified, this role will own delivery of solutions in collaboration with team members, IT and technology partners., • Lead role on evaluation of general ledger system and potential replacements., • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics or similar., • 4+ years of experience in public accounting is preferred. If not, at least 5-7 years of experience in a private accounting role or some combination of private and public accounting experience. Non-profit experience is helpful, but not required., • Experience reviewing contracts, grant proposals or other complex agreements., • Experience managing the financial reporting for grant-funded work is a plus., • Technology: Accounts Payable system and General Ledger exposure. Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills (i.e. PIVOT tables). Knowledge of data visualization tools (i.e. Power BI) beneficial., • Excellent organizational and project management skills, with keen attention to detail., • Strong interpersonal and communication skills., • Ability to learn quickly, take initiative, prioritize, and work well under deadlines., • Demonstrates a commitment to quality, accuracy, and thoroughness., • Strong project management and change management skills. Compensation Range: $110,000- $115,000 We offer a variety of benefits to our employees including: • Bonus opportunity, • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, • Flexible Spending Account, • 403b Retirement Plan with Company Match: AIChE 100% of the first 6% of your eligible pay you contribute to the plan, • Paid Vacation and Sick Days, • Holiday pay, • Educational Assistance, • Company Paid Life Insurance, • Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance