Key Responsibilities
- Organizational Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budgeting process and support multi-year financial planning
- Consolidate departmental budgets and align financial plans with strategic priorities
- Monitor performance against budget, perform variance analysis, and recommend course corrections
- Collaborate with program leaders to promote strong financial stewardship
- Grant Financial Management & Compliance
- Maintain a comprehensive grants calendar, including reporting deadlines and renewal cycles
- Develop grant budgets for federal, state, and private funders in accordance with allowable cost guidelines
- Oversee restricted funding compliance, including cost allocation, time tracking, and indirect cost recovery
- Prepare accurate, timely financial reports for funders, leadership, and the board
- Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Create and maintain financial dashboards to support program and executive decision-making
- Conduct forecasting and scenario modeling for new initiatives and funding changes
- Support annual audit preparation by providing schedules, documentation, and grant-related reporting
- Systems, Controls & Capacity Building
- Improve and maintain budgeting and grant tracking systems
- Strengthen internal controls, policies, and financial procedures
- Train staff on budget management and grant compliance to build organization-wide financial literacy
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field preferred
- 3–5+ years of experience in nonprofit finance, budgeting, or grant management
- Strong understanding of nonprofit GAAP and fund accounting principles
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-program budgets and restricted funding
- Experience with federal, state, and private grant compliance requirements
- Proficiency with accounting systems (e.g., Sage Intacct) and advanced Excel skills
- Ability to build clear financial dashboards and translate data for non-financial audiences
- Experience supporting audits and working with external auditors
- Highly organized, analytical, and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities
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What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
