Leading Educators
Nonprofit
AssociateDirectorofGrants
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“Associate Director of Grants at Leading Educators. Skills: Grants accounting, Financial management, Compliance, Financial reporting. Manage post-award financial lifecycle of grants. Ensure compliance, accuracy, operational efficiency, and financial controls”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce organizational risk; Improve operational effectiveness
Industry & Context.
Solving complex financial and grants management challenges
Occasional national travel (1–3 trips per year)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration, or closely related field required, Minimum 5 years of nonprofit finance, grants accounting, grants compliance, or advanced grants management experience required, Proven experience independently managing complex grant agreements and restricted funding, Demonstrated ability to design and improve financial systems and operational workflows, Ability to work remotely with occasional national travel (1–3 trips per year)
Nice to Have
CPA credential or equivalent accounting/finance expertise strongly preferred, Experience in nonprofit audit, government grants, or compliance environments preferred
What You'll Do.
Manage post-award financial lifecycle of grants
operational efficiency
and financial controls
Independently manage grant agreements
Manage restricted funding
Manage financial reporting
Manage compliance requirements
Manage grants-related financial systems
Build scalable systems and processes
Reduce organizational risk
Improve operational effectiveness
and operationalize complex grant agreements
Determine Contributions versus Exchange Transactions
Track allowable versus non-allowable expenses
Prepare grant-related financial reporting
Prepare compliance documentation
Design financial systems and workflows
multi-funder grants independently
Ensure compliance across nonprofit financial standards
Ensure compliance across federal financial standards
Ensure compliance across state financial standards
Ensure compliance across organizational financial standards
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Strategic financial partner; Across Finance, Development, and Program teams
Full Job Description
What We Do At Leading Educators (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their opportunity to learn depends on how prepared their teacher is to translate complex content knowledge, standards, and their knowledge of that student into lessons that help them learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world. That’s a big lift, and it often happens alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ensure every student reaches their full potential. Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators work toward a future where every student is ready to thrive. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org. External & Internal Candidate Application Deadline: Ongoing Position At Leading Educators, we’re seeking an experienced nonprofit finance and grants professional to strengthen and lead the financial management and compliance operations of our growing grants portfolio. This is a highly technical role designed for candidates with backgrounds in accounting, finance, grants financial management, audit, or nonprofit compliance. The Associate Director of Grants will serve as a key financial steward responsible for managing the post-award financial lifecycle of grants, ensuring compliance, accuracy, operational efficiency, and strong financial controls across a complex and expanding portfolio of philanthropic investments. We are seeking a candidate who can independently man
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