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Director of Grants, Contracts & Financial Compliance

Glide


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 140000 - 150000
Posted: 9 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 7 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Glide
GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice dedicated to fighting systemic injustices creating pathways out of poverty and crisis and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services advocacy initiatives and inclusive community GLIDE empowers individuals families and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of societys most pressing issues including poverty housing and homelessness and racial and social justice. GLIDEs mission is to create a radically inclusive just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.

Position Summary:

The Director of Grants Contracts & Financial Compliance (internally known as the Director of Grants & Contracts) provides strategic leadership and oversight of the organizations government contracts grants and restricted funding portfolio including financial compliance contract billing reimbursement processes budget oversight and fiscal risk management. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all federal state local and private funding requirements while maximizing reimbursement minimizing organizational risk and supporting program success.

The position involves driving important financial and operational insights with senior leaders and requires strong management skills. They will mentor and manage the contract team to provide strong Programs Development Finance and Accounting partnerships. The ideal candidate will have a deep background in government-funded financial management grants and contracts administration financial compliance and general business analysis with demonstrated experience managing teams and collaborating across functions.

Essential Duties and Operational Responsibilities
Strategic Advice and Partnership
  • Develop and implement the organizations contracts and grants administration strategy.
  • Establish policies procedures and internal controls governing contract and grant management.
  • Provide leadership oncompliance with federal Uniform Guidance state regulations City and County contracting requirements and private foundation requirements.
  • Adviseexecutive leadershipregardingcontractual risk compliance issues and operational impacts.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline contract administration billing reporting and compliance processes.
  • Build collaborative partnerships across Programs Development Finance Accounting and Executive Leadership to ensure successful funding implementation.
  • Translate complex funding requirements into practical operational guidance.
  • Serve as the organizations subject matter expert on grants and contract administration.
Contract Administration
  • Oversee the financial administration of all government contracts and grant agreements from award through closeout.
  • Develop strategies to maximize contract reimbursement and recoverable revenue while ensuring compliance with funding requirements.
  • Identifyopportunities to improve revenue capture through contract amendments budget modifications and funding reallocations.
  • Partner with program leadership to optimizeutilizationof awarded funding.
  • In collaboration with program teams monitorcontract performance deliverables budgets amendments and renewal timelines.
  • Maintain centralized contract records and document management systems.
  • Coordinate subcontract agreements and monitor subrecipient compliance.
  • Develop monitoring systems for contract compliance and conduct periodic internal control reviews.
  • Ensure required supporting documentation is maintainedfor all expenditures.Monitor regulatory changes affecting funding.
Audit and Financial Management
  • Oversee preparation and monitoring of contract and grant budgets.
  • Ensure accuratebilling reimbursement requests and revenue recognition.
  • Monitor spending against awarded budgets and identifypotential funding risks.
  • Work closely with accountingteamon month-end and year-end reporting.
  • Oversee indirect cost calculations cost allocations and allowable cost determinations.
  • Serve as the primary Finance lead for contract and grant related audits monitoringvisits and funder reviews.
  • Coordinate responses to federal state city and private funder audit requests.
  • Develop and monitorcorrective action plans related to grant compliance findings.
  • Develop multi-year revenue forecasts for government contracts and grants.
  • Monitor funding trends and expirationtimelines toidentifyfuture financial risks and opportunities.
  • Provide executive leadership with regular forecasting and portfolio analysis.
Minimum Qualifications
  • BA/BS degree in relevant field and 10 years of progressively responsible experience in nonprofit grants management government contracts finance or accounting.
  • Minimum 5 years leadingand supervisinggrants and contracts teams.
  • Experience managing a complex portfolio of federal state county city and foundation funding.
  • Experience supporting organizations with annual operating budgets exceeding $25 million preferred.
  • Experience launching and leading strategic initiatives at a multi-service agency.
  • Experience working in a community-based social service agency with adults and families in relationship to homelessness and poverty and the problems that often come alongside these experiences.
  • Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200).
  • Single Audit requirements.
  • GAAP
  • Cost allocation methodologies.
  • Indirect cost rate calculations.
  • Government reimbursement methodologies.
  • Restricted fund accounting.
  • Contract lifecycle management.
Physical Requirements
  • Ability to work on a computer and see details of objects atcloserange.
  • Ability to hear within normalrange and communicate effectively (in person telephone orZoom).
  • Finger dexterity and the ability to use all standard office equipment.
  • Sit or stand comfortably;and the ability to navigate throughout office spaces (via elevator or stairs).
$140000 - $150000 a year
This is a fulltime (40 hours/week) Exempt position.
Work Environment
GLIDEs buildings are located in the Tenderloin maintains an open door policy to the community and its clients who frequently enter and leave the building.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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