Senior Grants Compliance Specialist

Location: Whidbey Island, WA (Onsite)

About the Opportunity

A well-established organization is seeking a Senior Grants Compliance & Financial Reporting Manager to take ownership of grant compliance, financial oversight, reporting, and process improvement across a growing portfolio of state and federally funded programs.

This is a highly visible role that will work closely with executive leadership, accounting, project management, and grant administration teams to ensure ongoing compliance with grant requirements while building the processes, controls, and structure necessary to support future growth.

The organization currently manages multiple active grants and expects significant expansion in grant funding over the coming years.

What You'll Do

Grant Compliance & Oversight

• Manage compliance activities across a portfolio of state and federal grants.
• Interpret grant agreements, funding requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Ensure compliance with Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and other applicable grant regulations.
• Monitor grant activities and expenditures to identify potential compliance risks.
• Review historical and current grant activity to identify and resolve compliance gaps.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and submit required grant reports and reimbursement requests.
• Reconcile grant expenditures and supporting documentation.
• Review financial statements and accounting records to ensure grant compliance.
• Partner with accounting leadership to ensure proper tracking and allocation of grant expenses.
• Support grant audits, monitoring reviews, and financial reporting requirements.

Process Improvement & Internal Controls

• Establish and improve grant administration processes, workflows, and documentation standards.
• Develop internal controls that support compliance, audit readiness, and operational efficiency.
• Create consistent procedures for grant monitoring, reporting, and record retention.
• Lead initiatives to strengthen organizational compliance practices and reduce risk.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with executive leadership, accounting, project managers, and grant administrators.
• Communicate complex compliance and financial information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and training related to grant compliance requirements and best practices.
• Support future grant applications through budgeting and compliance expertise.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in grant compliance, grant administration, grant accounting, or related financial oversight roles.
• Strong knowledge of Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
• Experience managing state and/or federal grant compliance requirements.
• Ability to analyze financial statements and accounting records.
• Experience preparing reimbursement requests, grant reports, and audit documentation.
• Demonstrated success creating, improving, or standardizing business processes.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level communication.

Preferred Background

• Experience working with government-funded programs.
• Background with infrastructure, utilities, telecommunications, broadband, public-sector, or similarly regulated grant programs.
• Prior experience supporting audits and compliance reviews.
• Experience building grant compliance programs or correcting compliance deficiencies.

Why This Role?

• Opportunity to build and improve compliance processes from the ground up.
• High visibility with executive leadership.
• Significant impact on a growing grant portfolio.
• Collaborative team environment with strong leadership support.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, paid time off, and paid holidays.

Compensation

$75,000 – $107,000 base salary

Location Requirement: This position is fully onsite, five days per week, on Whidbey Island, Washington.

Who is Rainier Recruiting

Rainier Recruiting is a boutique, award winning national staffing agency and executive search firm. Using an approach that “treats every candidate like an executive search”, we offer positions in contract-to-hire, Full-Time, and executive search. Named the #1 Best Workplace in Washington State in 2022, recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm, and identified as a top recruitment firm by multiple business journals, Rainier Recruiting is fast becoming a respected company. We are no longer the “best recruiters you have never heard of”. Rainier Recruiting is also proud to share our clients have a 93% repeat business rate. Rainier Recruiting is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of every organization that we partner with.