Government Grants Manager - Finance

Brightpoint (formerly known as Children’s Home & Aid) invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Government Grants Manager manages the agency wide fiscal processes for government contract and grant renewal, budgeting, reporting and compliance. This position requires highly accurate record keeping as well as the ability to effectively collaborate with program leaders to review new opportunities and align potential funding opportunities with organizational vision and goals. In this role, you will also coordinate the post-award grant process, including ongoing consulting and collaborating with finance, program staff, and external funders. The Government Grants Manager reports to the Controller.

Candidate qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in financial management and accounting, including budget preparation and financial analysis required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Demonstrated experience producing clear reports, organizational charts, and visual diagrams highly desirable.

Job details: 

• Compensation: Range starts at 85,000/year; offers are commensurate with candidate qualifications and experience
• Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3 weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here)
• Location: Must be within reasonable driving distance to Chicago and available to work from home office at 200 West Monroe Street (downtown Chicago loop) 2x/week.
• Schedule: Full-time, salaried. Regular business hours.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Where you work matters. 

We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together. (More about who we are here.)

We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today.  
 Click here to review our agency’s Blueprint for Impact.

Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.