NAYA Family Center is seeking a Financial Planning, Grants, and Risk Analyst to support organization-wide financial planning, grant oversight, and enterprise risk management. Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Program Directors, and cross-departmental teams, this role strengthens financial sustainability, ensures strong grant compliance, and integrates risk awareness into planning and budgeting processes. The Financial Planning, Grants, and Risk Analyst exercises independent judgment, makes recommendations to senior leadership, and serves as a trusted financial and risk advisor to program leaders across the organization.

NAYA offers an exceptional benefits package, including free medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees (with affordable options for family members), a 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% match, paid vacation, and 16 paid holidays. This is a full-time position typically working 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional evenings or weekends as needed.

The annual salary for this position is $85,000 to $95,000.

Who You Are

• Ideally, you're familiar with Native American history and understand the unique experiences and strengths of urban Native communities.
• You have 2–5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, grants administration, risk management, auditing, or related functions within a nonprofit environment.
• You have experience supporting or leading financial planning processes, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• You are skilled at translating complex financial information into accessible insights for program and leadership teams.
• You have knowledge of government and foundation grant compliance requirements and nonprofit accounting standards.
• You thrive in a team-oriented workplace, are adaptable, and are willing to roll up your sleeves and pitch in, even when it’s not your job.  
• You demonstrate self-awareness, listening deeply, centering others, and taking accountability for your actions.
• You are consistently punctual, reliable, and dependable in support of your team and clients. 
• You possess strong communication skills, engaging effectively with diverse groups and adapting to varied contexts.
• You’re comfortable using databases, Microsoft Office, and email, and you're open to learning new systems.

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate the annual budget development process, including coordinating timelines, leading meetings, and preparing standardized budget templates.
• Consolidate program, departmental, and grant budgets into an organization-wide budget with clear narratives and variance explanations.
• Provide financial modeling, multi-year forecasts, scenario analyses, and cash-flow projections to support decision-making.
• Conduct ongoing budget-to-actual analysis and prepare variance reports with actionable insights.
• Support grant budgeting, monitoring, and reporting to ensure compliance with funder requirements, Uniform Guidance, and nonprofit standards.
• Assist program and finance teams in reviewing allowable costs, grant spending patterns, and cost allocation methodologies.
• Monitor grant-specific financial risks and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Contribute to preparation of grant financial reports, reimbursement requests, and audit documentation.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of the organization’s enterprise risk management framework.
• Facilitate risk assessments across departments and maintain the organization-wide risk register.
• Prepare clear written analyses, presentations, and dashboards for senior leadership and the Board.
• Build strong relationships across departments to promote financial literacy, budget ownership, and risk awareness.

Application Instructions Providing a cover letter helps us best understand your interest in the role, so we encourage you to submit one along with your resume. If you need accommodation during the application process, please email jobs@nayapdx.org.
 

Questions? Want to chat about this role before you decide to apply? Contact Lisa Booth, CFO, or the HR team.
 

NAYA is committed to building a work environment that respects and inspires every community member. Our mission is to serve Urban Native youth and families, so we strongly encourage members of the Native community to apply. We encourage applications from members of other historically marginalized groups, as well, including women, people of color, those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those who have served in the military.