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Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell Climate) conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate, people, and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.
Woodwell Climate is a rapidly growing, top-ranked, independent non-profit climate research institute whose mission is to advance science-based climate policies through scientific research and outreach. Our world-leading research and impact helps individuals, organizations, corporations, communities, and nations understand the realities of climate change, recognize the impact on our planet, and embrace the urgent action needed to safeguard the future of life on Earth.
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Join Woodwell’s Grants and Contracts Finance (GCF) team as a Grants and Contracts Finance Administrator. In this role you will have strategic growth and scalability, portfolio stewardship, compliance and regulatory lead and research lead.
Responsibilities include but not limited:
Strategic Growth & Scalability: Partner with leadership to support the Center’s strategic expansion by maintaining rigorous financial controls and scalable post-award processes
+ Set-up new grants, projects and sub-awards in accounting system
+ Review pre-award budgets and monitor post-award budgets in collaboration with Principal Investigators and scientists
+ Ensure that as our funding grows, our financial integrity and reporting capabilities grow with it
Portfolio Stewardship: Oversee the post-award financial health of an assigned researcher portfolio, ensuring fiscal alignment for a center-wide program expense base of $28M+
+ Administer kickoffs, implementation financial oversight, closeouts, and troubleshooting
+ Assist with SEFA and annual audits
+ Provide support to PIs in transition to new technologies and grant process and policies
Compliance & Regulatory Lead: Apply 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) and agency-specific supplements (NASA, NSF, DOE) to complex financial transactions, ensuring our $5.5M+ federal funding remains audit-ready and compliant
Researcher Liaison: Act as a dedicated financial guide for our science Research staff and Principal Investigators. You will translate complex financial data and compliance requirements into actionable, accurate financial reports through monthly and quarterly reviews
+ Collaborate with the Sponsored Research Office (SRO) and the Foundation Relations (FR) to execute quarterly meetings with PIs
+ Review project financials monthly and flag red flags to SRO and the PIs
+ Manage and process award and project financial documents, including contracts, agreements, fee-for-service in digital filing system
Lifecycle Management: Partner with SRO to orchestrate budget revisions, modifications; and lead on project invoicing, ensuring seamless and timely closeouts
Sub-award Financial Coordination: Support SRO in the financial oversight of our $6M+ sub-award portfolio, verifying that subrecipients meet all federal regulations, and reporting requirements
* Audit Integrity: Maintain a meticulous digital filing system (Arcadia) to support annual audits, desk reviews, and internal controls safeguarding WCRC’s unmodified audit status
Must have the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Experience in a nonprofit research organization or academic research institution
Research Administration or Grant Accounting or Finance knowledge and understand the nuances of non-profit or research administration environments
Regulatory knowledge with demonstrated command of federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and specific agency supplements (NSF/NASA/DOE to name a few)
Analytical intuition and ability to read complex contracts to quickly extract reporting, invoicing, and compliance requirements
Advanced Excel user (Pivot Tables and V-Lookups) and have deep proficiency with financial software Sage Intacct
Adaptable and ready to master new eRA systems like InfoEd
Must be detail-oriented and proactive, manage work and thrive in forecasting to minimize deadline pressure
Extensive experience with budgeting, and financial analysis and reporting
Extensive experience collaborating with Principal Investigators, Postgraduate and research scientists
Must be detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects while working under deadlines during peak times of the year
Work effectively as an independent problem-solver who knows when to ask the right questions
Ability to work east coast hours
Qualifications
2+ years of professional relevant experience, preferably in non-profit
Bachelors in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
Work Environment:
The functions of this role are conducted indoors
Hours of Work:
This role is paid on a salary basis.
Typically, full-time employees work 40 hours during a Monday through Friday workweek. However, this is a salaried position. Therefore, the individual is expected to work as required to complete the duties of the position. This may mean weekend hours and/or hours beyond 40 per week.
Application review will be ongoing
Desired Start Date: May - June 2026
Classification and Compensation:
This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position, the annual salary range starting at $62,000 - $75,000 dependent on qualifications/experience. Woodwell offers a generous benefits package and work life balance.
Location:
Falmouth, Massachusetts onsite, hybrid or remote
Application Instructions:
To apply, please send your resume, cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the responsibilities of this position and curriculum vitae as a single PDF to our career’s portal.
Woodwell Climate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Woodwell is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
Mission:
Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell Climate) conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate, people, and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.
Woodwell Climate is a rapidly growing, top-ranked, independent non-profit climate research institute whose mission is to advance science-based climate policies through scientific research and outreach. Our world-leading research and impact helps individuals, organizations, corporations, communities, and nations understand the realities of climate change, recognize the impact on our planet, and embrace the urgent action needed to safeguard the future of life on Earth.
Summary
Join Woodwell’s Grants and Contracts Finance (GCF) team as a Grants and Contracts Finance Administrator. In this role you will have strategic growth and scalability, portfolio stewardship, compliance and regulatory lead and research lead.
Responsibilities include but not limited:
Strategic Growth & Scalability: Partner with leadership to support the Center’s strategic expansion by maintaining rigorous financial controls and scalable post-award processes
+ Set-up new grants, projects and sub-awards in accounting system
+ Review pre-award budgets and monitor post-award budgets in collaboration with Principal Investigators and scientists
+ Ensure that as our funding grows, our financial integrity and reporting capabilities grow with it
Portfolio Stewardship: Oversee the post-award financial health of an assigned researcher portfolio, ensuring fiscal alignment for a center-wide program expense base of $28M+
+ Administer kickoffs, implementation financial oversight, closeouts, and troubleshooting
+ Assist with SEFA and annual audits
+ Provide support to PIs in transition to new technologies and grant process and policies
Compliance & Regulatory Lead: Apply 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) and agency-specific supplements (NASA, NSF, DOE) to complex financial transactions, ensuring our $5.5M+ federal funding remains audit-ready and compliant
Researcher Liaison: Act as a dedicated financial guide for our science Research staff and Principal Investigators. You will translate complex financial data and compliance requirements into actionable, accurate financial reports through monthly and quarterly reviews
+ Collaborate with the Sponsored Research Office (SRO) and the Foundation Relations (FR) to execute quarterly meetings with PIs
+ Review project financials monthly and flag red flags to SRO and the PIs
+ Manage and process award and project financial documents, including contracts, agreements, fee-for-service in digital filing system
Lifecycle Management: Partner with SRO to orchestrate budget revisions, modifications; and lead on project invoicing, ensuring seamless and timely closeouts
Sub-award Financial Coordination: Support SRO in the financial oversight of our $6M+ sub-award portfolio, verifying that subrecipients meet all federal regulations, and reporting requirements
* Audit Integrity: Maintain a meticulous digital filing system (Arcadia) to support annual audits, desk reviews, and internal controls safeguarding WCRC’s unmodified audit status
Must have the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Experience in a nonprofit research organization or academic research institution
Research Administration or Grant Accounting or Finance knowledge and understand the nuances of non-profit or research administration environments
Regulatory knowledge with demonstrated command of federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and specific agency supplements (NSF/NASA/DOE to name a few)
Analytical intuition and ability to read complex contracts to quickly extract reporting, invoicing, and compliance requirements
Advanced Excel user (Pivot Tables and V-Lookups) and have deep proficiency with financial software Sage Intacct
Adaptable and ready to master new eRA systems like InfoEd
Must be detail-oriented and proactive, manage work and thrive in forecasting to minimize deadline pressure
Extensive experience with budgeting, and financial analysis and reporting
Extensive experience collaborating with Principal Investigators, Postgraduate and research scientists
Must be detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects while working under deadlines during peak times of the year
Work effectively as an independent problem-solver who knows when to ask the right questions
Ability to work east coast hours
Qualifications
2+ years of professional relevant experience, preferably in non-profit
Bachelors in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
Work Environment:
The functions of this role are conducted indoors
Hours of Work:
This role is paid on a salary basis.
Typically, full-time employees work 40 hours during a Monday through Friday workweek. However, this is a salaried position. Therefore, the individual is expected to work as required to complete the duties of the position. This may mean weekend hours and/or hours beyond 40 per week.
Application review will be ongoing
Desired Start Date: May - June 2026
Classification and Compensation:
This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position, the annual salary range starting at $62,000 - $75,000 dependent on qualifications/experience. Woodwell offers a generous benefits package and work life balance.
Location:
Falmouth, Massachusetts onsite, hybrid or remote
Application Instructions:
To apply, please send your resume, cover letter addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the responsibilities of this position and curriculum vitae as a single PDF to our career’s portal.
Woodwell Climate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Woodwell is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Finance Administrator
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree and the Finance Administrator position. A degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or economics typically satisfies the specialty occupation requirement. A general management or unrelated degree may trigger an RFE.
Look up prevailing wages before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the Level I through Level IV prevailing wage for Finance Administrator in your target metro area. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the applicable level, and employers certify this on the LCA before filing your H-1B petition.
Target employers with LCA filing history in finance
Use Migrate Mate to filter Finance Administrator openings by employers who have filed H-1B Labor Condition Applications for this occupation code. Companies with consistent LCA history are actively set up to sponsor, which shortens your path from offer to petition.
Clarify ERP and compliance experience in your resume
Finance Administrator roles at H-1B-sponsoring companies often require familiarity with SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite. Employers filing LCAs for these roles frequently cite system-specific duties to strengthen the specialty occupation case, so documenting your platform experience directly supports the petition.
Ask about H-1B cap timing during the offer stage
H-1B cap-subject petitions can only be filed for an October 1 start date, and registration opens in March. If you receive an offer outside that window, confirm whether the employer will bridge your current status or file for the next available cap season.
Confirm whether the employer uses a payroll employer of record
Some Finance Administrator roles at mid-size firms are staffed through third-party payroll providers. USCIS scrutinizes H-1B petitions where the petitioner and worksite employer differ, so confirm the legal employer on the offer letter matches the entity filing your petition.
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Find Finance Administrator JobsFinance Administrator H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Finance Administrator role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as accounting, finance, or business administration. USCIS evaluates whether the role's duties are complex enough to require that degree. Generic administrative roles that accept any degree may not qualify, so the job description's degree requirement language matters significantly.
How do I find Finance Administrator jobs where employers actually sponsor H-1B visas?
Search Migrate Mate, which surfaces Finance Administrator openings filtered by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history. This lets you target companies that have already gone through the DOL and USCIS process for this occupation, rather than applying broadly and asking about sponsorship after the fact.
What does the employer need to file before my H-1B petition is submitted?
Before USCIS receives your I-129 petition, your employer must have a certified Labor Condition Application from DOL. The LCA confirms the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for Finance Administrator in your work location and that hiring you won't adversely affect similarly employed workers. Certification typically takes seven business days.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Finance Administrator role at a different company?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer once they file an H-1B transfer petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, as long as your previous H-1B was approved and you've maintained valid status. The new employer must file a fresh LCA and I-129 for the specific Finance Administrator role and worksite.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Finance Administrator hiring?
DOL requires employers to pay H-1B workers at least the prevailing wage for the Finance Administrator occupation in the specific metropolitan area where the work occurs. This wage is determined by the OFLC Wage Search and the employer certifies it on the LCA. If your worksite changes cities, a new LCA at the applicable local wage is required.
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