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Location : Candidates must reside within reasonable commuting distance of our Los Angeles, San Francisco, or San Diego offices. Compensation : $80,000 - $85,000 per year, exempt Organization Overview Founded in 2004, Brilliant Corners provides innovative housing and housing-related services to those transitioning from or at risk of homelessness or institutionalization. We develop, own, and manage multi-family supportive housing and licensed residential care homes. Additionally, we implement a broad array of scattered-site, one-on-one supportive housing, and clinical case management programs through partnerships with developmental services, homeless services, veteran services, and health care sectors. In short, we do good work. We have offices statewide with a staff of passionate people. While we are growing rapidly, we are also selective: We’re seeking inspired, talented people who want to be effecting profound change and who have fun doing it. Position Summary: The Program Budget Manager – Business Operations plays a critical role in strengthening the organization’s financial planning, budget integrity, and resource allocation practices across all programs and regions. Reporting to the Associate Director of Operations, this position serves as a strategic partner to Finance, Operations, and Program leadership. This role is responsible for analyzing, validating, and optimizing budgets, improving time reporting and staffing allocations, and ensuring that funding is maximized and aligned with both internal and external funder requirements. The Budget Manager supports leadership by translating complex financial data into actionable insights, identifying risks and opportunities, and strengthening quality assurance across budgeting and allocation processes. This role requires strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and the ability to foster cross-departmental collaboration. This is a highly analytical, cross-functional role suited for someone who thrives at the intersection of budget construction, funder compliance, operational execution, and systems improvement. Core Responsibilities: Annual & Programmatic Budgeting: Partner closely with department leads to support agencywide and program-level budgeting processes Review, analyze, and quality check budgets developed by program teams for alignment with funder budgets, internal assumptions, and approved cost structures. Facilitate discussions and gather input from program directors to align budgeting practices with programmatic goals. Work with stakeholders to standardize budgeting practices and implement tools and resources to streamline the budgeting process across all programs/regions. Support mid‑year budget reviews and ongoing reforecasting by analyzing spending trends, burn rates, and variances. Identify inconsistencies between internal budgets and funder budgets and support reconciliation and modification processes.   Maximizing Funding & Resource Optimization Analyze grant and contract spending to identify underutilized funding, overages, or reallocation opportunities. Support strategies to maximize funding utilization while maintaining compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Cross-reference program spending using Intacct P&Ls and comparable programs to surface insights, risks, and potential corrective actions. Provide analysis to leadership on staffing models, allocation strategies, and cost drivers that impact sustainability Time Reporting & Staffing Allocation Analysis: Lead initiatives to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the organization's time reporting system. Coordinate with program directors to conduct quality assurance processes to track spending against available funding, optimizing use and preventing overages. Provide guidance and training to staff on the updated reporting procedures. Act as a point of contact for any time reporting issues affecting gr