Grant Coordinator

Performs highly responsible and complex professional work in the administration, coordination, oversight of grants fiscal management. Assists in monitoring citywide grant projects for City, Federal, and State Grants to include applications, budgeting and grant compliance. Reports to the Grant Compliance Manager or other designated person and works with co-workers, department directors, auditors, vendors, the general public, and elected officials and representatives to provide accurate and accessible records.

• Maintains correspondence with local, state, and federal officials and general public regarding grants programs. Coordinates grant activities with other departments to facilitate orderly workflow.
•  Assists with financial budget process associated with awarded grants including establishing, reconciling, monitoring grant budgets, and analyzing status.
•  Monitors the grant expenditures/charges – reviews projects’ expected expenditures to ensure progress within the approved budget.
•  Prepares federal, state and local reports as required by granting agencies.
•  Assists with compliance of grant/funding requirements by monitoring grant performance, identifying problems and possible solutions, working with departments to implement corrective action plans, ensuring permanent grant records and official files are properly maintained according to federal/state retention regulations.
• Assists and provides data to internal and external auditors.  
• As Required Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Education:  BA/BS from accredited college in a course of study related to the occupational fields of Accounting or Finance 

{Please note: Upon job offer, you will be required to provide proof of education. Be sure to have the appropriate documents readily available.}

Experience: Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in Accounting, Finance or Grant Administration. One (1) of two (2) years in a governmental setting is preferred; or any combination of experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Knowledge of principles and practices of budget preparation, review and analysis procedures, problem solving and interpersonal relations.
• Familiarity with computerized financial and accounting systems, relevant federal, state, and local laws and county policies and procedures, governmental accounting and financial management.
• Interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction. 
• Mastery of personal computers and standard software operation
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently 
• Knowledge of principles and practices of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Finance and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).

Certification:  Prefer CPA, CGFM, or CPFO

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES:

• Data Utilization:  Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
• Human Interaction:   Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
• Equipment:  Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal:  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
• Math:  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
• Functional Reasoning:   Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
• Situational Reasoning:  Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
• Physical Abilities:   Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
• Sensory Requirements:   Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors:   Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

Salary : $51,371