What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grant Manager/Financial Project Analyst - Temporary X00 position at Columbus Consolidated Government?
- Serves as liaison and point of contact between the City and various organizations regarding City grant programs and/or projects to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal policies, laws, rules, and regulations.
- Provides overall project oversight and management of grant award programs administered by or submitted on behalf of the city.
- Coordinates financial management of multiple moderately complex projects at various stages of implementation.
- Reviews grant program applications and subsequent financial reports for compliance and accuracy.
- Facilitates and processes grant disbursements/payments to recipients.
- Coordinates and assists with grant revenue and expense budget reconciliations for various grant programs.
- Prepares and submits various financial and/or programmatic reports in reference to grant programs on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.
- Track and meet numerous project deadlines including reporting requirements, contract amendments, and grant-specific requirements.
- Maintains financial data, records, and files for grant programs in accordance with local, state, or federal retention requirements.
- Performs routine compliance audits; prepares written reports documenting plans and results of compliance audits.
- Interpret government publication and regulations as they pertain to project implementation.
- Assists and provides data to internal and external auditors.
- Communicates effectively with local officials, professional service providers and various state and federal agencies through written memos, emails, formal letters, and presentations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of grant management and program oversight.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of public finance, governmental accounting, and auditing.
- Knowledge of the methods and techniques of financial research, statistical analysis, and report presentation.
- Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws, local ordinances, and department policies and procedures.
- Skills in applying auditing procedures, techniques, and practices.
- Skill in utilizing financial computer software programs.
- Oral and written communication skills, ability to instruct others, ability to interact well with others.
- Skill in problem-solving and decision-making.
- Skill in gathering and analyzing complex data.
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Financial Planning, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light objects and must distinguish between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
The work is typically performed in an office.
Salary : $50,000
