Grants Accounting and Compliance Specialist

Overview

This role supports compliance monitoring initiatives through detailed grants accounting and compliance reviews. Responsibilities include testing internal controls to ensure adherence to federal and state statutes, regulations, grant agreements, and procedures. Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and clear written deliverables are essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and sample expense reimbursements for equipment, supplies, and personnel against Uniform Guidance and applicable laws to produce clear, defensible testing reports.
• Participate in single-entity risk assessments by analyzing workflows, organizational capacity, and process documentation; interview stakeholders to help mitigate risks related to noncompliance, fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Test processes and internal controls to verify practices align with federal grant rules and project requirements.
• Follow established procedures to monitor compliance with federal grant rules and regulations, as well as state statutes and procedures.
• Review, sample, and test financial and operational data using various sampling methodologies to identify allowable versus unallowable expenditures.
• Draft clear, technical recommendations and comprehensive reports summarizing testing results and audit findings within required project timelines.
• Collaborate with management to implement reasonable solutions that improve oversight, including attending project/client meetings and managing work across multiple client assignments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting (CPA and CFE preferred; dual CPA/CGMS certification is a significant plus).
• At least 7 years of experience performing internal/external audits, grants monitoring (full grants management lifecycle experience and consulting experience a plus), compliance, or regulatory review.
• Strong working knowledge of Federal grants and the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
• Outstanding critical thinking and academic-level writing skills to form technical judgments and synthesize complex fiscal data into written recommendations.
• Ability to excel in a team-oriented environment, manage multiple projects efficiently under strict deadlines, and communicate constructively with clients and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• HUD/CBG/DR/NSP/RHD/TAX CREDITS experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• $85,000 - $95,000 per year