Grant Compliance Manager

at  State of Georgia

Make a difference and join the DCA Team! DCA gives employees more to do than merely make a living. We are serious about helping Georgia’s families live more abundantly with a greater sense of hope and achievement. If public service, a great environment, and the desire to enrich the lives of others motivate you to do your best work, you should consider joining the DCA Team.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is a state organization dedicated to partnering with communities to help create a climate of success for Georgia’s families and businesses. DCA offers a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic environment that requires attention to detail, pride in quality of work, and the ability to work as a versatile team player.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree, in business or accounting is desirable with 3 years’ work experience.
OR
At the discretion of DCA, education may be substituted for experience and experience may be substituted for education.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with homeless service systems
• Experience in nonprofit management
• Understands HUD compliance with homelessness
• Understands Grant Management System
• Experience in using IDIS, eLOCCS, and/or other Federal payment Systems
• Experience in monitoring and processing payments for programs funded through grants for state and local government.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of issues related to homelessness and special needs populations and the related federal and state regulations/standards for compliance
• Knowledge of grant analysis, grant writing, monitoring programs funded through grants, planning, program administration, and program evaluation
• Skill in grants management including program and financial for federal and state programs
• Skill in Microsoft Office applications as well as significant database applications
• Skill in oral and written communication
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to produce reports from grants management databases
• Supervisory skills
• Knowledge of accounting principles according to General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  SKILLS: This position requires sills in financial management, intermediate skills in Microsoft Office and knowledge of Grants Management System (Team Works, Filemaker and eCivis preferred). Must have strong analytical skills and good judgement. Excellent written and oral communication skills is also needed.
  Note: An equivalent combination of education and job specific experience that provided the knowledge, experience and competencies required to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted on a year-over-year basis.

PHYSICAL/SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Sedentary Work – Ability to exert 10 - 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
NOTE: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Due to the large volume of submissions received by this office, information concerning application and/or interview status cannot be provided. Selected applicants will be contacted for next steps in the interview process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

DCA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. IF YOU NEED AN ACCOMMODATION FOR AN INTERVIEW, PLEASE CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE AT (404) 679-4845

Hiring is contingent upon satisfactory results of employment verification, background, criminal records investigation and motor vehicle reports.
This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the business and requirement of the job change. This job posting may close at any time upon gaining a sufficient applicant pool from which to select a qualified candidate.
All duties and responsibilities listed are considered to be essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Marginal functions of the position (those that are incidental to the performance of the job duties) have not been included. However, the omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or logical assignment to the position.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Three years of experience managing professional level staff OR Seven years of related professional experience AND Three years managing at the level equivalent to area of assignment OR Three years of experience required at the lower level Mgr, Business Ops (GSM010) or position equivalent. Note: An equivalent combination of education and job specific experience that provided the knowledge, experience and competencies required to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted on a year-over-year basis

Please refer the Job description for details