MIPPS is seeking a mission-driven Quality Control Manager to join our team. In this senior support and partnering role, you will work alongside Federal staff on a robust portfolio of both grants and cooperative agreements that support agriculture, particularly local and regional food systems and increasing consumer access to fresh, healthy foods throughout the United States. The Quality Control Manager plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with federal grant regulations, agency-specific policies, and related oversight requirements. This position supports the development and implementation of internal quality assurance systems, conducts compliance audits, and provides technical assistance related to program integrity, with a risk-based approach.
This is a critical senior position and functions to maintain and enhance the capacity of our grants program monitoring and oversight functions. The ideal candidate brings expertise in federal grants, internal auditing and controls, regulatory compliance, and risk management in helping to safeguard public resources from fraud, waste, and/or abuse and to enhance operational performance. This is a remote position and reports to the contract Program Manager and indirectly to the Federal Program Director.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in internal controls, compliance auditing, and risk management, preferably in a federal grants management environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with federal compliance activities in grants management, and/or quality controls/assurance, including strong knowledge of 7 CFR Part 200, federal auditing standards, and applicable laws and regulations.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• Certification in Internal Auditing (CIA), or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Ability to obtain and maintain high Public Trust-level clearance.
• Hands-on experience with forensic audit and data analytics tools (e.g., ACL, IDEA, TeamMate).
• Demonstrated expertise applying GAO’s Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) and Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book) to strengthen audit quality and internal control frameworks.

SKILLS

• Demonstrated skills and knowledge related to grants management as defined by laws, rules, policies, procedures, and methods governing the administration of Federal grants and cooperative agreements.
• Comfortable working independently to plan, consult on, and prioritize workload and manage and track multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, organizational, communication, and analytical abilities; attention to detail; and flexibility and judgment related to serving in an internal audit function.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications as well as forensic audit tools, data systems, and reporting dashboards.
  DEGREE REQUIREMENT: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Law, Public Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
  Work Environment: Remote work environment, with occasional travel required to field offices or partner sites as needed.

Quality Control and Assurance: Independently and/or in partnership with colleagues, conducts compliance auditing activities reflecting any/all components of the grant’s life cycle from pre- to post-award. The individual often serves as the “second line of defense” regarding internal controls that address risks and issues facing the organization, particularly on contractor deliverables, and in support of federal staff deliverables. Work includes internal reviews, root cause analyses, forensic auditing, and providing recommendations on corrective actions to Federal partners, as well as enhancing current systems and approaches that monitor and assess programmatic and operational quality.
Internal Controls and Risk Management: Supports and advances the Programs’ risk-based approach to mitigate the likelihood and impact of compliance and fraud risks inherent in federal grantmaking. Includes assessing and prioritizing program and project risks with Federal partners; enhancing current anti-fraud, waste, and abuse internal controls; supporting risk indicator development and use; and similar. Includes enhancing financial and administrative internal controls policies, procedures, and reviews to support Federal partners on resolution of audit findings and when necessary, investigations.
Training and Internal Technical Assistance: Develops and delivers training and guidance to colleagues on federal compliance, audit readiness, internal controls, quality standards, and similar. Serves as a resource for interpreting regulatory language and applying compliance best practices. Provides assistance to Federal partners on proper maintenance of policy and procedure documentation; on developing and monitoring corrective actions; and on reports and dashboards for leadership.