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National Grants Management Association · 2 hours ago

Senior Compliance Officer

Annapolis, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $90K/yr

3+ years exp

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a non-profit grantmaking organization seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to ensure compliance with grantmaking policies and regulations. The role involves identifying compliance risks and developing efficient processes to support the Trust's mission of promoting community-based participation in natural resource restoration.

AssociationNon ProfitTraining

No H1B

Responsibilities

Ensuring that the Trust is in compliance with its funders and regulations

Design/revise and document the most efficient process for ensuring existing and new funding partnerships are compliant

Implement steps to ensure Trust process, protocols, and tools are compliant with federal and other partner requirements including: Proactively, conduct annual (or more frequent as changes are announced by the federal government) gap analyses between 2 CFR 200, annual agency grant guidance (e.g., https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-terms-and-conditions), and other federal requirements and our existing policies and procedures and operationalize any updates to process, protocol, or tools that are required

Reactively as they are issued, reviewing any new federal general guidance issued by funders such as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Recipient/Applicant Information Notices (RAIN) from whom we receive funds and operationalize any updates to process, protocol, or tools that are required

Reactively, as the program teams develop new partnerships, reviewing specific terms and conditions of federal, state, local, or private funding partner agreements prior to execution to ensure compliance and operationalize any changes to process, protocol, or tools identified as a result of these reviews as necessary to comply with partner agreements and/or regulations

Serve as subject matter owner of 2 CFR 200 and other related regulations to facilitate resolution to any questions that may arise, accomplishing 100% compliance while enabling our community-based grantees to easily understand and remain compliant as well

Track deliverables and review all report submissions including federal financial reports (FFRs), federal MBE/WBE/DBE reports, etc. to ensure compliance with federal requirements

Develop training materials and lead training of staff and grantees on compliance matters

Manage compliance task checklist to ensure adherence to requirements

Serve as administrator for Trust activity on Grants.gov and SAM.gov web platforms

Provide support for annual Single Audit

Manage process to update Trust programmatic forms and documents including grant agreements, contracts for services, RFP’s, application terms & conditions to ensure compliance with regulations and funding partner requirements

Monitor a sampling of compliance-related tasks handled by the program team, such as federal single audit review and report delinquency of our awardees

Own (review and update as needed) the 'Frequently Asked Questions' document designed for a grantee audience that provides guidance and interpretation of federal and other requirements in plain language

Make determination of allowable and unallowable costs to be communicated to Trust staff and awardees

Position has three direct reports that assess grantee budgets for compliance with federal cost principles and also have some dotted line responsibilities to other work managers

Qualification

Federal grant compliance2 CFR Part 200Not-for-profit accountingGrant management experienceOrganizational skillsMicrosoft Office proficiencyProblem-solvingTeam managementWritten communicationVerbal communication

Preferred

Associate or bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, business management, legal studies, public policy or related field with 3-5 five years of direct experience in federal grant compliance or 7-9 years of direct federal grant compliance experience with no academic degree

Knowledge of post-award grant requirements and processes

Knowledge of not-for-profit and/or government accounting practices and regulations, software, and fiscal reports

Knowledge of Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) and other OMB regulations and awareness of Federal Acquisition Regulations

Federal grant management experience

Ability to work independently and set priorities; act effectively and efficiently under pressure

Strong organizational skills

Demonstrated ability to solve problems and complete challenging tasks/projects

Experience managing a small team including work oversight, performance feedback, mentorship and development

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of programs