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National Grants Management Association · 11 hours ago

Senior Grants Quality and Assurance Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

National Grants Management Association is seeking a mission-driven Senior Grants Quality and Assurance Manager to join their team. The role involves ensuring compliance with federal grant regulations, conducting compliance audits, and providing technical assistance related to program integrity, while maintaining and enhancing the capacity of the grants program monitoring and oversight functions.

AssociationNon ProfitTraining

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

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

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

Qualification

Federal grants managementCompliance auditingRisk managementForensic auditingData analytics toolsInternal controlsJudgmentMicrosoft Office proficiencyCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skillsAttention to detailFlexibility

Required

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 2 CFR Part 200, federal auditing standards, and applicable laws and regulations

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Law, Public Administration, or a related field

Preferred

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

A Master's degree