The Consulting Grants Manager provides client support with monitoring state and federal grants including project eligibility, reporting, grant writing and recipient and subrecipient monitoring.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration or related field is desired.
• 5+ years of federal grant management and experience required with preferred experience in one or more of the following: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), FEMA, or HUD CDBG.
• Prior experience with the full grant lifecycle from pre-award, post-award through closeout on federally funded programs
• Prior experience in grant writing, preferably with federal, state and local governments, tribal and/or territorial agencies.
• Supervisory experience and a proficiency in project management principles is required.
• Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS), Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Certified Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or other grants management or professional certifications preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, research, presentation, time management, critical thinking, problem-solving, and oral and written communication skills
• Able to work both in a team situation and autonomously.
• Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative, and continuously changing environment.
• Able to provide technical assistance related to the federal procurement process.
• Ability to identify and research potential funding opportunities and interpret and understand grant application guidelines and requirements.
• Ability to perform effectively, efficiently and with quality under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
• High degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
• Technically proficient with the capability of performing at an intermediate or advanced level with software tools including, but not limited to, the Microsoft Office Suite of products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Must be able to work extended hours during the work week or on weekends as needed.
• Must be able to travel and work from different company and client locations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluates client needs, recommends project approaches, and understands engagement scope, manages activities for completing work, and assists with oversight of overall quality control of client deliverables.
• Delivers client services including, but not limited to:
  
  • • Monitoring grants, including uniform guidance recipient monitoring, and sub-recipient monitoring.
    • Analyzing applicants or recipient's budgets to ensure costs are reasonable, necessary, allocable, and otherwise allowable, and within expenditure limits.
    • Consulting with award recipients and program officials on financial, program, administrative, or policy matters.
    • Evaluating award recipient amendment requests (e.g., budget modifications, budget period extensions, changes in scope, changes in contact) to ensure proposed changes comply with the award terms and conditions.
    • Monitoring all phases of grants and agreements for the award life cycle.
    • Monitoring award recipients for compliance with award terms and conditions.
    • Providing guidance to award recipients and program officials on the proper application of Federal regulations and agency policies and processes including 2 CFR 200 and federal programs including FEMA, HUD CDBG, IIJA, BRIC and ARPA requirements.
    • Responding to award applicant inquiries on administrative, financial, or programmatic issues related to pre-award and post-award activities (e.g., risk analysis, grant monitoring).
    • Reviewing applicable award documents to ensure compliance with administrative, financial, programmatic, policy, and legal regulations and requirements.
• Ensures compliance with applicable policies and procedures, laws and regulations, and keeps current on compliance-related areas.
• Actively engages in business development activities including the review and development of proposals and grant applications
• Participates on proposal writing teams including writing and coordinating submissions
• Assists with preparation of written reports, deliverables, and other materials for clients
• Ensures adherence to proper workflow, processes, and procedures.
• Ensures engagements and special assignments are accomplished within the approved budget and on time, along with managing team resources in an efficient and effective manner to meet productivity and realization goals, along with scheduling internal and external activities.
• Informs engagement Associate Director or Director of the status and other pertinent aspects of the engagement.
• Recommends new approaches, resource tools, deliverables, policies, and procedures to impact continual improvements in departmental efficiencies and services performed.
• May perform supervisory responsibilities for staff and intern positions and provides prompt feedback to Directors/Associates/Managers regarding staff performance. Completes annual staff evaluations.
• Maintains required CPE hours for Firm and applicable licensing standards.