The Compliance Officer designs and conducts grant monitoring activities, including desktop and on-site subrecipient reviews and quality control audits of financial documents.
HIRING SALARY RANGE $76,315 - $99,964 (Estimated Annual Salary)
OPEN UNTIL FILLED, APPLICATION REVIEW BEGINS IMMEDIATELY
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:(Order of Essential Functions does not indicate the importance of functions.)
- Establishes and implements an on-site financial monitoring system in coordination with programmatic staff to ensure sub-recipient compliance determinations are documented and defensible.
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- Assists in developing new programs before their implementation to ensure compliance issues are considered and accounted for when developing new programs.
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- Maintains a thorough understanding and knowledge of grant programs awarded to Community Development and Revitalization; and reviews materials to become and remain current on all grants' principles, regulatory requirements, and compliance monitoring quality control best practices.
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- Designs and implements departmental compliance system to assess compliance with all regulatory requirements.
- Reviews grant applications and records for completeness and accuracy, working within the designed departmental compliance system.
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- Establishes and maintains databases necessary to provide information to management on issues that could create financial exposure for the County.
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- Designs and conducts all grant monitoring activities, including developing risk criteria, desktop monitoring and on-site monitoring visits of subrecipients, in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200 and applicable program-specific requirements.
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- Reviews program documents, files, and eligibility determinations for compliance with applicable grant requirements and federal regulations, documenting findings and coordinating corrective action plans with subrecipients and program staff as needed.
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- Designs and performs quality control (QC) audits of a representative sample of financial documents and reimbursement requests, identifying errors or irregularities and escalating findings to the Deputy Director for resolution.
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- Coordinates post-award compliance activities through program closeout, including final monitoring visits, audit response support, and documentation of program outcomes and corrective actions.
- Leads and directs the Compliance Specialist through selection, orientation, training, performance management, and discipline according to standard operating procedures and County policy.
- Establishes and maintains processes to ensure the integrity of all inactive department/division files and plans for storage.
- Attends and conducts meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions.
- Participates in community engagement.
Performs other duties or assumes other responsibilities as apparent or assigned. |
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Auditing, or a related field.
- A minimum of five (5) years or more of successful experience in grant compliance management, auditing, or the accounting fields.
- Supervisory experience preferred.
- Must possess a valid SC Driver's license (or obtain one within three (3) months of hire) and meet the requirements of the County’s motor vehicle policy.