Description

Whatcom Community College invites applications for the Grants Compliance Officer position. This position, under direct supervision of the Grants Director, will provide post-award support to College administrators, project directors and key support personnel of grant-funded projects from start-up to closeout, with focused support on grant management, contract management and compliance.

Job Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

• Provides assistance to College administrators, Grants Director and grant administrators in the formulation of College procedures as they affect the administration of grant projects.
• Assists grants staff with analyzing, interpreting and applying Federal, State, Local Government, and private funders' statutes, rules, and regulations regarding grant administration, and implements related college-wide processes.
• Works with College's Principal Accountant and Finance Director, and with the fiscal specialists to coordinate reporting, audit responses, and other grant-related fiscal activities.
• Attends grant monitoring meetings as required to review fiscal and performance activities, and provides information and guidance to project personnel and administrators regarding fiscal best practices.
• Serves as a resource to contract development; monitors grant-related contracts and invoicing to ensure compliance with contractual language, and guiding state or federal fiscal policies.
• Develops materials and provides training and oversight to facilitate the preparation of reports and documentation required by grantors; and to inform and train grant participants including sub-awardees and consultants. May include subaward site visit monitoring.
• Monitors in-kind obligations and Time and Effort reporting.
• Ensures compliance with grant agency requirements regarding disbarred vendors, purchasing regulations, equipment inventory, and closing documents.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Salary and Appointment

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or accounting.
• Minimum three years of experience in grant compliance or single audit field work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience implementing internal fiscal control procedures and practices.
• Specific training in federal grants management.
• Experience implementing or training in 2 CFR 200 – Uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for federal awards.

Successful candidate must demonstrate:

• Knowledge of governmental laws and regulations related to federal programs and financial reporting for grants.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to grants awarded to the organization.
• Ability to work with others to establish, revise, update, and/or maintain procedures that support both compliance and facilitation of grant outcomes and deliverables.
• Ability to coordinate external audits of grants.
• Ability to work independently with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to earn the trust, respect, and confidence of coworkers through consistent honesty, forthrightness and professionalism in all interactions.
• Ability to report on the effectiveness of compliance activities in written and oral formats.
• Contribute to the College commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by fostering a climate of multicultural understanding and appreciation.

Salary and Appointment:

• This is a 12-month, full-time appointment, exempt from Washington State civil service law, with an annual salary of $50,000-$50,000, DOE. Possible extension pending continuation of grant funding.

Benefits Package:

• The position comes with a full benefits package, including health, dental and long-term disability insurance, State retirement plan, vacation and sick leave and holiday pay. 

Additionally, as a Washington State, public higher education institution, WCC offers the following:

• Whatcom Community College is a qualified employer for the PSLF program. If you work for the College full time, have had Direct Loans and are on an eligible repayment plan, you are eligible to apply.
• Full-time employees are eligible to apply and participate in the Whatcom Community College Employee Tuition Program, which provides a tuition waiver for available and eligible WCC courses.

Start Date:

• As soon as can be arranged with successful candidate.

Application Due Date:

• For guaranteed consideration, application packets should be received by 4:59 pm Thursday, January 31st, 2019. Position open until filled. 

To apply please visit us at:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/whatcomcc