Lead CDBG Regulatory Financial Specialist

Are you looking to advance your grant financial expertise? Join our team of Disaster Management experts!

We are seeking a Lead CDBG Regulatory Financial Specialist with experience in disaster recovery, public finance, or similar work to support disaster recovery work in Austin, Texas. This is an opportunity to be a part of a project management team that is making a significant impact on behalf of state recovery operations working to optimize disaster grant resource management. 

https://www.icf.com/work/disaster-management

What you will be doing:

• Working in a custom-built disaster recovery database to track funding, project progress, and develop customized reporting tools.

• Reviewing federal reimbursement documentation to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.

• Maintaining a database with important data for the long-term management of the State’s disaster recovery grants.

• Maintain and determine the accuracy and reliability of agency accounting records, such as expenditure, fund, appropriation, expense and revenue collection records, and ensures agency assets are accounted for properly.

• Reporting variances and recommend adjustments to accounting data to match actual activity.

• Providing technical assistance to the state on management of its disaster recovery grants.

• Assist in creating internal financial operations, including accounting practices, billing and collections, financial planning and analysis, internal audit, back office systems, etc.

• Monitor contractors providing services to the programs.

• Support program performance reporting and analysis by generating performance reporting information and identifying areas for improvement.

• Maintain systems and control necessary to provide accurate accounts of expenditures and budget balances for agency programs.

• Developing or updating procedures for the proper administration of grant funds.

Experience and skills needed to be considered:

• A Bachelor’s Degree

• 5+ years of disaster recovery and/or federal grants management experience

• 2+ years experience with 2 CFR 200

• 5+ years experience working with large datasets or database systems

• 5+ years finance experience in one or more of the following:

Budgeting

Forecasting

Public Accounting

Preferred experience:

• Graduate’s Degree in public administration, disaster recovery, accounting, business administration, or a related field of study

• At least five (5) years of disaster recovery experience

• Familiarity with Quick Base or Dynamics 365

• Experience working in Texas within a Federal, State and/or City financial role

• Knowledge of CDBG-DR or CDBG-MIT

• Previous experience supporting disaster recovery operations

Professional Skills:

• Expert level knowledge of Microsoft Excel (including the use of pivot tables and advanced formulas)

• Excellent writing and presentation skills, with experience writing technical information clearly and concisely

• Expert problem-solving capabilities and ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge to unique circumstances

• Self-motivated; ability to work independently

These jobs are Section 3 eligible job opportunities. We encourage applications from individuals that are low income and/or living in Public Housing.  

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position is:

$70,374.00 - $159,236.00

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