Full-time Employee

Remote

http://www.integritym.com

About Us

Integrity Management Services, Inc. (IntegrityM) is an award-winning, women-owned small business specializing in assisting government and commercial clients in compliance and program integrity efforts, including the prevention and detection of fraud, waste and abuse in government programs. Results are achieved through data analytics, technology solutions, audit, investigation, and medical review.

At IntegrityM, we offer a culture of opportunity, recognition, collaboration, and supporting our community. We thrive off of these fundamental elements that make IntegrityM a great place to work. Our small, flexible workplace offers an exceptional quality of life and promotes corporate-driven sustainability. We deliver creative solutions that exceed goals and foster a dynamic, idea-driven environment that nurtures our employees’ professional development. Large company perks…Small company feel!

Description

We are now seeking a Sr. Grants Auditor to join our team. In this role, the Sr. Grants Auditor will oversee and perform administrative and financial assessment activities related to pre-award and post-award monitoring of the agency’s award portfolio. This includes collecting and compiling all supporting documentation (e.g., budget revisions, cost transfers, budget and expenditure monitoring, expenditure approvals, accounting treatment of unallowable costs, record retention, drawdowns, etc.); holding conference calls with senior level grants finance and accounting staff from awardee organizations (e.g., CEO, CFO, and VP of Research); and facilitating management decisions resulting from audit findings. Access to government systems will be required to obtain documentation needed for reviews. Additional support will be needed to make work assignments, track the status of deliverables, and update work templates. The Sr. Grants Auditor will liaise with sponsor agencies, subcontractors, awardee sponsored project offices, and others.

 Responsibilities

• Reviews audit reports issued by the agency, Single Audits, and others to determine management decisions.
• Evaluates audit findings, questioned costs, corrective action plans, and supporting documentation to develop management decisions consistent with federal regulations and agency policy, including determining whether audit findings should be resolved, closed, or require additional corrective action.
• Conducts comprehensive evaluations of awardee institutions' business, financial, management, and administrative systems, policies, and practices to determine their capacity to carry out the terms of proposed awards.
• Conducts advanced analyses and negotiations in support of both pre- and post-award cost analysis. Provides advice and consultation to the agency staff to ensure federal funds are expended appropriately.
• Provides cost analysis expertise to the agency management and staff across the full range of funding mechanisms (i.e., grants, cooperative agreements, contracts) to ensure expended costs are reasonable, allocable, and allowable.
• Reviews and provides edits to work papers related to numerous administrative and financial policies and procedures.
• Participates in conference calls with awardees to walk-through the collected policies and procedures and provide in-the-moment technical assistance.
• Reviews and edits draft reports summarizing the final analysis and incorporate feedback before submission.
• Recommend new work processes or improvements to existing work processes on the project.
• Assists with updating work templates and standard operating procedures.
• Assists in developing and delivering training to project staff on grants management subject matter or project-specific tasks.
• Attends meetings with and interacts with agency (client) staff as needed.

General Responsibilities

• Performs ad hoc tasks/duties as assigned.
• Exercises appropriate discretion and independent judgment relating to company policies and practices in an effective, consistent and professional manner.
• Adheres to applicable policies and procedures ensuring commitment to quality, compliance and security to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data and information.
• Maintains strict confidentiality and security of all sensitive and/or business confidential information obtained or accessed during the course of business and/or contract operations.
• Adheres to all IntegrityM and/or client privacy and security protocols governing sensitive and/or business confidential information.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable privacy and security training requirements (both IntegrityM and external/client-based), whether on an annual or ad/hoc basis. Please note: certain position levels (leads, managers, directors or higher) may require additional “role-based” training to ensure compliance with applicable privacy and security requirements

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, financial management, business, history, English, or a related discipline, or in another relevant field.
• Experience reviewing awardee policies, procedures, and accounting records for compliance with common grants management regulations (e.g., 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards [Uniform Guidance]) and industry best practices.
• Experience performing federal grants accounting or federal grants management functions for at least 3 years, including experience with federal agency grant compliance, auditing, and reporting.
• Familiarity with the organizational structure, sponsored research administration, and grant management operations of institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and other federal financial assistance recipients.
• Strong understanding of federal grant accounting principles, including cost allowability, allocability, reasonableness, indirect costs, cash management, cost transfers, financial reporting, and internal controls over federal awards.
• Skilled in Adobe Acrobat and MS Office 2016 software or higher version: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Must be a team player.
• Excellent quality assurance and attention to detail.
• Experience as a Management Consultant to federal clients.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and superior organizational abilities.
• Ability to take initiative, to maintain confidentiality, to meet deadlines, and to work in a team environment.
• Ability to report work activity on a timely basis.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to deliver high quality work.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments while meeting deadlines.
• Passion and alignment with IntegrityM’s mission, vision, values and operating principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or coursework.
• Relevant certification such as a Management Concepts Grants Management Certificate (CGMS), National Grants Management Association Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS), Certified Public Account (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or other related certification.
• Experience working with institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or research institutions receiving federal financial assistance
• Experience working in Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Additional Requirements

• Must pass post hire background screening checks.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance, if required by Client/Contract.
• For remote work, required to have wired and/or wireless internet access

Benefits

This position is eligible for the benefits applicable to full-time regular employees, such as:  vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, employee assistance plan, 401(K) retirement plan, and educational benefits.

U.S. remote annual salary range: $90,000- $125,000

For candidates in jurisdictions requiring range disclosure, this is the good-faith range for this role; final pay may vary by work location and  job-related factors such as skills, experience, location, and internal equity. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

IntegrityM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.