Budget and Grants Director - Columbia

South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) is seeking a Budget and Grants Director to lead the agency’s financial planning and grant coordination. This role focuses on developing budget requests, analyzing financial data, and ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements.

Under limited supervision, you will direct reporting, cost allocation, and grant budgeting efforts to support DEW’s mission of strengthening South Carolina’s workforce system.

Qualifications

• Experience with government finance systems (SCEIS).
• Advanced Excel with large data sets.
• Experience with budgeting, grants, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Direct the preparation of financial reports, dashboards, forecasts, and analyses to support agency leadership and program management.
• Oversee the preparation and timely submission of financial reports to federal and state oversight entities.
• Direct the development, implementation, and maintenance of the agency’s Cost Allocation Plan.
• Lead the development of agency budget requests, fiscal analyses, budget submissions, and other requirements associated with South Carolina’s state budget process.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of financial components of grant applications, including budgets, budget narratives, funding justification, and supporting financial documentation.

Skills

SCEIS

BEX

BusinessObjects

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business

Job description

About Us

Business is booming in South Carolina! Are you ready to be a part of developing and connecting the next generation of workers in this state? Year after year, experts pick our state as one of the best in the country for doing business. Just last year, South Carolina announced more than 8,000 new jobs and $9.12 billion in capital investment. Entrepreneurs are flocking to cities like Greenville, Charleston, Columbia, and Rock Hill to start and grow their businesses. And our hospitality industry is primed to take off as travelers from around the world continue to discover the beauty and accessibility of South Carolina’s mountains and coast.

Here at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), we are laser-focused on connecting every jobseeker who comes through our doors with their next great career opportunity! Are you looking for a meaningful position at an agency brimming with optimism and camaraderie that also offers job security, affordable health insurance, great retirement benefits, and work-life balance? If so, continue reading to discover your chance to make a difference at DEW!

Job Description

This position serves a Budget and Grants Director for the State of South Carolina. Under limited supervision, the incumbent’s primary responsibilities include providing direction, creating controls, and coordinating the preparation and justification of DEW’s State Budget Requests and grant submissions. This position prepares and submits the agency’s upcoming fiscal year budget and ensures each year’s State Budget Submission requests are appropriate and align with agency initiatives, structural changes, and projected changes in grant funding levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the preparation of financial reports, dashboards, forecasts, and analyses to support agency leadership and program management.
• Oversee the preparation and timely submission of required financial reports to federal and state oversight entities.
• Direct the development, implementation, and maintenance of the agency’s Cost Allocation Plan.
• Lead the development of agency budget requests, fiscal analyses, budget submissions, and other requirements associated with South Carolina’s state budget process.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of financial components of grant applications, including budgets, budget narratives, funding justification, and supporting financial documentation.

If you’re ready to take on this challenge and help support South Carolina’s workforce system, please apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Minimum And Additional Requirements

Education and Experience

A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and professional experience in a related area, such as accounting, auditing, finance, or banking.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SCEIS, BEX and BusinessObjects reporting tools, along with advanced proficiency in working with large and complex Excel spreadsheets and data sets.

Additional Comments

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Please complete the State application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.