Grant Compliance & Monitoring Specialist

IEM; Florida; Remote; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with matching

Holidays

Vacation pay

Sick pay

Company paid STD and LTD

Job summary

IEM is seeking a motivated Grant Compliance & Monitoring Specialist to join our team. This full-time role focuses on reviewing program documentation for compliance with federal and state regulations, documenting findings, and communicating with stakeholders to ensure policy adherence.

Strong Excel skills and precise reporting are essential. The ideal candidate has 1–2 years in compliance or monitoring, plus solid written and interpersonal abilities.

Qualifications

• Degree: Associates degree or higher in a related field such as business, accounting, or project management.
• Experience: 1–2 years of professional experience in compliance, monitoring, grant administration, case management, or auditing.
• Degree and Experience Substitution: A combination of education and relevant experience will also be considered.
• Strong MS Excel skills used daily to read and generate reports with complex formulas and pivot tables.
• Strong written communication skills to produce clear reports and effective interpersonal communication to convey findings.
• Demonstrated commitment to high ethical standards and ability to maintain confidentiality during investigations.
• Exceptional focus on accuracy when reviewing documentation to prevent compliance gaps.

Responsibilities

• Review program documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance; identify gaps and areas for improvement.
• Conduct periodic desk reviews to assess adherence to program requirements and regulations; analyze findings for trends.
• Identify irregularities, suspicious patterns, or indicators of possible identity theft or misrepresentation.
• Identify and address conflicts of interest; guide disclosures and maintain records.
• Maintain audit-ready records of monitoring activities and prepare clear reports outlining findings and corrective actions.
• Use tools like Excel, Smartsheet, Word, SharePoint, and case management systems to analyze data and organize compliance records.

Skills

MS Excel

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Ethical standards

Project coordination

Education

Associate degree or higher

Tools

Excel

Smartsheet

Word

SharePoint

Case management systems

Job description

IEM is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Full Time - Grant Compliance & Monitoring Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting our compliance and monitoring initiatives, focusing on the thorough review of program documentation to ensure adherence to federal and state regulations as well as program policies. This role involves documenting findings, communicating with team members and ensuring compliance with program policies and procedures. You will support some day-to-day project management activities related to grant compliance and monitoring. Your efforts will help us identify and mitigate potential risks, including fraud, waste, or abuse. The ideal candidate will possess strong ethical values, analytical skills, excel capabilities, and a keen eye for detail, paired with effective written and interpersonal communication abilities.

Primary Location

• Live anywhere in the United States.
• Work from home or personal office location.
• Preference will be given to residents of Pasco County, Florida followed by Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Essential Functions

• Review program documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance. Identify gaps, discrepancies, and areas for improvement.
• Conduct periodic desk reviews to assess adherence to program requirements and federal/state regulations. Analyze findings to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Identify irregularities, suspicious patterns, or indicators of possible identity theft or misrepresentation.
• Identify and address potential conflicts of interest. Apply relevant policies, guide employees through disclosure requirements, and maintain records to uphold ethical standards.
• Maintain audit-ready records of monitoring activities. Prepare clear reports outlining findings, non‑compliance issues, and recommended corrective actions.
• Use tools such as Excel, Smartsheet, Word, SharePoint, and program case management systems to analyze data, document investigations, and organize compliance records.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree: Associates degree or higher from an accredited university in a related field such as business, accounting, or project management.
• Experience: One – Two (1–2) years of professional experience in compliance, monitoring, grant administration, case management, or auditing.
• Degree and Experience Substitution: A combination of education and relevant experience will also be considered.
• Strong MS Excel skills that will be utilized daily in order to read and generate reports which require complex formulas, pivot tables, and other intermediate excel skills.
• Strong written communication skills to produce clear, grammatically correct reports, and effective interpersonal skills to convey sensitive findings to management.
• Demonstrated commitment to high ethical standards and the ability to maintain confidentiality during investigations.
• Exceptional focus on accuracy when reviewing documentation to prevent any compliance gaps.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of compliance, monitoring, or fraud investigations experience
• One (1) year of housing experience or CDBG-DR experience, particularly experience with disaster recovery initiatives or other similar grant programs.

Additional Information

• Personal / home work environments: All work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Benefits And More

• Salary based on location and experience: $60,000 - $70,000
• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity

All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation

IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email [e-mail] with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.