Grant Compliance Specialist - Post-Disaster HUD Programs

BDO USA; San Juan (PR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Total Rewards benefits

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Grant Compliance Specialist to support post-disaster recovery and mitigation programs in Puerto Rico. You will research federal requirements and translate guidance into compliant policies, procedures, and program documentation, with emphasis on HUD-funded programs such as CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT.

You will collaborate onsite with senior staff, develop guidelines and SOPs, and assist with monitoring, audit readiness, and regulatory reporting, ensuring accuracy, version control,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Administration, or Public Policy, required
• One year of experience in public administration, government, policy, or compliance, required
• Experience supporting housing, community development, mitigation, or natural disaster recovery programs, preferred
• Experience supporting federally funded programs and compliance activities (CDBG, CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT, FEMA, cross-cutting federal requirements), preferred
• Experience supporting audit readiness, monitoring preparation, or regulatory reporting, preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, required

Responsibilities

• Researches complex program and policy topics and drafts briefing documents, policy analyses, and program guidance with appropriate citations
• Analyzes legislation, executive orders, Federal Register notices, and agency directives and recommends implementation actions and policy updates
• Provides guidance on CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT eligibility, National Objectives, and program implementation best practices
• Develops and updates action plans, action plan amendments, program guidelines, standard operating procedures, and written policies to meet federal and state requirements
• Assists with compliance review tools and monitoring approaches to evaluate contractor, recipient, and subrecipient performance against binding agreements
• Supports HUD and OIG regulatory reporting, audit responses, and query management activities
• Prepares for monitoring and audit visits by developing project plans and coordinating internal pre-visit reviews and documentation readiness
• Reviews service provider files, contracts, amendments, and memorandum of understanding templates for regulatory compliance and proposes edits
• Creates and delivers high-level presentations and written deliverables for senior leaders using advanced Microsoft Word and PowerPoint capabilities
• Tracks edits, manages version control, and maintains status reporting for policy and compliance deliverables and team goals
• Monitors projects and contracts for compliance with federal, state, and program requirements and document findings and remediation steps
• Manages assigned tasks within project plans using Smartsheet and maintains schedule and deliverable accountability
• Communicates applicable federal regulations to internal stakeholders and aligns documentation to required standards
• Other duties as required

Skills

Microsoft Office

Bilingual Spanish and English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Administration, or Public Policy

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

BDO USA is seeking a Grant Compliance Specialist to support post-disaster recovery and mitigation programs in Puerto Rico. You will research federal requirements and translate guidance into compliant policies, procedures, and program documentation, with emphasis on HUD-funded programs such as CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT.

You will collaborate onsite with senior staff, develop guidelines and SOPs, and assist with monitoring, audit readiness, and regulatory reporting, ensuring accuracy, version control,