Grant Specialist

OBXtek; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Matching 401K

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement plans

Job summary

A leading government contracting company is seeking a Grant Specialist to provide expert guidance on procedural and legal requirements for terminating grants while ensuring compliance with USAID and U.S. Government regulations. This hybrid full-time role involves financial administration, coordinating with Agreement Officers, and reviewing reports for accuracy. Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years of US government grant management experience and a Bachelor's degree in Business. A robust benefits package is included, along with on-site work 3 days a week.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in US government grant management.
• Experience terminating grants and negotiating final award budgets.
• Capability to assimilate new information quickly on various topics.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial administration functions including expenditure review.
• Coordinate with the Agreement Officer when conflicts occur.
• Review financial reports submitted by grant recipients for accuracy.

Skills

US government grant management

Negotiating final award budgets

Detail-oriented

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Job description

OBXtek is seeking several Grant Specialists. The specialist will provide expert guidance on the procedural, legal, and operational requirements for terminating grants, ensuring compliance with USAID and U.S. Government regulations. This is a hybrid, full-time role in the Washington DC area, working closely with Agreement Officers (AOs), legal counsel, technical offices, and partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform financial administration functions including expenditure review, and reimbursement processing.
• Maintain a high level of commitment while tending to multiple tasks and priorities with attention to detail.
• Coordinate with the AO when problems or conflicts occur that might impact the timely completion of work.
• Collaborate with grant recipients and AO to ensure all closeout actions are completed.
• Compose closeout letters (as applicable) for dissemination to grant recipients.
• Review and process actions necessary for proper closeout of Federal awards.
• Process actions in USAID’s grants and financial management system.
• Request and review final indirect cost rate agreements, as necessary.
• Perform final review of completed awards and required reports and make recommendations to the AO.
• Review financial reports submitted by grant recipients and verify accuracy of financial report; recommend follow-up actions to the AO as applicable.
• Ensure completeness of grants file and track closeout actions.
• Monitor the status of the de-obligation of Federal funds.

Work on-site 3 days per week

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in US government grant management with at least 1 year of experience terminating grants and negotiating final award budgets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business.
• Capability to quickly assimilate new information and become proficient in topics for which they may not have knowledge, e.g. Government to Government, Title II, Interagency Awards, and Public International Organizations.

Public Trust

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a fast-growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission Our People…Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers’ knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement plans and much more.

As a government contractor, OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with industry standard quality practices such as CMMC Level 2, CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.