Grants Analyst

OhioX; Columbus (OH); In loco; USD 76.000 - 89.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Bus Pass

Wellness Programs

Chair Massage

Health Coach

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

OPERS Pension

Ohio Deferred Comp

Employee Discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

COTA is seeking a Grants Analyst to support federal, state, local, capital, and private grant programs. The role analyzes funding opportunities, project eligibility, budgets, expenditures, and compliance while coordinating grant applications, reporting, reimbursements, and closeout processes.

Responsibilities include developing narratives and budgets, maintaining records, and providing dashboards and financial analyses for internal stakeholders to advance strategic initiatives and ensure

Competenze

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Urban Planning, or related field.
• Five (5) years' experience in grants administration, financial analysis, budgeting, project controls, compliance, or related field.

Mansioni

• Researches funding opportunities and analyzes project eligibility, budgets, and compliance requirements.
• Administers grants through the award lifecycle including reimbursements and closeout.
• Maintains grant and capital project financial records and prepares monthly analyses and reports.
• Acts as liaison to project managers, finance staff, auditors, and funding agencies on budgets and reporting.
• Maintains TIP records and coordinates data for MORPC submissions and planning processes.
• Supports capital budgets and forecasts with grant data and cost evaluations.
• Prepares schedules for National Transit Database reporting and audits.
• Develops dashboards and portfolio analyses communicating grant balances and deadlines.

Conoscenze

Grant administration

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Compliance

Reporting & dashboards

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Public Administration/Business Admin

Strumenti

Grant Management Software

General Ledger

Budgeting software

Descrizione del lavoro

SALARY

$75,940.80 - $89,356.80

LOCATION

33 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43215

BENEFITS

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Supplemental and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Discounts
• COTA Bus Pass
• Wellness Initiatives
• On-Site Chair Massage
• On-Site Health Coach
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Public Pension through OPERS & Ohio Deferred Compensation

POSITION SUMMARY

COTA's Grants Analyst performs professional analytical work supporting the organization's federal, state, local, capital, and private grant programs. This position analyzes funding opportunities, project eligibility, budgets, expenditures, compliance requirements, and performance data while coordinating grant applications, reporting, reimbursements, and closeout processes.

Performs duties that advance COTA's Strategic Plan and reflect the organization's core values of safety, empowerment, accountability, teamwork, and service, and support the mission of Moving Every Life Forward.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Researches federal, state, local, and private funding opportunities and analyzes COTA project eligibility, competitiveness, match requirements, and financial impacts for capital, operating, planning, demonstration, and special-purpose. Coordinates with the Grants Committee, project sponsors, and external consultants to develop grant applications, narratives, budgets, schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Administers assigned grants throughout the award lifecycle, including award setup, budget revisions, reimbursement requests and drawdowns, expenditure review, monitoring project-status, documentation of matching funds, and grant closeout. Reviews transactions for allowability, allocability, funding availability, and compliance with grant agreements and applicable requirements.
• Maintains accurate grant and capital-project financial records and supporting documentation. Performs reconciliations among the general ledger, project ledgers, grant systems, and approved budgets. Prepares monthly actual-to-budget analyses, forecasts, variance explanations, and required financial and status reports for internal stakeholders and funding.
• Serves as a technical resource and point of contact for project managers, finance staff, auditors, and funding agencies regarding grant budgets, reporting, documentation, reimbursement status, and compliance requirements. Tracks requests, commitments, deadlines, and corrective actions to timely resolution.
• Maintains COTA's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) records and coordinates project additions, amendments, and supporting financial information for submission to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC). Reconciles TIP data to COTA's capital plan, grant portfolio, and approved project budgets.
• Supports development of COTA's annual and multi-year capital budgets by evaluating project costs, cash flow, grant eligibility, funding assumptions, local-match requirements, and funding gaps. Contributes grant and capital data to financial forecasts, TIP, and COTA's business planning processes.
• Prepares and validates capital and grant financial schedules for COTA's annual National Transit Database reporting and other external financial reports. Supports financial and grants-related audits through monitoring activities and responding to data requests and reviews.
• Develops dashboards, schedules, and portfolio analyses that communicate grant balances, reimbursement activity, project performance, risks, and upcoming deadlines. Assists the Accounting and Budget teams with month-end and year-end activities and with analysis and reporting of revenue and expense variances affecting grant-funded programs.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Urban Planning, or related field and five (5) years' experience in grants administration, financial analysis, budgeting, project controls, compliance, or related field. Experience with federal or state grants, public-sector or transit funding, and financial reporting is

COTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on job needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.