Grants Auditing Manager - 1889

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a Grants Auditing Manager to strengthen its grants accounting function. You will oversee internal and external audits, coach the grants team, and refine policies to ensure grant compliance and accurate reporting.

You’ll collaborate with Finance and Program leadership to interpret regulations and address findings, while supporting grant billing when needed. A hybrid Denver-based role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; relevant work experience may substitute education.

Responsibilities

• Plan for external audits and oversee internal audits of Finance and Grants processes.
• Provide coaching and training to grants accounting team.
• Develop and implement an internal audit plan and assist with grant reporting and monitoring.
• Coordinate with auditors and program staff to ensure compliance with grant requirements.

Skills

Grant accounting

Audit readiness

Training/coaching

GAAP knowledge

Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or accounting

Tools

Sage

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position Summary

The Grants Auditing Manager is an important position to support the CCH Grants Accounting team. Grants fund approximately 60% of the organization and are instrumental in assuring CCH can meet its mission. This position will primarily focus on making the CCH Finance team ‘audit ready’ for grants. This position will plan for external audits and oversee and perform internal audits of the Finance and Grants team processes. This position will provide coaching and training, in collaboration with the Director of Accounting, to the entire grants accounting team. The primary focus of this position is to be a subject matter expert for the entire organization, but the grants accounting team in particular. This position will assess existing systems and policies to assure compliance with grant requirements and improve and revise those systems and policies to meet changing grant requirements and inform and guide Finance leadership and program leadership on grant reporting and technical requirements. This position will be a key contributor to grant audits and monitoring, including drafting responses to concerns and findings, for review by organizational leadership. This position may occasionally also support the grants billing function as staff capacity requires.

Duties/Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Evaluate existing policies and procedures for compliance with federal rules and regulations.
• Revise existing policies to reflect and guide compliance and establish new grant procedures where needed.
• Create and maintain standardized approach to grant financial reporting and oversight.
• Provide program staff, and grants accounting staff with technical assistance, including the interpretation of and application of grant laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Create and maintain training for grants staff and program staff.
• Coach accounting staff on federal regulations changes and appropriate policies and procedures.
• Inform grants accounting team on interpretation and application of appropriate grant rules and regulations.
• Assure compliance with grant reporting.
• Create and implement an internal audit plan and conduct sample audits periodically to prepare for future audits, including subrecipient submissions.
• Coordinate and facilitate documentation requested by federal or other grantee auditors.
• Proactively review grant application and agreements to align with current policies
• Train on eligible expenses and grant requirements for program staff.
• Ensure proper set up for new grants, including meeting with program director to review appropriate grant agreements/contracts.
• Track existing matching commitment and work with program staff to identify new matching needs.
• Proactively outreach to grantors – including Housing and Urban Development – on risk assessments or monitoring planning.
• Review regular expenditure coding for grants and ensure appropriate corrections are made, as necessary.
• Support the billing process workload as needed.
• Ensure timely & accurate use of all company systems as required while maintaining complete up-to-date records and any future upgrades as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Licensure and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or accounting required. Relevant work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the education requirement.

Experience

• Five (5) years of recent grant billing experience required
• Three (3) years of demonstrated grant management experience, including working directly with accounting systems and procedures including GAAP and Uniform Grant Guidance required

• Experience with Housing and Urban Development Grants and/or experience with healthcare related grants preferred
• Experience participating in a grant monitoring or audit preferred
• Experience working in Sage, preferred

Job Competencies

• Ability to research, compile, analyze and disseminate information
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, contractors, auditors, vendors, government officials and clients
• Significant initiative to research federal rules and regulations
• Demonstrated organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail, confidentiality and accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Sensitivity to and desire to work with underserved populations

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands and work environment are representative of those that must be met or encountered to successfully perform the essential functions of the job with or reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, CCH provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the Company.

Physical Demands

• Percentage of work time spent on activity → 0% - 24%, 25% to 49%, 50% to 74%, 75% to 100%.
• SEEING: Must be able to read computer screens and printed documents.
• HEARING: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with employees and others.
• STANDING/WALKING
• CLIMBING/STOOPING/KNEELING
• LIFTING/PULLING/PUSHING

Working Conditions

• Standard work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM with some evening and weekend shifts as required.
• Flexibility allowing for a hybrid work schedule as determined by business needs.
• Works primarily in a climate-controlled shared office and desk environment.
• Frequent interpersonal interaction, in addition to weekly meetings.
• May be exposed to unpleasant odors, noxious fumes, excessive noise, and bugs/pests.
• May be exposed to direct and vicarious trauma including escalated behavior, substance use, death, and mental health disorders.
• Travel to other sites within Colorado may be required as business dictates.
• Business operations may continue in various weather conditions, including snow, extreme cold, hot, and other potentially severe conditions.