Quality Assurance & Compliance Specialist

Career Team; Terrell (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Employee-sponsored HSA

Disability insurance

Supplemental insurance

Job summary

Career Team is a leading workforce development organization focused on transforming lives through technology and compassionate services. The Quality Assurance Associate role audits participant files for federal, state, and local standards, reviews expenses, and supports multiple grants and projects nationwide to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The position is hybrid, full-time and non-exempt, reporting to the Director of Quality Assurance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of accounting experience and knowledge of WIOA contracts/programs preferred
• Strong computer skills in MS Excel and Google Sheets - experience a plus
• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment - must have excellent teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work across all levels of management and staff
• Sharp attention to detail with strong organizational, analytical, research, and critical thinking skills
• Exceptional time Management skills, ability to meet accounting month-end deadlines, extraordinary ability to multitask, be proactive, and demonstrate an ability to work independently and in a virtual team environment
• Ability to work independently on routine tasks
• Must be able to meet deadlines and work under pressure, including the ability to perform and complete a high volume of work assignments with speed and accuracy, work cooperatively with others, and show courteousness and a high level of professionalism

Responsibilities

• Monitor and audit participant files to ensure Federal, State and Local policy compliance
• Ensure expense submissions from various Career Advisors comply with Federal WIOA, State, Local, and corporate policies to prevent disallowed costs
• Work closely with Project Associates and Executive Directors across projects in the United States, as well as the Workforce Boards, to provide file compliance, guidance, and insight
• Ensure participant expenditures are entered into state systems and processed in a timely and economic manner in accordance with established policies and budgets within WIOA guidelines
• Coordinate accounting activities for assigned projects, which include the establishment and monitoring of procedures and policies by contract
• Monitor project participant financials for various project grants to ensure grants are fiscally managed
• Support teams across the nation with monthly project invoicing by reviewing supporting documentation and compliance on all participant files
• Ability to maintain and update multiple spreadsheets and reporting tools within the Google Drive
• Submit monitoring reports accurately and in a timely manner to the local staff and Workforce board members
• Support team(s) with audit deliverables and program audit requests
• Supports growth and program development
• Approach each day and task with a "Zag" mindset
• Other duties and projects as needed

Skills

Accounting

Auditing

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Multitasking

Education

Associate degree or higher

2+ years accounting experience

Tools

MS Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Career Team is a leading workforce development organization focused on transforming lives through technology and compassionate services. The Quality Assurance Associate role audits participant files for federal, state, and local standards, reviews expenses, and supports multiple grants and projects nationwide to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The position is hybrid, full-time and non-exempt, reporting to the Director of Quality Assurance.