Senior Grants & Finance Strategist

AC Disaster Consulting; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 59,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

AC Disaster Consulting seeks a Senior Grants & Finance Advisor to provide full-time, on-site support to the Harris County Flood Control District Finance Dept. This senior role focuses on grant financial management, accounting, and process improvements, with travel to client sites as needed.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience across grants and finance, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in MS Word and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in governmental/grant accounting, federal grant administration, financial compliance, or related advisory/consulting work.
• 5+ years demonstrated experience in both grant financial management and accounting/financial management principles.
• 5+ years of experience evaluating or improving financial policies, procedures, internal controls, workflows, or business processes.
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Review grant accounting policies, procedures, workflows, internal controls, and financial management practices.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, compliance risks, manual processes, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and improve SOPs, desk procedures, internal controls, reconciliation processes, reimbursement procedures, reporting practices, and QA/QC tools.
• Provide guidance on grant accounting, allowable costs, documentation, reconciliations, reimbursements, financial reporting, audit readiness, and compliance.
• Assess practices against federal grant requirements, including 2 CFR Part 200, where applicable.
• Work with leadership and staff to develop practical recommendations and implementation plans.
• Facilitate meetings and working sessions with leadership, finance staff, auditors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Support implementation through procedures, templates, training materials, tools, and staff guidance.

Skills

Grant management

Accounting/financial management

Analytical skills

Communication

Facilitation

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

AC Disaster Consulting seeks a Senior Grants & Finance Advisor to provide full-time, on-site support to the Harris County Flood Control District Finance Dept. This senior role focuses on grant financial management, accounting, and process improvements, with travel to client sites as needed.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience across grants and finance, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in MS Word and Excel.