Grants Finance & Compliance Sr Mgr

Farm and Food Growth Fund Inc | Hudson, NY Full-time On-site $ 75,000 - 100,000 per year
Company description

The mission of the Farm and Food Growth Fund (FFGF) is to create employment and safe affordable housing, capital access opportunities for low and moderate income individuals, families and communities with a focus on farm and food-related industries located in the Northeast Foodshed encompassing parts of the greater Hudson Valley, western Connecticut, western Massachusetts, southern Vermont and eastern Pennsylvania by stimulating economic vitality through technical assistance services, community development and increasing the flow of capital. Programs will target both rural and urban underserved populations in need by aligning capital, knowledge, and workforce skills to advance opportunities for business ownership, job creation, safe and affordable workforce housing, and community revitalization.

The FFGF has a special interest in supporting the development and growth of jobs on farms, in other aspects of agriculture production and value-added activities, and in food manufacturing and food retail businesses in the Northeast Foodshed area. The FFGF, additionally, will support small businesses that invest and create jobs in their communities for the benefit of low and moderate income persons including, but not limited to, small scale retail, personal and professional service businesses and small-scale manufacturing in a variety of industries, many of which are farm and food-related.

Job description
The Grants Finance & Compliance Senior Manager is a full-time position focused on supporting grant awardee services for both HVADC and FFGF grant programs. Specific responsibilities include:

Providing financial stewardship, accountability, reliability and accuracy of financial reports across all FFGF/HVADC grant programs:

Manages grant spending and reporting
Participates in developing annual grant budgets
Monitors budget-to-actual results, and analyzes variances
Prepares grant program financial reports.

Grants Accounts Payable – Provide final review of grantee reimbursement requests to ensure expenditures are allowable, adequately documented, and compliant with grant agreements and organizational policies.
Grants Accounts Receivable:

Prepare and submit reimbursement requests, claims, and financial reports to state, federal, and other funding agencies for administrative and program expenditures incurred by the organization.
Compile supporting documentation and expenditure data to substantiate reimbursement requests and ensure compliance with grant and contract requirements.
Track reimbursement submissions, receivables, and collections to ensure timely receipt of funds.
Reconcile grant receivables with the general ledger and investigate discrepancies in coordination with internal and external accounting team as needed.
Serve as liaison with funding agencies regarding reimbursement requests, payment status, and financial reporting requirements.

Ensuring grant programs’ compliance and risk management across financial, tax, audit, program, operational and regulatory facets.
Addressing any concerns or issues grant recipients may have regarding reimbursements and disbursements.
Working with other HVADC/FFGF staff, preparing reports for HVADC/FFGF Boards, status reports for agencies and other reports as needed.
Assisting with HVADC/FFGF development efforts and other HVADC/FFGF staff activities, including monitoring and responding to grant opportunities and new program design and implementation as needed.
Participating in meetings, workshops, and presentations with staff, board, clients and state/municipal stakeholders.

Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Public Administration or equivalent combination of training and experience. An advanced degree in Public Administration/Finance, CPA certification or certification as a Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) would be of benefit.
Five to 10+ years of progressive experience in grant accounting, compliance, or contract administration.
Familiarity with regulations such as GAAP, US Government Uniform Guidance (2 CFR200) and NYS grant management policy and procedure.
Knowledge of NYS MWBE compliance regulations.
Demonstrated management skills, as well as experience reporting to C-Level suite and interacting with Board members.
Strong organizational and written/verbal communication skills, analytical thinking and attention to detail.
Highly energetic, creative self-starter capable of managing various assignments for multiple parties and across multiple programs.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional colleagues, municipal clients, public officials, developers, and representatives from private and public financial organizations.
A demonstrated ability to solve problems in a collaborative work environment.
Understanding of and adherence to confidentiality and privacy practices.
Excellent interpersonal, team building and relationship-building skills.
Strong attention to detail, time management and organizational skills.
Intermediate proficiency in Quickbooks
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Word and Excel, Zoom and Dropbox.
Intermediate proficiency in a grant application platform and a CRM platform.
Bilingual (English-Spanish) preferred but not required.
Agribusiness and economic development knowledge is helpful.
Commitment to racial and social equality.
Comfortable working in environments with animals, i.e. cows, chickens, pigs, lambs, dogs.
Please note our location is only accessible by vehicle. Valid driver’s license and ability to independently travel within HVADC/FFGF geographic coverage area to visit with grant recipients and partner organizations as needed. Travel to clients especially is most often in rural communities in which public transportation is not available, so it is recommended that only candidates with access to a vehicle apply.

Additional Information:

This is an in-person position in Hudson, NY.
Occasional travel mainly throughout New York, western Connecticut, western Massachusetts, southern Vermont and eastern Pennsylvania.
Adhere to all organizational health, safety, and communicable disease protocols, including any COVID-19 prevention and response measures that may be in effect. Follow established procedures regarding illness reporting, workplace sanitation, and employee/public health guidance.

Compensation

Must be available five days/week, compensation is a yearly salary of $80,000 to $90,000, dependent upon relevant and valid skills/experience. Generous benefit package that starts with 150 hours paid time off, 13 holidays, 403B retirement plan and medical. Mileage reimbursement is given for travel to client and partner meetings.

Compensation
this position is: salaried, $75,000 - $100,000

Role requirements

Minimum relevant experience: 5 years

Required skills

grant accounting compliance contract administration GAAP US Government Uniform Guidance (2 CFR200) NYS grant management policy and procedure NYS MWBE compliance regulations Quickbooks Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Word and Excel, Zoom and Dropbox a grant application platform a CRM platform written/verbal communication skills analytical thinking attention to detail organizational skills

Required certifications or licenses

CPA certification Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS)
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