Job Description

The Kings County District Attorneys Office (KCDA) is one of the largest prosecutors offices in the country and is committed to developing and implementing innovative prosecutorial strategies that will fulfill our vision of keeping Brooklyn safe while at the same time ensuring fairness and justice for all. KCDA has an exciting opportunity to work as a Grants Manager.

The Fiscal Bureau manages the primary financial functions of the agency with the responsibility of planning and monitoring the agencys $200 million budget which supports a staff of more than 1400 employees ensuring and managing State and Federal revenues; maintaining and reconciling agency bank accounts; payment of invoices annually; and monitoring its financial health by reviewing financial statements and audits.

Under general supervision with latitude for independent initiative and judgment the prospective candidate will perform the following duties:

-Maintenance of existing portfolio of grants and funding levels monitoring external and internal changes which would change funding levels. Grow agencys portfolio of grants working to identify potential grant opportunities with key internal personnel to determine appropriateness of fit.

-Oversight and review of pre-and post-award activities to assure budgetary appropriateness financial reporting accuracy and compliance of grant expenditures to applicable funder guidelines and governmental directives. Establish mechanisms for preparing managing and monitoring project expenditures and ensuring budgetary integrity and control.

-Management of the agencys grant application process. Establish the timeline and required elements of each proposal ensuring that all deadlines are met and assuming final full preparation and submission of the grant manuscript.

-Implementation of standards policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Federal State and private regulations governing grants. Draft written documentation of required processes procedures and activities. Collaborate with external agencies and internal personnel to ensure compliance. Identify mitigate and resolve complex compliance-related risks and issues in a timely manner.

-Maintaining relationships with funders and staying abreast of all agency notices and updates as well as upcoming changes in regulatory rules in connection with all post-award matters. Analyze and fully assess impacts of changes for KCDA including the need for written communications updates and changes in policies procedures and business processes.

- Support KCDA Fiscal Bureau team members to produce financial reports and analyses for internal and external stakeholders.

-Forecasting expenditures on all grants tracking expenditures and reconciling grant budgets and expenditures annually.

Preferred Skills:

-Able to be assertive highly organized detail-oriented and have excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills.
-Organizational time-management and multi-tasking skills including the ability to take initiative prioritize duties meet strict deadlines and work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Strong knowledge of federal and NYS grant regulations systems and processes.
-Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook etc.).
-Familiarity with Crystal Reports and Financial Management System (FMS).

Additional Information:

Candidates must meet the additional requirements:

-A masters degree from an accredited college in economics finance accounting business or public administration and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combinator of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration accounting economic or financial administration or fiscal management or;

-A bachelors degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combinator of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration accounting economic or financial administration or fiscal management

Employees of the City of New York may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees.
Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements: COORDINATOR - 56058

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Remote work

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