Grants Financial Analyst

UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or a related field required; supplemented by two years of experience in performing grant financial analyst duties; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: None.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Examination:

The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.Purpose of Classification:

Employees in this classification are responsible for monitoring all aspects of the grants financial function countywide. This is specialized work of a professional nature. Work is performed independently under the general supervision of the Grants Administrator and Grants Administrative Manager.

Essential Functions:

Works with the Grants Administrator to establish and maintain budget and financial records on each Fulton County grant. Performs grant financial administration of all grants received by Fulton County, including Federal and State awards.

Establishes and maintains all contractual and financial record for each grant, establishes and maintains a calendar of all grant activities and reporting deadlines.Must maintain budget on all grants, prepare, examine, and file periodic reports to all granting agencies on time. Reviews and approves all grant budgets.

Works with key department staff in providing financial date for grant budgeting and reporting activity. Works with department staff to ensure effective implementation of each grant.

Maintains effective communication with grant program staff to obtain better knowledge of each administered grant. Serves as a resources with department staff on grant budgeting and accounting activity.

Executes an established process for the use of funds awarded to ensure the County is in compliance with all funding requirements and guidelines.

Monitors and prepares financial cash flow information of each grant; maintains documentation on the revenues and expenditures for each grant assigned. Completes ongoing financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting of all grant awards. Ensures all reimbursements are filed properly, in a timely manner, and in accordance with the grant guidelines.

Coordinates and monitors the County's compliance with requirements applicable to federal and state grant awards. Monitors each grant to ensure expenditure is in accordance with the agreed project with the appropriate line item budget.

Reviews grant financial activity on a routine basis to determine spending patterns and funding availability; Provides reports at the Grant Monitoring Roundtable meetings.

Completes financial data analysis for creation of reports, including but not limited to, spending trends, available funds, annual reporting, and other ad-hoc reports.

Maintains a comprehensive knowledge base of applicable laws and regulations pertaining to grant awards. Attends training to gain better understanding of current grant practices. Works with appropriate personnel to properly establish budgets for grant program expenditures.

Prepares information for the annual CAFR and Single Audit reports. Assists in providing audit support to the Grants Administrator on all internal and external audits.

Additional Functions:

Performs other related duties as required.

Performance Aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.