Grants Management Specialist

**Duties**:

- Performs the funding operations for one or more grants for State agencies or a combination of State agencies and ITO for one or more of the federal nutrition assistance programs.
- Uses accounting systems to initiate and update Grant Award Document (GAD) and Letter of Credit (LOC) documents to provide funding to Grantees.
- Reviews and monitors the quality of program data provided by grantees in order to determine trends and to identify and resolve potential problems.
- Performs four extensive accounting reconciliations of the financial data of the assigned grants.
- Conducts virtual and on-site reviews of grantee fiscal operations to ensure compliance with fiscal requirements.
- Reviews annual Single State audit reports of assigned grantees.
- Prepares correspondence to obtain corrective action plans.
- Provides technical assistance, training and policy clarifications on financial management requirements or explains government-wide grant requirements to Regional and grantee staff.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- You must be a US Citizen or US National
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
- Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution

**Qualifications**:

- Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
- **To qualify for the GS-07 level**, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-05 level in federal service or equivalent experience. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: 1) Utilizing financial automated systems to process or collect grant-related or financial data; 2) Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with customers; and 3) Analyzing grant and financial data to determine compliance with applicable grants management regulations.
- **AND/OR EDUCATION**: 1 year of graduate-level education- **AND/OR EDUCATION**: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR two full years (36 semester hours/54 quarter hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL. or J.D., if related.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**Education**:
**To qualify at the GS-07 level based on education, you must have at least one of the following**:
1 year of graduate-level education
**OR**
Equivalent combination of graduate-level education and specialized experience.

**To qualify at the GS-09 level based on education, you must have at least one of the following**:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR two full years (36 semester hours/54 quarter hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL. or J.D., if related.
**OR**
Equivalent combination of graduate-level education and specialized experience.

**Additional information**:
USDA is offering a variety of strategic workplace flexibilities which allow us to recruit and retain the best talent that reflects the diversity of our country, improve employee morale, and make USDA an employer of choice. In support of this commitment, telework-eligible positions may be eligible to telework up to eight days a pay period, based upon the duties of specific positions. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by Departmental policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

This position is included in a bargaining unit represented by one of the following: AFGE Local 2735, NTEU Chapter 226, 227, 237, 240, 255, 265 or 268.
- Benefits

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