Compliance Officer

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.This is a hybrid position. Working knowledge of 2 CFR 200 and Excel required.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Be BOLD and make a real difference . . . If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:Employee wellness programs and facilitiesExtensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjectsBike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racksDistinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State systemStrong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plansMedical and dental health plansPaid life insuranceShort- and long-term disability coverage11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time offMentoring program with opportunities for mentors and menteesTuition assistance for college level courses including Masters degree programsExcellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, andA variety of employee resource groups

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The Work Unit:The Contract Monitoring Unit (CMU) aims to establish financial monitoring and compliance activities and use resources needed to effectively monitor subrecipients funded by the budgets/grants/spending authority the Administration Fiscal Services Unit (AFSU) oversees. The CMU manages, coordinates, and provides fiscal compliance support by conducting comprehensive fiscal reviews at agency sites, performing desk reviews, gathering and analyzing source documentation, creating reports, and providing fiscal technical assistance to staff and subrecipients. This unit ensures compliance in accordance with applicable federal regulations, state fiscal rules, notice of award allowability, and contract provisions.

What You'll Be Doing:This position ensures financial monitoring and compliance for the subrecipient contracts and purchase orders managed by AFSU to safeguard the integrity and soundness of the financial systems in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements; provide for and meet the statutory, state fiscal rules and regulatory requirements of Office of Management Budget (OMB). This position conducts site visits, desk reviews, source documentation reviews, and other duties to assess financial risk and compliance, evaluate internal controls, and provide management with findings, and recommendations for strengthening operations, by performing interaction related to questioned costs, allowability, and other necessary technical guidance. This position gathers, analyzes, and reports information to middle and senior staff on specific and systematic topics (e.g. reporting, monitoring techniques, allowability of costs, and risk assessments). This position possesses knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) also known as the Uniform Guidance; Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, State Fiscal and Procurement Rules; grant awarding; contracting; the request for application (RFA) process; identifying program guidance, and looking up statutory references.

Minimum Qualifications

Option 1: ExperienceSix (6) years of full time professional experience in budget analysis and implementation or financial auditing and monitoring. Demonstrated working knowledge of 2 CFR 200 and Excel is required.(Substitution)

Option 2: Combination of Experience and EducationBachelor's degree from an accredited institution in accounting, finance, business or public administration, economics, statistics, or a closely-related field. AND Two (2) years of full time professional experience in budget analysis and implementation or financial auditing and monitoring. Demonstrated working knowledge of 2 CFR 200 and Excel is required. (Minimum qualifications)

A master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business or public administration, economics, statistics, or a closely-related field will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. (Substitution)

This experience must be substantiated within the Work Experience section of your application. "See Resume" will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

Conditions of Employment:A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.

Preferred Qualifications and Essential Competencies:The preferred experience, competencies and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate

Demonstrated knowledge of 2 CFR 200 Uniform GuidanceDemonstrated experience assessing internal controls and making recommendations for improvement Reviewing and documenting processes, making recommendations for process improvement in line with policies and internal controls Demonstrated experience in regulatory and grant compliance of state, private or federal grants programs Demonstrated experience in reviewing documentation to ensure expenditures are in compliance with contract terms Demonstrated experience writing reports