Compliance Specialist at King County – Seattle, Washington

NOTE: The application period has now closed. Only Priority Placement Program participant applications will be added to the candidate pool.

We are recruiting for Compliance Specialist roles in both Career Service and Term-Limited Temporary/Special Duty Assignment classifications. The Term-Limited Temporary/Special Duty Assignment is anticipated to last for one year.

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is looking for a skilled, knowledgeable, highly-motivated, and enthusiastic team player to assist in managing the subrecipient monitoring activities for a portfolio of human service contracts with multiple complex funding sources.

The Compliance Specialist assists in the daily subrecipient risk management and fiscal monitoring functions across the department. This position plays a role in preparing and reviewing financial and programmatic risk assessments, financial contract compliance, and other monitoring activities. The position also provides support during internal and external audits of the Department.

Scope of Duties: To be considered for this opportunity, you must at a minimum demonstrate skill and ability to:

• Perform research and analysis of risk of the Department’s subrecipient agencies, which includes researching and analyzing a variety of financial records, reports, statements, etc… and using this information to complete risk assessments.
• Perform fiscal subrecipient monitoring on behalf of the Department to ensure fiscal compliance with grant/contract requirements, all applicable federal, state, and county regulations, and accounting and financial reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and County financial management standards.
• Prepare status reports of fiscal subrecipient monitoring and maintain and evaluate trends in agency compliance.
• Perform detailed review of other department financial and programmatic staff workpapers related to subrecipient monitoring. Draft results letters for subrecipient monitoring's.
• Provide ongoing feedback and training to fiscal and programmatic staff related to subrecipient monitoring.
• Provide technical assistance to subrecipient agencies on financial related matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

We Are Looking For Candidates Who Have:

• Two years of experience with administration of federal and state grants, reporting requirements, and regulatory compliance guidance, such as 2 CFR 200.
• Two years of experience with organizational administrative and financial structures as related to federal and state grants.
• Skill in the application of accounting principles and practices, including the application of governmental accounting and audit techniques.
• Ability to acquire and incorporate knowledge of specialized administrative and fiscal procedures and subject matter through review of contracts, financial statements, administrative or system reports.
• Experience analyzing fiscal agency operations and developing sound recommendations as to their solution; and maintaining meticulous records.
• Experience in managing multiple projects of varying complexity and scale.
• Proficiency using MS Office Productivity tools in your daily work (Excel, Teams, Sharepoint, Tableau.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, writing and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage your time and adapt to changing priorities, work on multiple priorities and projects simultaneously, meet quick deadlines, and produce timely and quality work products.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or any equivalent combination of business experience and education which provides the applicant with the desired skills, knowledge and ability required to perform the work.
• Experience performing subrecipient monitoring.
• Experience with audit processes.

WORK SCHEDULE: This position is Exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore is not overtime eligible. Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule, every other Thursday.

UNION REPRESENTATION: This position is represented by PROTEC17-Staff Finance.

WORK LOCATION: The Department of Community and Human Services team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is King County Chinook Building, 401 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS: The recruitment for this position is open to all candidates. A completed King County Application is required. We highly recommend that you also provide a resume and cover letter. If you have any questions, please contact Brittney Marzest, Senior Talent Advisor, by e-mail at bmarzest@kingcounty.gov

This recruitment will also be used to create an eligibility list for Career Service (CS) and Term-Limited Temporary (TLT) vacancies throughout the next six months.

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

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