County Auditor's Office - Audit Grant Analyst

Minimum Experience and Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Accounting, or closely related field from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of public sector related, grant management experience in an administrator, financial, analytical, or consulting role in a large multifunctional organization;

Or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Must have or obtain by date of hire a valid driver's license applicable to job responsibilities, with a driving record acceptable to the County of El Paso.

In order to access the County’s network and systems, a personal mobile smart device is required by the hire start date.

Reviews policies, procedures, and financial operations of all grants and various subrecipient local agencies to ensure compliance with grant awards, subrecipient contracts, plus federal or state grant guidelines in deterring theft, fraud and/or misuse of grant funds;

Sets up general ledger account and project ledger strings in the financial system;

Audits all revenues, expenditures, travel advances and budgets to be entered into the financial system to ensure they are budgeted, appropriately authorized and in compliance with County policies, and statutory or grant requirements as well as established internal controls;

Audits budgets and budget adjustments and posts them to the financial system ensuring budgets are allowable and consistent with policies established by the Commissioners Court, Texas Local Government Codes and grant award requirements; composes annual budgets grant accounts;

Audits and monitors purchase requisitions, purchase orders and invoices tied to requisitions for grant accounts; analyze purchases made by County departments using grant accounts; audits vendor suspension and debarment prior to payments; maintain and update vendor files for grant accounts;
Audits on site grant inventories and conducts cash counts;

Audits payroll administration, reviews approval of timecards; tracks payroll expenses for reimbursement from granting agencies with allowable employees; audits and codes new employee data, including employee benefit changes and enrollments; prepares insurance reconciliations, prepares and maintains grants staffing reports, audits and submits payroll reporting and codes grants deposits;

Audits and closes grants; reconciles accounts and balances; finalizes billings and reporting;

Performs inter-departmental audits and assists with maintaining a system of internal controls; gathers, organizes, and summarizes information for grants budgets and expenditures; monitors and verifies the status of budget and projects and ensures all parties are kept appraised on all matters and projects are completed on time; works on a wide variety of financial, administrative, professional, management and community issues and problems of medium to high complexity;

Develops non-standard reports and statements, such as detailed cost and financial analysis, forecasts, trend analysis and projections; completes a variety of special accounting studies, monitors revenue and expense accounts; analyzes and interprets financial data, trends, and performance measures, identifies problem areas; recommends actions to solve problems;

Prepares financial statements to include Annual Financial and Compliance Reports, and the Management letters and related responses; develops various financial and budgetary statements/reports and provides regular quarterly (monthly if warranted) reports to Commissioners Court, County Administrator, granting agencies, and/or the Public;

Assists with monitoring and ensuring compliance of policies & procedures, Local Government Codes, and Federal and State Laws;

Makes recommendations to improve the County Auditor's office efficacy, efficiency, accuracy, internal controls, customer service and work environment;

Evaluates performance measures and procedures, and master plans with both short and long-term goals and objectives; provides quality service and work product as a part of the overall departmental and…