Finance and Grants Coordinator

Description

Community Alliance for the Homeless (CAFTH) serves as the lead agency for the Memphis & Shelby County Continuum of Care (CoC) and coordinates a comprehensive, community-wide response to homelessness. Our mission is to unite partners and align resources to end homelessness, with a vision that homelessness in our community becomes rare, brief, and non-recurring. CAFTH is guided by three core principles: housing is a basic human right, homelessness is solvable, and our community possesses the collective resources to drive meaningful change.

Founded in 2010 through the merger of two local homelessness coalitions, CAFTH leads CoC planning and grant coordination with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, administers the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and oversees the Coordinated Entry System that prioritizes housing resources for the most vulnerable households. The organization also provides technical assistance and strategic partnership support to the City of Memphis, Shelby County Government, and regional service providers to strengthen a collaborative, data-driven homelessness response system.

The Finance and Grants Coordinator is responsible for helping to oversee and manage all financial processes and record-keeping of all grants received and sub-granted. The Finance and Grants Coordinator works closely with the Finance and Grants Administrator, Finance and Grants Director, partner agencies, and other CAFTH financial representatives to ensure accurate financial reporting and procedural compliance for all grants received and sub-granted.

• Ensure accurate, timely, efficient, and transparent processes for the grant life cycle. This entails award management, tracking payments, reviewing or producing relevant reports, monitoring, and post-award management.
• Prepare reimbursement requests for funders and sub-recipients.
• Manage/track invoices and expenses related to all grant funds.
• In conjunction with the Finance and Grants Director, act as CAFTH’s expert for all aspects of grant coordination, policies, systems, and documentation to ensure compliance, incorporate best practices, and ensure excellent controls of grant funds.
• Provide direct support to program staff and sub-recipients as it relates to grant administration, OMB circulars, and compliance policies.
• Work with the Finance and Grants Director to interpret and translate applicable OMB regulations, polices, and procedures into operational policies as required.
• In conjunction with the Finance and Grants Director, execute sub-grantee monitoring processes, including conducting assessments, collecting data, and discussing financial implications of issues, gaps, and outcomes with sub- grantees.
• Responsible for assisting with all audit(s) and acting as the point person for the annual audit for grant-related matters. This includes all internal, external, and sub-award audits.
• Perform duties that are related to record-keeping/tracking.
• Ensure computer storage and hard copy files of all documents pertaining to each grant.
• Perform additional administrative tasks as assigned by management.

• Coordinate program activities, meetings, projects, and administrative processes within assigned focus areas.
• Maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders, agencies, and community collaborators while providing technical assistance and support.
• Assist with grant development, reporting, compliance tracking, and related documentation.
• Collect, analyze, and report data to support program performance and continuous improvement.
• Support training, outreach, communications, and stakeholder engagement efforts.
• Contribute to research, policy development,…