Compliance Supervisor; MA

Contract Compliance Supervisor (MA
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This position serves as the HD expert-level analyst for management, staff, and internal and external customers regarding state and federal contracting rules, guidance, and associated fiscal monitoring activities. It includes support with state and federal audit compliance and responses, overall technical assistance to HD Unit staff on fiscal compliance, monitoring activities, and contract management, and communication and coordination with the agency’s Contracts & Compliance Division to represent HD program requirements.

Serve as the HD expert in areas related to the business of contract management and fiscal monitoring. Tasks:

• Provide consultation, technical assistance, and coordination to HD Units and programs on the application of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) and other related cost principles and contract management practices.
• Create and maintain activities to assist staff with contract management, including defining competencies for successful contract management, standardizing definitions, devising strategies for coordination and information sharing across the division, and providing tools/resources for contract management.
• Review and analyze contracting, monitoring, risk assessment and other processes for quality improvement purposes.
• Advise on HD federal and state risk assessment and monitoring tools, invoice backup documentation, and other tools as identified.
• Provide guidance to HD staff on development of program-specific risk assessment questions and how risk assessment scores can inform monitoring plans.
• Represent the interests of HD in agency-wide discussions or initiatives dealing with contract management practices, including risk assessment, contract development and monitoring.
• Apply best practices, quality improvement tools, and Lean practices to reduce fiscal monitoring issues throughout the lifecycle of grants and contracts.
• Provide technical assistance, set up cross-divisional meetings and facilitate discussions, design and implement an evaluation process including obtaining customer feedback and modifying procedures and processes as needed.
• Analyze, develop, and/or implement changes to systems to improve internal and external business and customer service in the area of contract management and monitoring.
• Assist HD Unit Staff in implementing agency-wide requirements on organizational risk assessments, fiscal monitoring, and other contracting requirements.
• Conduct organizational risk assessments for the Housing Division and inform HD program staff on invoice documentation requirements based on Division level risk assessment scores.
• Manage the collection and storage of grantee audits, ensuring audits are up to date and in compliance.

• Supervise the Contract Manager and Complaint Officer and other staff as needed.
• Oversee the work performed by the team, delegate workload responsibilities and assignments, and provide regular feedback, coaching, and guidance to staff.
• Manage and report on workplan status to the Assistant Director, Deputy Assistant Director, and Management Team.
• Monitor workload to…