Senior Grants & Finance Advisor

AC Disaster Consulting (ACDC) offers full-spectrum emergency management services to public and private clients. Our experienced professionals have been a part of the growth and modernization of emergency management for nearly 30 years, proudly supporting programs for some of the most challenging natural disasters and catastrophic events under our mission of staying competent, caring, and connected.

Driven by compassion. Defined by expertise. Strengthened by collaboration. We empower communities to improve disaster outcomes and build lasting resilience.

In the true spirit of emergency management – ACDC seeks to solve crises, both for the communities and individuals affected by disasters as well as for the clients we serve. Our team brings a whole community approach, compassionate guidance and decades of hands‑on experience to best embody our core values: competent, caring, and connected.

The position will be guided by ACDC’s Corporate Values Platform in all activities.

• Job Title:
  
  Senior Grants & Finance Advisor

• Full Time/Part Time/PRN:
  Full Time
• Exempt/Non-Exempt:
  Non-Exempt
• Temporary/Seasonal/Regular:
  Temporary
• Hourly/Salary:
  Hourly
• Compensation: $43-48/hour
• Travel/
  
  Location:
  
  Travel periodically to the Houston client site as required

We are seeking an experienced Senior Grants & Finance Advisor to provide full‑time support to the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) Finance Department, Project Grant Accounting section.

This is a senior advisory and process‑improvement role for an individual with a strong background in grant financial management, accounting, or both. The ideal candidate should have meaningful experience across grants and finance, with deeper expertise in at least one of those areas.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:

• Review grant accounting policies, procedures, workflows, internal controls, and financial management practices.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, compliance risks, manual processes, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and improve SOPs, desk procedures, internal controls, reconciliation processes, reimbursement procedures, reporting practices, and QA/QC tools.
• Provide guidance on grant accounting, allowable costs, documentation, reconciliations, reimbursements, financial reporting, audit readiness, and compliance.
• Assess practices against federal grant requirements, including 2 CFR Part 200, where applicable.
• Work with leadership and staff to develop practical recommendations and implementation plans.
• Facilitate meetings and working sessions with leadership, finance staff, auditors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Support implementation through procedures, templates, training materials, tools, and staff guidance.

• Knowledge of both grant management and accounting/financial management principles.
• Experience evaluating or improving financial policies, procedures, internal controls, workflows, or business processes.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Schedule may vary. Work on evenings and weekends may be required. Dependability and punctuality are paramount.

• Up to 10% travel is expected for this position.
• Must be willing to travel and deploy to client sites for extended periods of time.

• Mobility required on‑site with clients.
• Sitting or standing for hours at a time.
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time if needed.
• Ability to manipulate up to 15 lbs. repetitively throughout the day and…