Compliance Supervisor (Grant Supervisor)

King County • Seattle, WA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) seeks a Compliance Supervisor to lead and oversee fiscal compliance monitoring for publicly funded grants and contracts. The position helps ensure programs receiving local, state, and federal funding meet financial requirements, maintain effective internal controls, and demonstrate accountability in their use of public resources. Working closely with the Chief Compliance Officer, the supervisor helps develop and implement department-wide compliance policies, procedures, and monitoring practices.

The Compliance Supervisor oversees Compliance Specialist staff (classified as Grant Administrators), providing coaching, guidance, work coordination, and performance management. The role also conducts fiscal risk assessments and recipient monitoring, coordinates site visits, reviews grant recipients’ financial practices, and advises on corrective action plans and compliance concerns. It requires experience in financial auditing, fiscal analysis, public contract management, and compliance oversight, as well as the ability to interpret complex regulations and collaborate with program managers, fiscal staff, grant recipients, and other stakeholders.

This is a mission-critical position with typical hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. DCHS uses a hybrid work model, with onsite and telecommuting days based on business needs. The primary onsite location is the Chinook Building in Seattle. Employees must reside in Washington State within a reasonable distance of their King County worksite. The selected employee will receive a County-issued laptop and must maintain a suitable home workspace and reliable internet connection.

Requirements

• A degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or public administration, or an equivalent combination of business experience and education that provides the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed for the work.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in financial audit analysis and forensic investigation.
• Demonstrated experience in public contract management related to government funding compliance and reporting.
• Knowledge of public contract management principles and best practices.
• Demonstrated communication skills and experience working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Organizational skills to prioritize multiple work plans that may involve collaboration and facilitation with other staff.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective, collaborative, and positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to establish and maintain high financial management standards.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Project management skills to manage multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local grant regulations, guidelines, and laws, including the Code of Federal Regulations, 2 CFR 200.
• At least two years of demonstrated supervisory experience, including applying management and supervisory principles, methods, and techniques.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience coordinating audit activities.
• Experience leading financial forensic investigations.
• Certified Public Accountant designation or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chief Compliance Officer with department-wide guidance on managing public grant contracts funded by local, state, and federal sources, applying internal control and monitoring principles and relevant GAAP, FASB, and GASB rules.
• Help establish and maintain Compliance Team policies and procedures for grant and contract management, interpreting regulatory guidance and applicable policies to promote consistent practices.
• Provide leadership and guidance for day-to-day grant management, including standards and regulations governing federal, state, and other grants.
• Develop a work plan for grant recipient fiscal compliance monitoring and support the site visit process.
• Guide Project Managers and fiscal compliance staff on contract invoice review processes, corrective action plans, and grant recipient investigations.
• Supervise Compliance Specialist staff, including coaching and mentoring, coordinating work assignments, and facilitating performance management.
• Conduct secondary review and approval of work products, including fiscal monitoring and grant recipient fiscal risk assessments.
• Conduct fiscal monitoring site visits and assess grant recipients’ internal fiscal controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager