Grants Compliance Analyst

Conexon•Kansas City, MO

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Conexon is a rapidly growing telecommunications company partnering with Rural Electric Cooperatives to design and deploy advanced fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks nationwide. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by delivering reliable, high-speed internet and phone services to Rural America. We are a team of people passionate about excellent service, meaningful work, and supporting the communities we serve. As we continue expanding into new states and regions, we’re looking for individuals who want to grow with us and contribute to this important mission of transforming rural communities with the power of high-speed internet, mile by mile of fiber to the home. We are building a Grants Compliance team who will be responsible for identifying compliance requirements during the grant award process and ensuring the requirements are met through the life of the grant. The team will be responsible for seeking out and developing tools and relationships to understand requirements and turn them into executable and repeatable operational action. This is a new position in a fast-growing company. You will be key in providing guidance and expertise to internal and client stakeholders on a wide variety of grants issues, including Cost Principles/Procurement, Property and Ownership of Infrastructure, Audit and Monitoring and other requirements. Prior experience with broadband state and federal legislation and regulations are essential. Flexibility and ability to multi-task and be self-motivated to achieve results are crucial to success. You should be excited about reading and interpreting the details of federal and state statutes and codes and collaborating with state and federal agencies and then turning interpretations into actions.

Requirements

Knowledge and practical experience working on grant and network deployment projects.
Able to identify and navigate complex public and private sector relationships in a collaborative manner.
Self-starter who can carry out a complex scope of work independently, without significant supervision
Drive issues to resolution with minimal direction
Review and manage project timelines to understand ‘action triggers’
Good follow up skills
Proven ability to multi-task and plan/organize work to meet deadlines, all with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Manage changing guidelines and regulations impacting grant compliance management
Project Management Experience
Ability to manage multiple projects & actions simultaneously
Possess effective communication skills
Well versed in communicating through emails, presentations, and in meetings to include but not limited to
Internal leadership
CO-OP Clients
Broadband offices and other state and local government agencies
Government Auditors
Proficient with Excel, specifically VLook, Pivots, IF functions, etc.
Experience creating and reviewing budgets including building/updating ledgers and aligning invoicing
Understanding of MSA’s and how to interpret them.

Nice To Haves

Five (5) years of experience, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of principles and practices related to broadband deployment
Power BI proficiency
PowerPoint experience
Creation of presentations
Ability to effectively articulate information upstream

Responsibilities

Read and interpret broadband grant funding requirements, including financial and administrative regulations applicable to the grants.
Understand project scope, project requirements and the roles & responsibilities of all involved parties.
Prepare summaries to communicate and track grant program status and ongoing requirements.
Create policy documents and bulletins to boil down required compliance activities, including contracting requirements, property and lien perfection, submission of budgets, submission of funding requests and other activities through the grant compliance period.
Work closely with internal teams and with client teams to ensure ongoing requirements are met timely, completely, and accurately.
Prepare and retain compliance documents.
Prepare and share trackers and other collaboration tools to ensure due dates are identified and met.
Work with a creative team to bring ideas into the mix, offer suggestions and conduct research.
Demonstrate ability to share information and constantly learn new processes and technology.
Perform other duties as assigned to fulfill the objectives of this position.