Grants Post-Award Specialist (0033)

OCT Consulting • Washington, DC

3d • Remote

About The Position

OCT Consulting is seeking a Grants Post-Award Specialist to support a federal client with post-award financial management, closeout operations, amendment processing, and regulatory compliance across the agency's grant portfolio. This role involves detailed financial analysis, reconciliation, administrative task management, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring adherence to federal regulations and agency policies. The specialist will utilize systems like GrantSolutions and advanced Excel skills to manage grant portfolios effectively.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in federal grants administration, financial management, post-award management, or federal grant/contract closeout operations.
• Strong working knowledge of 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance), 2 CFR 200.344 (Closeout), OMB circulars, and federal grant administration principles.
• Experience using or familiarity with GrantSolutions (preferred) or similar federal financial/acquisition platforms (e.g., STAQS, PRISM, Phoenix, or Grant.gov).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (financial modeling, formulas, pivot tables) and tracking databases for financial reconciliation.
• Must be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a Public Trust / Moderate Risk Security Clearance; the investigation will involve a credit, fingerprint, and law enforcement agency check.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with GrantSolutions.

Responsibilities

• Complete detailed financial analyses for grant closeouts and amendments.
• Prepare executive and operational financial summary reports for the Grants Management Officer (GMO).
• Reconcile grant invoicing, drawdowns, and payment history to ensure transaction accuracy.
• Analyze reconciliations to determine unliquidated obligation (ULO) balances and exact de-obligation amounts.
• Manage administrative task workflows for grant closeouts and grant amendments throughout the active period of performance.
• Actively follow up with grantees, Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs) / Agreement Officer's Representatives (AORs), and government representatives to ensure all technical and administrative closeout actions are finalized prior to final closeout approval.
• Maintain accurate, real-time status tracking in internal databases and spreadsheets.
• Ensure strict adherence to OMB circulars (including 2 CFR 200 Subpart E and 2 CFR 200.344) as well as agency-specific grant policies.
• Review grant files for missing required documentation (e.g., Final Federal Financial Reports [SF-425/FFRs], SF-428 Property Reports, final progress reports) and notify the GMO of required corrective actions.
• Prepare comprehensive closeout packages and individual grant closeout reports summarizing financial status, resolved/outstanding issues, and recommendations for remediation.
• Utilize GrantSolutions to receive, process, review, and finalize grant amendment packages, ensuring full accuracy and policy compliance prior to submission.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Retirement savings 401K plan provided by an industry leading provider with 3% employer contributions of the employee’s gross salary
• Paid Time Off and Standard Government Holidays
• Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term disability benefits
• Training Benefits

What This Job Offers

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