Grants Post-Award Specialist (0033)

OCT Consulting, LLC • Washington, DC

20h • $70,000 - $85,000 • Remote

About The Position

OCT Consulting is seeking a Grants Post-Award Specialist to support a federal client. This role involves post-award financial management, closeout operations, amendment processing, and ensuring regulatory compliance for the agency's grant portfolio. The position is contingent upon a task order modification.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a closely related discipline desired.
• 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

• Experience using or familiarity with GrantSolutions (preferred)

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.
• 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