Manager - CDBG - DR

at EisnerAmper LLP in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Manager - CDBG - DR
Knoxville, TN, USA
 Req #747
Monday, April 8, 2024

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,000 employees and more than 350 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today, and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers and investors who serve these clients.

Our reach extends globally, with offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, India, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and Ireland.

The Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Manager is responsible for tasks related to client engagement, services, and projects in support of disaster recovery programs, such as US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) related disaster programs, and otherdepartment initiatives and strategies.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration, or an approved related field is preferred.
Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), Associate Emergency Manager (AEM), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), certifications are preferred, but not required.
5+ years of advanced experience in the CDBG-DR program, and state, local and/or federal level disaster recovery programs in consulting and advisory services, including 3+ years in a management or supervisor role.
5+ years of consulting and/or client support and Business Development is preferred.
Experience working on federally funded disaster related projects such as FEMA Public Assistance, FEMA Individual Assistance, CDBG-DR, FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, or American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is preferred.
Ability to manage multiple projects of various sizes, including the development of a project plan, managing a team, and creating and managing project budgets.
Advanced knowledge of and experience with HUD CDBG-DR disaster programs including related statutes, regulations, and policies and processes, such as the Stafford Act, Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 200, 24 CFR 570, and post-award grant management activities and compliance requirements.
Maintains understanding of applicable CDBG-DR regulations and their evolution with each allocation.
Demonstrates critical thinking capabilities.
Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Capacity for quickly understanding new concepts, workflows, and systems.
Demonstrates leadership skills, as well as a positive attitude and proactive nature.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in business and technical environments and within a diverse group of individuals.
Strong verbal communication skills, including the ability to present verbally to high-level stakeholders.
Proven ability to provide excellent customer service and maintain client/professional relationships/partnerships.
Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative, and continuously changing environment.
Ability to perform effectively, efficiently and with quality under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
Possess a high degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
Computer literate with the capability of performing at an intermediate or advanced level with respect to the Microsoft Office Suite of products, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
Leads large, complex programs implementing major state and community-level post-disaster recovery efforts, including administering HUD CDBG-DR funds.
Evaluates client needs, recommends project approaches, and understands engagement scope, manages activities for completing work, and assists with oversight of overall quality control of client deliverables.
Performs supervisory responsibilities of a team including serving as a performance career coach to staff, provides prompt feedback to Directors, Senior Managers and Partners regarding staff performance, and completes annual staff evaluations.
Manages the team through all phases of a program including strategic planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and completion, consistent with established program delivery processes... For full info follow application link.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.