GATA Manager (PSA, Option 8C)

at Department on Aging in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Overview

Exciting job opportunity available for a GATA Manager! Join our team and take on the responsibility of planning, organizing, and interpreting audits and financial information to ensure compliance with federal and state laws. You will establish internal controls over grant funds, prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, and work towards implementing standardized processes for adherence to regulations. If you have a strong background in accounting and compliance, this role is for you! Apply now and make a difference in grant accountability and transparency.

1. Serves as GATA Manager. Plans, organizes, and interprets audits and the financial information contained within or external to the audit.  Assigns complex review and compliance of audits, financial statements, insurance requirements, and related items impacted by federal and state law as well as GATA to be completed by monitoring and compliance staff within the unit. Reviews the analysis, discusses with management corrective actions needed as well as explains all findings and opinions within. Creates, with the input of staff, a standardized process for the Agency to conform to 2 CFR 200 and all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations. 


2. Establishes internal controls over all grant funds, to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. Ensures proper reporting and properly presented financial information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), governmental accounting standards board (GASB), and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. Compiles the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). Reviews and interprets federal and state laws, rules, regulations, accounting bulletins and implements new GASB standards.  


3. Establishes agency GATA objectives working within the Statewide grants management system. Develops an implementation plan for all future phases of the grants management system. Develops long range plans, monitors progress of program, and provides financial monitoring. Motivates staff toward accomplishing goals and objectives within the system. Plans and develops internal GATA training.


4. Supervises staff, assigns and reviews work, provides guidance and training to assigned staff, and counsels staff regarding work performance by establishing annual goals and objectives. Prepares and signs performance evaluations. Reassigns staff to meet day-to-day operating needs, approves time off, adjusts first level grievances, and recommends and imposes discipline, up to and including discharge. Provides management with staffing needs and recommendations.


5. Develops and maintains ongoing communications with private and public organizations as well as officials of other agencies, other states, and the federal government. With delegated authority, as necessary, speaks for the Chief Accountability Officer to commit operational programs to specific courses of action. Identifies and discusses program projects, problems, and issues. Meets with representatives of programs and procurement staff of the Agency to discuss and develop best practices. 


6. Continues education through formal and in-house training and obtains the required continuing professional education to maintain, improve, and broaden the knowledge, skills, competence, and proficiency of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).


7. Performs other duties, as required, or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

1. Must be a currently licensed Certified Public Accountant.


2. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with coursework in accounting and business or public administration.


3. Requires three years of progressively responsible financial/accounting/auditing experience in a private or public organization.

1. Prefers three years of experience with 2CFR200 and the Grants Accountability and Transparency Act.


2. Prefers three years of experience utilizing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Governmental Account Standards, public and business administration principles and practices, as well as statewide business processes, programs and service objectives, activities, and operational systems.


3. Prefers three years of experience demonstrating understanding of State of Federal requirements, statutes, and rules impacting the GATA and its related functionalities.


4. Prefers one year of experience developing and implementing multi-jurisdictional policies and procedures.


5.  

1. Requires ability to pass a criminal background check.


2. Requires minimal travel in and out of state.