Under the direction of the Contract Administrator in the Office of Opioid Response and Policy (ORP), provide fiscal support for the office’s state and federal grants. The prospective candidate will implement fiscal accounting principles that support the office’s planning, operations, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of public health programs. Also, supports and participates in ORP and overall Departmental programs and initiatives.

• Will serve as a Grant Management Officer (GMO) and provide fiscal oversight to assigned subawardees, ensuring fiscal compliance with local, state, and federal requirements. Required to shadow program staff to better understand activity oversight, program development and the stakeholders in the public health preparedness programs.
• Will learn to use System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE) and the New Jersey Comprehensive Fiscal System (NJCFS) to analyze data and compile and prepare reports for tracking grantee's expenditures and unobligated funds.
• Reviews, approves, and processes reports of grant expenditures for accuracy, completeness, and conformity with grant requirements; provide recommendations for grants application and expenditure reports approval to supervisory staff; and prepare applicable payment vouchers.
• Under the direction of supervisor will work with other programmatic staff to conduct onsite evaluations or audits to ensure subawardees comply with contract terms.
• Will collaborate with staff, sub-grantees, and stakeholders to ensure transparency across programs to facilitate information sharing.
• Under supervision, assists with preparing federal grant applications, award draw down, tracking and activity code assignments, redirect requests, carryover requests, supplemental requests, and closeouts.
• With Supervisor approval, will attend relevant workshops, conferences, meetings, trainings, seminars and other professional development offerings as appropriate.

This position may be eligible to participate in the Department's pilot telework program, which offers eligible employees the opportunity to work remotely for up to two (2) days per week, as approved by management.

REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION: Graduate from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration and/or Public Health Management or other related discipline.

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of experience in the coordination of grant funding and fiscal administration in a public or private organization including experience in the operation and procedures normally associated with federally funded grants and public health projects. NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute experience as indicated on a year-for-year basis.

NOTE: A Master's degree is a plus in the aforementioned fields of study.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32.54 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• fiscal administration: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Trenton, NJ 08608: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Trenton, NJ 08608