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About the Role

Seeking an experienced Senior Grants & Finance Advisor to provide full-time support to the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) Finance Department, Project Grant Accounting section. This is a senior advisory and process-improvement role for an individual with a strong background in grant financial management, accounting, or both.

Responsibilities

Review grant accounting policies, procedures, workflows, internal controls, and financial management practices.
Identify gaps, inefficiencies, compliance risks, manual processes, and opportunities for improvement.
Develop and improve SOPs, desk procedures, internal controls, reconciliation processes, reimbursement procedures, reporting practices, and QA/QC tools.
Provide guidance on grant accounting, allowable costs, documentation, reconciliations, reimbursements, financial reporting, audit readiness, and compliance.
Assess practices against federal grant requirements, including 2 CFR Part 200, where applicable.
Work with leadership and staff to develop practical recommendations and implementation plans.
Facilitate meetings and working sessions with leadership, finance staff, auditors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
Support implementation through procedures, templates, training materials, tools, and staff guidance.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older.
Eligibility to work in the United States without employer sponsored visa is required.
Must pass company and any applicable client background check and reference check upon offer of employment.

Skills

Knowledge of both grant management and accounting/financial management principles.
Experience evaluating or improving financial policies, procedures, internal controls, workflows, or business processes.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Location

Travel periodically to the Houston client site as required
Remote work site positions

Work Type

Full Time
Temporary
Hourly

Experience Level

5+ years of relevant experience in governmental/grant accounting, federal grant administration, financial compliance, or related advisory/consulting work.
5+ years demonstrated experience in both grant financial management and accounting/financial management principles.
5+ years of experience evaluating or improving financial policies, procedures, internal controls, workflows, or business processes.
7+ years experience with Federal, state, or local government grant funds.
7+ years experience with CDBG-DR/CDBG-MIT, disaster recovery, mitigation, or federally funded infrastructure programs.
7+ years experience with governmental finance, project accounting, reimbursement, or grant accounting.
7+ years experience with audit readiness and compliance monitoring.
7+ years experience with development of SOPs, internal controls, process maps, and financial policies.
7+ years experience with PeopleSoft or similar ERP/accounting systems.

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Management, or related field.
CPA, CGFM, CGMS, PMP, or similar credentials

Salary/Compensations

$43-48/hour

Benefits

Temporary positions are not benefits eligible except where required by law.

About the Company

AC Disaster Consulting (ACDC) offers full-spectrum emergency management services to public and private clients.
Our experienced professionals have been a part of the growth and modernization of emergency management for nearly 30 years, proudly supporting programs for some of the most challenging natural disasters and catastrophic events under our mission of staying competent, caring, and connected.
MISSION: Driven by compassion. Defined by expertise. Strengthened by collaboration. We empower communities to improve disaster outcomes and build lasting resilience.
VISION: In the true spirit of emergency management – ACDC seeks to solve crises, both for the communities and individuals affected by disasters as well as for the clients we serve.
Our team brings a whole community approach, compassionate guidance and decades of hands-on experience to best embody our core values: competent, caring, and connected.

Equal Opportunity

AC Disaster Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
AC Disaster Consulting will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic.
Please redact or remove information that identifies applicant's age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at (or graduation from) an educational institution from the resume or other application documents prior to submitting the application.
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You can request reasonable accommodation by contacting AC Disaster Consulting Human Resources team at hr@acdisaster.com.
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As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including AI-enabled systems, to support application review and candidate evaluation.
Hiring decisions are made with human oversight and consideration.