Compliance Specialist jobs in Fort Collins, CO

Job Summary

The City of Fort Collins is seeking a Sr Specialist, Compliance to join our Transfort department. This is a full-time salaried position with the City with an anticipated hiring salary range of $66,000-$82,000 a year! The Sr Specialist, Compliance will perform work related to ensuring compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and standards as well as approved City plans, standards, and safety guidelines. They will collaborate closely with various departments and outside stakeholders to develop and implement effective compliance strategies and controls, as well as provide training and guidance to staff on compliance matters. Additionally, they conduct audits, inspections, and investigations to assess compliance levels and identify areas for improvement, while also serving as a subject matter expert to provide guidance and support to internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience working with state and federal grants, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. We are looking for someone with a passion for compliance to bring their skills in communication and attention to detail to the City! 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and other funding source requirements; and provides expert advice to Transfort.
• Administers FTA financial and project management requirements for approved projects.
• Provides leadership and coordination of the FTA Triennial Review, which includes reviewing and preparing written responses to the report, coordinating appropriate responses among departments, and providing critical documentation.
• Manages, plans, coordinates, and evaluates the functions for conducting capital planning studies, writing grant applications, and obtaining and administering grants and specially funded projects.
• Manages complex statistical and data analysis projects, oversees the maintenance of records systems and databases for capital planning and grant administration systems, and administers complex programs and assigned projects.
• Analyze information distributed by FTA to determine changes to regulations and work with affected parties to ensure compliance standards are met.
• Monitors expenditures on grants, overseeing and evaluating grant usage and developing methods to transfer money within grants to insure full utilization of FTA money.
• Disseminate information on changing regulations or compliance standards, providing updates, alerts and recommendations on addressing compliance related threats, and recommend process improvements.
• Assess staff training and development needs to stay current on compliance standards.
• Prepares and maintains Federally required policies and procedures including annual audits of policy and procedure documents.
• Represents Transfort before the FTA, MPO, State and other agencies on grant related issues to advocate for Transfort’s interest.
• Prepares reports as needed to assist management in formulation and implementation of policies that are called for under federal regulations.
• Coordinates periodic funding agency audits, and prepares responses to findings.
• Prepares intergovernmental agreements for pass-through grant funds and generates funding reports.
• Remains current on federal and state regulations, industry trends, methods, and technology.

Management Responsibilities

Yes