Title: Grant and Fund Analyst

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec II

Hiring Range: $77,000 - $87,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Location: MAIN STREET CENTRE

Agency Website: dcr.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Grant & Fund Analyst performs advanced, professional-level work of considerable difficulty with agency-wide impact, including the analysis/interpretation of fiscal data and the application of accounting theory and principles. Duties include managing cash requirements, conducting detailed fund and revenue analysis, revenue reconciliations, corrective actions, and indirect cost allocations.  The Grant & Fund Analyst position provides comprehensive grants management and fund accounting knowledge and support to ensure the Department's monetary assets are properly controlled, recorded, and safeguarded and that financial accountability is maintained.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is the state’s lead conservation agency, and it takes a diverse agency to conserve resources for a diverse commonwealth.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation offers paid leave; a minimum of 13 paid state holidays; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for classified positions, and VaLORS for law enforcement positions); and is a federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.

DCR’s Mission is to conserve the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural resources of the Commonwealth. We invite you to learn more about DCR’s efforts to CONSERVE.

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Knowledge of state and federal grant financial management and reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of federal cash management requirements.
• Knowledge of federal time and effort reporting requirements.
• Experience managing processes and producing clear, relevant, auditable work products.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word, with experience using database applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a professional environment.
• Experience working with diverse individuals to obtain information and accomplish tasks and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Additional Considerations

• Experience with Cardinal.
• Experience with the administration of a grant management database system.
• Accounting experience in state governmental accounting and federal grants. Experience with large, structured organization may substitute.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Submission of an online application is required for this position. DCR does not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc. for this vacancy in any other format. When applying for jobs, please ensure your online application and/or resume is complete with duties and skills associated with your work experience.

A valid Driver's License is required to operate a state vehicle or if operating a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the agency.

Selected candidate(s) will need to complete the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. DCR participates in E-Verify.

Minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people with National/Federal Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TT

DCR employees are encouraged to visit Virginia State Parks! Check out our employee discounts.

• Free parking or admission to all Virginia State Parks.
• DCR classified, retired, and wage staff (after six months of service) are entitled to overnight facility discounts such as:
  • Free camping outside of the Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day period in sites designed for up to six people.
  • Free camping Sunday night through Thursday night (excluding the night prior to a holiday) from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
  • Fifty percent discount on cabins (up to 3 bedrooms) outside of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, for a maximum of 14 nights. All reservations require a two-night minimum. Bunkhouses, camping cabins, and yurts are included; one night yurt stays only receive a 25% discount.

Contact Information

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Email: hr@dcr.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.