Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Looking for Finance & Grants Manager at Westborough, MA, United States Full Time

Job Description

ABOUT THE MASSACHUSETTS TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATIVE:
MassTech is a unique public agency that strengthens the competitiveness of the tech and innovation economy by driving strategic investments, partnerships, and insights that harness the talent of Massachusetts. To achieve that goal, we:

• Build strategies, strengthen connections, assist companies, make investments, and lead programs;
• Develop meaningful collaborations across industry, academia, and government, turning shared challenges into economic opportunity; and
• Support the Commonwealth’s tech sector with a strategic focus on talent, ecosystems, and innovation infrastructure across key divisions and programs.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM:
We are looking to add a highly organized and self-motivated finance team member to manage a broad range of financial and grants management activities, including ensuring compliance with all funding specific grant and financial requirements. The new Finance & Grants Manager position will be responsible for all aspects of the fiscal and compliance aspects of grants received, and awarded, for each of MassTech’s divisions. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your accounting expertise across a variety of program areas and ensure the expenditure of state and federal funds in a fiscally responsible manner. In this role, you will engage with MassTech program staff, grantees, and other partners from diverse industries, including broadband, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing and other innovation-based economic development areas leading to meaningful impact throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MassTech currently operates on a hybrid work schedule and following successful on-site training, you’ll be working from home up to 3 days per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the financial and compliance requirements of all grants including the expenditures of funds, allowable activities and costs, submission of deliverables, subrecipient monitoring, and documentation of the achievement of outcomes as agreed upon in funding proposals,
• Ensure that finance and program teams understand grant application requirements and award terms and conditions and assist in the preparation and submission of grant proposals. Conduct grant kickoff meetings with relevant staff for any new grant received.
• Develop proposal budgets, including the coordination with program staff determine the level of financial support and resource capacity needed for implementation of the proposed program and ensure appropriate and allowable costs are included. Prepare budget narratives and supporting documentation to accompany proposals.
• Review and approve expenditures under grant agreement to confirm that all uses of funds are appropriate, properly recorded, supported and approved, in line with all appropriate policies, procedures, and authority levels,
• Prepare budget templates to be used by grantees applying for funding from MassTech and participate in the review of budget proposals received in response to solicitations and requests for proposals that may result in grants and contract awards by MassTech
• Engage with Finance team on annual budgeting, auditing process, and monthly financial statement review meetings
• Establish and manage a tracking mechanism for all grant related requirements including application timeframes, award dates, period of performance, post award requirements including report due dates, funding drawdowns, compliance monitoring, and project close out timelines.
• Establish and/or update and maintain MassTech’s policies and procedures, in line with all applicable federal policies and procedures and monitor compliance. Communicate and coordinate accounting policies, practices, and procedures and assist with training staff as needed
• Manage and mentor grant administration team of 2 staff.
• Perform additional finance and accounting related tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the Controller.

Requirements
1. Education

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university, required
• Degree in Accounting or related field preferred

2. Preferred Experience

• 5 years of related work experience
• Knowledge of and experience in accounting principles, Code of Federal Regulations and other federal funding requirements
• 3-5 years in a role supervising staff
• Work experience in a state or non-profit entity

3. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Excellent analytical, mathematical and quantitative skills
• Knowledge and experience in accounting principles
• Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills
• Proficiency with MS Office
• Demonstrated ability to develop budgets and analyze budget variances
• Demonstrated skill in managing multiple concurrent workflows and timelines
• Proactive – enjoys being a driver of a process and working independently, as well as in a team
• Demonstrated leadership ability to motivate and develop staff
• Demonstrated ability to identify and document business problems and develop solutions

** COVID-19 vaccination status is required for employment.**
Benefits
MassTech offers a hybrid work schedule