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Team Lead - Government Services at Horne LLP

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Ridgeland, Mississippi





Job Description:

Horne LLP is an industry leader in Accounting and Business Advisory Services and currently provides service from 23 locations across the US and Puerto Rico. Our Government Services practice is at the forefront of disaster recovery efforts nationwide with one of the most experienced and innovative teams anywhere.


The Funding Analyst within Government Services performs real-time analysis and review of extensive documentation required by federal regulations for implementing the American Rescue Plan Act in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This position requires adaptability and willingness to shift focus, as program guidelines and processes are likely to change frequently.


Desired Strengths and Skillsets of the Funding Analyst include:



  • Must be a team leader who is able to communicate regularly and clearly with team members regarding eligibility standard

  • Must be a critical thinker who possesses an elevated attention to detail and is unafraid to challenge the status quo. 

  • Must be production-minded with a sense of urgency and be comfortable utilizing program policies and procedures to solve problems independently and ensure program compliance.

  • Will ask bold questions, welcome feedback, and proactively collaborate with the funding team at large.

Specific job duties include:


Financial Testing Processes



  • Serve as an effective team leader over a team of eligibility QA/QC analysts. 

  • Provide regular feedback to team members on eligibility assessments and necessary benchmarks to meet the project deadline and goals.

  • Quickly become well-versed in funding guidance and regulations and serve as a subject matter expert to team members on eligibility related questions

  • Interpret Treasury guidance as it relates to a proposal and its eligibility for funding

  • Perform timely testing procedures on documentation of expenses provided by ARPA Fund recipients

  • Effectively manage testing pipeline and offer solutions to accelerate testing and review processes

  • Collaborate with team to recommend funding request ideas

  • Utilize technology for required data entry into system of record

Reporting Activities



  • Identify and report relevant information to ensure funding transparency and accountability

  • Contribute draft content for a public transparency website and collaborate with Associates and Supervisor on updates

  • Prepare real-time status reports of funding

Oversight and Compliance



  • Exercise day-to-day oversight and perform compliance analysis procedures of the program

  • Understand internal control framework to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse

  • Understand and assist in responding to state and federal oversight and monitoring activities

Candidates must possess the following:



  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, Public Policy, or other related field

  • Minimum of one (1) year in a professional office setting is preferred

  • Federal grant administration and compliance experience is a plus

  • Superior verbal and written communication with peers, internal teams, and external stakeholders to ensure the highest integrity serving as the steward of ARPA funding

HORNE Values…



  • A forward thinking, anticipatory professional driven by a passion to pursue your full potential and dreams.

  • A work environment that promotes collaboration, consistency and community service to empower people.

  • An inclusive culture that promotes career/life integration and invests in developing people in areas of focused expertise.

HORNE Offers…



  • An unrivaled distinctive, special culture that values collaboration, innovation and positive energy which HORNE calls the Wise Firm ©.

  • A team of professionals grounded in strong, personal relationships and a sense of belonging to a common purpose for adding value and making a difference.

  • A dedicated team of individuals from diverse backgrounds working together to leave our clients better than we found them.

*This position will start remotely but may transition to on-site over the course of the contract period

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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