Compliance Specialist - State of North Carolina : Job Details

Salary: $41,655.00 - $72,897.00 Annually Location : Durham County, NC Job Type: Time-Limited Full-Time Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid Job Number: 25-08789 Department: Dept of Public Safety Division: Emergency Management Opening Date: 07/14/2025 Closing Date: 9/15/2025 5:00 PM Eastern Job Class Title: Finance and Business Compliance Analyst I Position Number: 65041680 Section: Hazard Mitigation Salary Grade: NC10 Description of Work This is a repost. Applicants do NOT need to reapply to be considered. This is a full-time TIME-LIMITED position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, and health insurance. To view an example of total compensation, please click here NC OSHR: Total Compensation CalculatorWe value our employees and are committed to providing flexibility in work schedules. This position qualifies for teleworking on a part-time basis as part of the State Telework Program.About the Compliance Specialist position: The Compliance Specialist position will assist in tracking all of the Hazard Mitigations Section's accounts for the state of North Carolina and reports to management. The selected candidate is responsible to safeguard the Federal and State financial resources provided to institutions (local communities, public governmental agencies, contractors, and homeowners) participating in the Hazard Mitigation Program. The Compliance Specialist is responsible for the coordination and evaluation of required reports to ensure compliance with statutory and legislative requirements. This position assists in managing awards of State Acquisition Relocation Funds (SARF) totaling $28.2 million, which will help cities, towns and counties complete acquisitions of repetitively flooded properties and help residents move out of floodplains into more resilient housing. This position works with the reimbursement process for the Hazard Mitigation Program, completes compliance status reports for stakeholders, defines and creates new compliance processes to close any gaps in compliance, and also evaluates efficiency of existing controls. The Compliance Specialist ensures that proper systems are in place to efficiently and effectively operate federal grant programs, monitors compliance with applicable laws and regulations upon the release and continued use of federal funds, assist with audits, including approving claims for payment, validating claims, assisting with reconciling the program applications and payment system with the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS). This position will also assist in managing and tracking funds from multiple accounts; assist in managing financial expenditures including payments to counties and reimbursement requests, review of financial closeout work by the Closeout team and verifies financial data accuracy for all projects submitted to FEMA for closeout. About Hazard Mitigation: The primary mission of the Hazard Mitigation section (HM) is to deliver and support mitigation activities across the State of North Carolina as guided and authorized under NC General Statute 166A, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and other guiding pieces of legislation. The section completes its mission by developing mitigation action plans at the state and local level, managing, and implementing grants provided by FEMA for protection of NC residents and their property; acquiring, managing, and disseminating geospatial data and flood water information; and managing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for the State. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies DPS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. The Minimum Education and Experience (E&E) is REQUIRED to qualify for this position. All work history and education (including accurate dates of employment/attendance) must be documented on the application. Transcripts may be attached to supplement education and work experience may include internships, volunteerism, and full and part-time work. Supplemental Questions are also a required part of the application: answers must reference education or work experience listed on the application. A complete, all-inclusive application maximizes an applicant's potential to qualify for the position, as well as receive the highest possible salary if selected for the position. Salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations for the advertised position. Click here for more information and application resources(Resumes may be attached as a supplement to the application but are not a substitution for a complete application.) Management Preferences (Optional): These skills are not required but managers may choose to interview/select applicants who demonstrate Management Preferences. * Working knowledge of financial procedures as it pertains to government. * Working knowledge of rules and/or regulations in federal grant administration. * Problem-solving skills to interpret account compliance and report finds to management. * Experience preparing written findings and presenting recommendations to management. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details. A Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration, public administration, or a related discipline from an accredited institution and one year of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Supplemental and Contact Information The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we are committed to full inclusion of qualified applicants and will review requests for reasonable accommodation to perform essential job functions during the hiring process or while on the job. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program For applicants with student loans, becoming a state employee may include eligibility for the Visit to learn more. Transcripts • Attaching transcripts is optional, however, we recommend applicants attach unofficial transcripts to assist in providing credit for education including in substituting education gained for experience. Additionally, qualifying for some positions may require validating hours of coursework in a specific field of study and transcripts are crucial to awarding credit. Degrees and transcripts must be achieved from an appropriately accredited college or university. • Applicants who earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, must attach an unofficial transcript to receive credit for education. • International degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting. Failure to provide documentation may result in ineligibility. The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) has several options to provide credential verification: Military Experience • Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty that includes Character of Discharge - Member 4 or Service 2 form) to the application. • Applicants seeking National Guard Preference: o A current member of the North Carolina National Guard in good standing must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS). o A former member of the North Carolina National Guard who served for at least 6 years and were discharged under honorable conditions, must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22. The NC Dept. of Public Safety must adhere to the US Dept. of Justice Final Rule on the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape. Selected applicants for positions which are subject to PREA will undergo a PREA-specific background check. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application. Please log in to your Government Jobs account and click Application Status. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by the hiring manager. If you are no longer under consideration, you will receive an email notification. For technical issues with your application, please call the GovernmentJobs.com Applicant Support Help Line at 855-###-####. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact Elizabeth Gray at NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types. For permanent and time-limited appointments:Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation. 01 What is your highest level of COMPLETED education?

• High School Diploma or GED
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or Higher
• None of the Above

02 If you possess a college degree, what field of study is your degree in? If you do not have a college degree, please put N/A . 03 Do you have working knowledge of financial procedures as it relates to government?

• Yes
• No

04 If you answered yes to the previous question, please provide example(s) of your working knowledge of financial procedures as it pertains to government, and indicate in which job(s) or educational experience(s) you gained this experience. If you answered no to the previous question, please put N/A below. 05 Do you have working knowledge of rules and/or regulations in federal grant administration?

• Yes
• No

06 If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe your working knowledge of rules and/or regulations in federal grant administration and indicate in which job(s) or educational experience(s) you gained this experience. If you answered no to the question above, please put N/A. 07 Do you have documented problem-solving skills to interpret account compliance and report findings to management?

• Yes
• No

08 If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe your problem-solving skills to interpret account compliance and report findings to management and indicate in which job(s) or educational experience(s) you gained this experience. If you answered no to the question above, please put N/A. 09 Do you have experience preparing written findings AND presenting recommendations to management?

• Yes
• No

10 If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe your experience preparing written findings to management and indicate in which job(s) or educational experience(s) you gained this experience. If you answered no to the question above, please put N/A. 11 If you answered yes to question 9, please describe your experience presenting recommendations to management and indicate in which job(s) or educational experience(s) you gained this experience. If you answered no to question 9, please put N/A. Required Question