Role Overview
We are seeking a detail oriented, analytical Corporate Trainer with mandatory FEMA public assistance and disaster recovery experience to join our fast-paced operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end grants lifecycle, ensuring strict compliance with federal and state guidelines, validating complex financial data, and executing meticulous document reviews. If you excel at data reconciliation, risk identification, and structured problem-solving within federal emergency management programs, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
· FEMA Grants & Compliance: Support pre award and post award operations for federal disaster recovery programs, translating complex FEMA policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) into daily review workflows.
· Document & Data Validation: Review applicant records, cross-reference supporting documentation against federal standards, conduct completeness and accuracy checks, and identify discrepancies or missing data.
· Financial Reconciliation & Analysis: Reconcile claimed versus validated amounts, perform variance analysis, detect duplicates, and leverage advanced Excel tools to build validation trackers and exception flags.
· Issue Resolution & Escalation: Troubleshoot standard operational issues, perform root-cause analysis, and document clear escalation notes for senior leadership.
· Quality Control & Standard Work: Adhere to quality control guidelines, maintain accurate audit trails, and contribute to continuous process improvement and SOP updates
Required Qualifications & Technical Skills:
· Mandatory Experience: 5–10+ years of direct, hands-on experience supporting FEMA Public Assistance (PA), DHS, or related federal emergency management programs.
· Excel Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills required, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Index/Match, conditional logic (IF statements), text cleaning functions (TRIM, CLEAN), and data filtering/slicing.
· Analytical Mindset: Demonstrated ability to handle large datasets, perform variance and data-quality checks, and resolve conflicting information within regulatory frameworks.
· Communication & Documentation: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience drafting professional review findings, discrepancy reports, and SOP documentation.
