Bilingual Compliance Lead

Position Summary:
The Compliance Lead is responsible to ensure that infrastructure, housing, and socioeconomic development recovery programs remain in compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal policies. This person has a vast knowledge and experience reviewing, interpreting grant requirements, statutes, regulations as well as developing and overseeing policies and procedures for federally funded awards. Will lead the compliance activities for an upcoming large-scale, federally funded grants program.
The Compliance Lead will outline monitoring plans and will be the Program’s Lead in external monitoring and audit engagements from federal and local regulators.
The Compliance Lead will research, gather and develop technical material and job aids to assist the management team and front-line staff to ensure the program satisfies program guidelines, stated requirements and industry best practices.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Specific duties may include:
• Review and interpret federal laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.
• Track grant and program requirements, applicable statutes, regulations, rules, and policies.
• Lead program oversight activities in collaboration with the Program Manager.
• Develops policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) for administrative, accounting, grant and program compliance.
• Provide oversight support for fund expenditures and grant reporting.
• Track data and reports and complete sampling procedures to perform monitoring visits and audits.
• Write responses to monitoring visits and audits.
• Develop and implement Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) Plans to address compliance concerns as needed.
• Provide compliance support for grant-funded procurements
• Develop risk assessments tools and performs compliance audits to identify potential issues.
• Uphold quality control and compliance monitoring methodologies based on the requirements of the program contract and funding source.
• Draft communications and respond to inquiries regarding reporting, and regulatory and corporate compliance activities.
• Advise program leadership on program improvements based on compliance research and findings.
• Prepares and/or reviewing reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain expert understanding of all program policies and procedures.
• Ensure program records comply with program and grant recordkeeping policies.
• Meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Competencies:
• Proficiency skills in research and data management.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work under pressure as part of a large team and complete tasks to an agreed standard.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience with multiple federally funded programs is a plus.
Required Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, administration, management, or other relevant field
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience in regulatory compliance, accounting, or grants administration.
• Knowledge of principles, techniques, and guidelines relative to grants and contract administration.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Based in Puerto Rico, hybrid work is available
• Will be required to work on site with travel as required.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Upon hire, secondary employment must be disclosed and approved.
Tidal Basin HoldCo, LLC and its affiliated companies, which includes Tidal Basin Caribe are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.