Grants Compliance Analyst

Conexon is a rapidly growing telecommunications company partnering with Rural Electric Cooperatives to design and deploy advanced fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks nationwide. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by delivering reliable, high-speed internet and phone services to Rural America. We are a team of people passionate about excellent service, meaningful work, and supporting the communities we serve. As we continue expanding into new states and regions, we’re looking for individuals who want to grow with us and contribute to this important mission of transforming rural communities with the power of high-speed internet, mile by mile of fiber to the home.

We are building a Grants Compliance team who will be responsible for identifying compliance requirements during the grant award process and ensuring the requirements are met through the life of the grant. The team will be responsible for seeking out and developing tools and relationships to understand requirements and turn them into executable and repeatable operational action. This is a new position in a fast-growing company. You will be key in providing guidance and expertise to internal and client stakeholders on a wide variety of grants issues, including Cost Principles/Procurement, Property and Ownership of Infrastructure, Audit and Monitoring and other requirements. Prior experience with broadband state and federal legislation and regulations are essential. Flexibility and ability to multi-task and be self-motivated to achieve results are crucial to success. You should be excited about reading and interpreting the details of federal and state statutes and codes and collaborating with state and federal agencies and then turning interpretations into actions.

Location: Kansas City, MO: Hybrid- in office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 

Job Type: Full- time

Schedule: Fixed 

Overtime: Occasional

Travel: No

• Knowledge and practical experience working on grant and network deployment projects.
• Able to identify and navigate complex public and private sector relationships in a collaborative manner.
• Self-starter who can carry out a complex scope of work independently, without significant supervision
  • Drive issues to resolution with minimal direction
  • Review and manage project timelines to understand ‘action triggers’
  • Good follow up skills
• Proven ability to multi-task and plan/organize work to meet deadlines, all with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Manage changing guidelines and regulations impacting grant compliance management
• Project Management Experience
  • Ability to manage multiple projects & actions simultaneously
• Possess effective communication skills
  • Well versed in communicating through emails, presentations, and in meetings to include but not limited to
    • Internal leadership
    • CO-OP Clients
    • Broadband offices and other state and local government agencies
    • Government Auditors
• Proficient with Excel, specifically VLook, Pivots, IF functions, etc.
• Experience creating and reviewing budgets including building/updating ledgers and aligning invoicing
• Read and interpret broadband grant funding requirements, including financial and administrative regulations applicable to the grants.
• Understanding of MSA’s and how to interpret them.
  • Understand project scope, project requirements and the roles & responsibilities of all involved parties.
• Prepare summaries to communicate and track grant program status and ongoing requirements.
• Create policy documents and bulletins to boil down required compliance activities, including contracting requirements, property and lien perfection, submission of budgets, submission of funding requests and other activities through the grant compliance period.
• Work closely with internal teams and with client teams to ensure ongoing requirements are met timely, completely, and accurately.
• Prepare and retain compliance documents.
• Prepare and share trackers and other collaboration tools to ensure due dates are identified and met.
• Work with a creative team to bring ideas into the mix, offer suggestions and conduct research.
• Demonstrate ability to share information and constantly learn new processes and technology.
• Perform other duties as assigned to fulfill the objectives of this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of principles and practices related to broadband deployment
• Power BI proficiency
• PowerPoint experience
  • Creation of presentations
  • Ability to effectively articulate information upstream

Physical Requirements

• Normal office conditions
• Majority of time spent on the computer and phone

Standard Company Benefits Include

• Three (3) weeks of paid time off
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement benefits

Conexon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Our recruiting and hiring practices are designed to attract, evaluate, and retain talented individuals based solely on their qualifications, experience, and ability to contribute to Conexon’s mission. Discrimination, harassment, or bias of any kind is strictly prohibited in all stages of the employment process.

By adhering to these principles, Conexon ensures a fair, equitable, and respectful environment for all current and prospective employees.