Associate – Planning Area - Government Services at Horne LLP in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Job Description:

HORNE is a professional services firm founded on a cornerstone of public accounting. As a top 25 business advisory firm, our 2,000+ team members serve clients from offices and project locations across the nation and Puerto Rico. Our Government Services practice is at the forefront of economic recovery programs nationwide with one of the most experienced and innovative teams anywhere. Our team provides program and project management, compliance, grant management, subject matter expertise and disaster recovery solutions needed to help government agencies affect positive change.

Under the direction of the Team Lead, Associates are responsible for supporting the coordination and implementation activities throughout the project’s lifecycle. Associates are responsible for supporting the development of all the applicable program documents and reports, review of deliverables, and participating in client meetings. Associates work closely with Project stakeholders, vendor, and/or subrecipients and provide support in reporting oversight needed to internal and external clients.

 

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Develop and review Program's documents including Program Guidelines, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), Request for Proposals (RFP) packages, Scopes of Work (SOW), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Planning Frameworks, Subrecipient Agreements (SRA) exhibits, workflows, agreements, notifications, guides, presentations, and other document templates.


• Support the review of invoices and progress reports.


• Support the review of program documents produced throughout implementation.


• Identify and communicate project risks and opportunities.


• Support production of all required project reports.


• Participate in regular status and progress report meetings with the client.


• Support the organization of monthly reports supporting documents.


• Provide the client with engagement and outreach materials and talking points.


• Support and develop presentation content regarding the Programs.


• Support response to Monitoring and Audits process for federal and local regulatory bodies.


• Develop, organize, and maintain detailed Program's document files on different digital platforms.


• Participate in program design work sessions.


• Draft and keep records of every document sent to and received from the federal entities and other stakeholders.


• Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports.


• Conduct data entry, maintain digital and manual filing systems.


• Conduct program activities within scope and meeting deadlines.

 

 

 

Work environment

Office environment / HORNE Offices

 

Physical demands

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.


• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

 

Travel required

5% to 10%

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in planning, architecture, public administration, or related field required.


• One (1) year of relevant experience or education in one (1) or more of the following:
  
  
  
  • Policy assessment and research;
  
  
  • Policy and regulations development (such as bills, regulations, ordinances, or others); or
  
  
  • Policy development and/or assessment in the areas of disaster recovery, risk mitigation, resilience or related fields.
  
  
  
  


• Fully Bilingual (English & Spanish).


• Basic knowledge of MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel).

Preferred education and experience

• Juris Doctor, preferred.


• Experience working with, or in, the governmental sector.


• Licensed Professional Planner (PPL), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Certification, and/or Licensed Attorney (Esq).

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 “Deliver with Care.”


• 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.

 

The firm you’ll be joining is a decidedly different business advisory firm. HORNE goes beyond traditional accounting to collaborate, advise, and align with clients to transform rapid change and uncertainties into opportunities for growth and profitability.  

We are a team that focuses on reaching our full potential, rewards high performance, and prioritizes leadership development for every team member.  HORNE emphasizes health and personal development through our multiple wellness programs. Despite our size, HORNE takes time to recognize, support, and celebrate one another's successes, working together for the highest good.  Come join us at team HORNE!

HORNE does not accept unsolicited agency resumes.  Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, employees or Human Resources. HORNE will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes.

 

 

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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