Senior Financial Analyst

Schedule: Full-time

What You'll Do:

The Office of Financial Affairs is looking to fill one Senior Financial Analyst position for:

Grants Subgrant Team: oversees the (sub-recipient) grant process that awards funds to entities for providing services at the local level. This process includes posting and reviewing applications; reviewing budgets; monitoring expenditures; processing quarterly payments; closing out grants and establishing purchase orders.

Prepare, analyze, and reconcile complex financial statements, revenue, and accounting/expenditure data.

Monitor and verifies grants balances, departmental expenditures, and revenue sources for accuracy to ensure proper allocation and compliance with regulations.

Develop and review budgets, forecasts, and cost analyses to support fiscal planning and strategic decision-making.

Oversee and manage federal and state reporting, including Federal Financial Reports (FFR), Quarterly Cash Reports, and grant expenditure schedules.

Conduct variance analyses, interpret financial data and provide recommendations for corrective actions to maintain fiscal integrity.

Ensure adherence to fiscal policies, including OGAPP, GAPP, and federal/state regulations.

Review and approve grant subrecipient applications, expenditures, and reimbursements and financial adjustments.

Provide technical guidance and fiscal guidance, training, and support to internal staff and external partners on fiscal matters.

Ensures accurate documentation and internal controls to support audits, compliance reviews and reporting requirements.

Participate in special projects and process improvements.

Selection Process:

Positions are filled through a two-part assessment process, which consists of a test and structured interview. Applicants in this pool must pass the test and interview to be eligible for selection. Selection will be based on the most qualified applicant, using qualifications, experience and education (QEE). Where applicants are substantially equal, seniority shall be the determining factor.

Position Qualifications:

42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field AND 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

-Or completion of graduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field AND 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Financial Analyst, 66562.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

NOTE: Successful completion of the Fiscal Academy may be substituted for 4 mos. of required accounting/fiscal experience referenced in this portion of the minimum qualifications.

Job Skills: Accounting and Finance

Technical Skills: Accounting and Finance, Basic Documentation, Clerical & Data Entry

Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Interpreting Data, Problem Solving, Analyzation

Educational Transcript Requirements:

Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.

Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.