Senior Financial Analyst (PN )

Position Qualifications:

42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. 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. 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. 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 institutions website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entitys award of a putative degree.

What Youll Do:

The Cash Management Team in Office of Financial Affairs is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst that will assist in processing federal revenue and administering fiscal aspects of assigned duties and independently prepare and analyze a variety of financial statements. Duties Include:

• Independently researches analyzes and/or reconciles various revenue/expenditure reports and monitors grant account balances to ensure availability of funding by revenue sources and that fund/grants have been appropriately charged.
• Prepares financial statements and accounting reports.
• Completes Personnel Review Process for cost variances when compared to prior reported cost (increased/decreased personnel cost).
• Analyze awards and/or contracts involving departmental revenues and expenditures to establish revenue and expenditure projection schedules.
• Research revenue and/or disbursement problems/issues for internal/external customers via phone email and in-person utilizing various software applications (e.g. Grants Management Information System (GMIS) Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) Word Excel).
• Interpret Ohio Department of Health (ODH) policies and procedures (e.g. state and federal regulations Ohio Grants Administrative Policies and Procedures (OGAPP) General Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP)) to determine allowable expenditures and activities.
• Utilizes OAKS to reconcile grant database to departments internal system with relation to all grant awards revenue and expenditures/disbursements.
• Reviews and documents receipt of Notice of Grant Award (NGAs) and subrecipient.
• Analyzes and prepares various accounting adjustments (e.g. spreadsheet journals journal vouchers book adjustments).
• Ensures established documents processing policies and procedures are followed to maintain accounting controls and systems (e.g. proper form usage proper approvals in place before further processing proper files maintained for reference and audit purposes).
• Researches and gathers data for development of grant documentation with historical information; verifies processes and may or may not prepare required federal/state financial reports and contract billings.
• Analyzes OAKS revenue reports for assigned grant accounts to ensure revenue is deposited in the correct account and that unused federal funds are returned to reconcile any discrepancies in a grant (e.g. grant history request to return monies and/or process request for invoice).
• Provides technical assistance via phone computer and in person (e.g. training/work direction contract clarification cost allocation budgeting and report preparation grant special conditions determines appropriateness of expenditures and activities).
• Acts as a liaison between the department and representatives of various federal and/ or subrecipient agencies and interacts with various department personnel.
• As directed assists supervisor in updating and recommending changes in fiscal policies and/or procedures for OFA ODH staff and/or external entities and provides guidance and training on fiscal requirements.
• As directed may or may not approves subrecipient applications submitted for multiple ODH programs and establishes any necessary special conditions to grant applications.
• Provides technical assistance and guidance on fiscal matters to ODH program consultants subrecipients and ODH staff (e.g. ensures understanding and adherence to federal state and ODH rules and guidelines provides direction on correct preparation of budgets interpretation of OGAPP policy proper submission and completion of required fiscal documents).
• As directed works with supervisor to retrieves financial information from resources (e.g. GMIS OAKS BI) and may or may not assist supervisor in providing projections for the annual budget.
• Trains agency staff on fiscal policies and procedures as instructed.
• Verifies and/or provides coding on returned monies for deposits grants subrecipient.
• As directed may or may not reconciles federal revenues processed through the ODH revenue processing system with the federal revenues deposited into the State Treasury on a daily basis.
• As directed may or may not work with supervisor to ensure all departmental monies have been accounted for; prepares adjustments for prior year expenditures.
• Reviews revenue report daily to ensure that federal money is posted correctly.
• As directed may or may not act as backup for the printing of the daily Vital Chek warrant

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.

Senior Financial Analyst

About Us:

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.

The Office of Financial Affairs assists in the establishment of Ohio Department of Healths (ODH) long- and short-range fiscal goals and objectives. The office provides the agency with the overall fiscal administration support through its various unit operations including accounting purchasing budgeting and grants administration. The office oversees the departments Compliance and Accountability Unit and biennial budget process; provides technical assistance to agency decision makers and provides daily monitoring and analysis of agency spending trends.

At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Supplemental Information:

ALL ANSWERS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY THE WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION PROVIDED ON YOUR CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION.

Unless required by legislation the selected candidate will begin at Pay Grade 32 Step 1 of the OCSEA union Pay Range Schedule ($30.55 per hour) with an opportunity for pay increase after six months ($31.88) of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
All applicants must submit a completed Ohio Civil Service Application using the TALEO System. Paper applications will not be considered. Applicants must clearly indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications and/or position specific minimum qualifications. Applicants are also encouraged to document any experience education and/or training related to the job duties assessment of these criteria may be conducted to determine the applicants who are interviewed.

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BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.