Financial Analyst
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Job Summary
Summary
This job opportunity is with the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government. The judicial branch is one of the three separate and distinct branches of the U.S. government and is independent from the other two. This position is in the Shared Services Administrative Services Department of the District of Nebraska.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Assist in the development evaluation and implementation of policies procedures and protocols related to financial operations and budgetary execution across the court units of the district.
- Conduct compliance reviews to ensure the court unit adheres to policy internal controls and accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Prepare documents identifying findings and develop written recommendations for necessary changes.
- Maintain reconcile and analyze accounting records including cash receipts journals registry funds and deposit funds along with subsidiary ledgers for allotments and other fiscal records.
- Perform accounts payable and accounts receivable duties ensuring the accuracy and accountability of monies received and disbursed by the court.
- Prepare update examine and analyze a variety of regular and non-standard reports as requested by any court unit Administrative Office of the United States Courts or other organizations/agencies.
- Perform delegated property disposal duties in accordance with court guidelines.
- Assist with monitoring of daily fund balances and transfer of funds as necessary.
- Utilize a variety of manual and automated accounting systems and cash management tools. Assist and train other court employees in the use of these systems and tools.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Conditions of employment
- Applicants must be a citizen of the United States or eligible to work in the United States. To review citizenship requirements for employment in the Judiciary please visit .
- The final candidate will be subject to a background security check after a conditional offer of employment has been extended and accepted.
- Applicants will not be asked about their criminal history prior to receiving a tentative offer of employment. Applicants completing the AO 78 Application for Judicial Branch Employment are not required to complete questions 19 through 21 regarding criminal history. Criminal history is not in itself disqualifying.
- Providing false and/or misleading information may be grounds for removal from the application and selection process as well as disciplinary action if discovered after an individuals date of hire. All application information is subject to verification.
- Employment will be provisional and contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the required background investigation.
- Employees are subject to mandatory electronic funds transfer.
- Except for Probation Officers employees are considered at will.
Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.
Qualifications
Qualifications must be met before beginning employment.
Required:
Must have two years of specialized experience or a bachelors degree may be substituted for specialized experience. A bachelors degree in accounting finance or business-related field from an accredited college or university is preferred but not required.
Specialized experience:
Progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience that provided knowledge of the rules regulations practices and principles of financial administration and/or accounting; and involved the routine use of automated financial and accounting systems or other computer-based systems and applications such as word processing spreadsheets or databases. Experience using Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook is preferred.
Education
Must have two years of specialized experience or a bachelors degree may be substituted for specialized experience.
Additional information
The District of Nebraska is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among staff.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Cognos
- Forecasting
- Hyperion
- Microsoft Access
- Pivot tables
- Accounting
- Analysis Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Planning
