Finance Management Analyst III - Automation & Data

State-of-Iow; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discount Programs

Job summary

Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) is seeking a Management Analyst 3 - Finance to modernize finance and administrative systems, champion process automation, and ensure data integrity for statutory reporting. You’ll work as a central point of contact across the agency, partnering with external vendors and state agencies to drive efficient workflows.

Ideal candidates bring strong public sector acumen, project management capabilities, and the ability to balance multiple deliverables

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited U.S. four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in project management; management analysis; data science; business systems analysis; or professional‑level program administration, development, or operations.
• All of the following (a and b): Three years of full-time work experience in project management; management analysis; data science; business systems analysis; or professional‑level program administration, development, or operations; and A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited U.S. college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
• All of the following (a, b, and c): NOTE: Unofficial transcripts requiredOne year of full-time work experience in project management; management analysis; data science; business systems analysis; or professional‑level program administration, development, or operations; and A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited U.S. college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited U.S. graduate college or university coursework in business administration, industrial management, statistics, natural science, or a closely-related field equals one year of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Management Analyst 2 or two and a half years as a Management Analyst 1.

Responsibilities

• Systems & Process Automation: Lead the testing, implementation, and automation of divisional workflows, reporting architectures, and interactive dashboards in partnership with external tech vendors and state agencies.
• Financial Data Management: Upload, reconcile, and validate complex accounting and member benefits data to support comprehensive statutory annual reporting.
• Procurement & Travel SME: Serve as the agency subject matter expert for end-to-end purchasing, RFQs/RFPs, fixed asset lifecycles (including GovDeals), and Workday travel/expense authorizations in compliance with State of Iowa rules.
• Operational Support & Governance: Execute critical balance reconciliations, manage agency software subscriptions and user access controls, and maintain rigorous process documentation.

Job description

Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) is seeking a Management Analyst 3 - Finance to modernize finance and administrative systems, champion process automation, and ensure data integrity for statutory reporting. You’ll work as a central point of contact across the agency, partnering with external vendors and state agencies to drive efficient workflows.

Ideal candidates bring strong public sector acumen, project management capabilities, and the ability to balance multiple deliverables