Financial Administrator I

DGS Office of External Affairs; Waterbury (VT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vermont Department of Health Business Office is seeking a Financial Administrator I to join its budget team in Waterbury, VT. This full-time, permanent role requires accounting or financial analysis experience and focuses on budgeting, forecasting, and expense management.

You will develop budgets, monitor spending, analyze trends, and track special fund revenue and expenses to support departmental decisions.

Qualifications

• Must have accounting experience and strong financial analysis skills.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Understanding of GAAP standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop budgets and expense projections for departmental divisions.
• Monitor spending against forecasts and analyze expenses and trends.
• Track special fund revenue and expenses to ensure accuracy.

Job description

The Vermont Department of Health Business Office is recruiting a Financial Administrator I to join its budget team. In this role, you will develop budgets and expense projections for departmental divisions, monitor spending against forecasts, analyze expenses and trends, and track special fund revenue and expenses. This is a full-time, permanent position in Waterbury, VT for candidates with accounting, budgeting, or financial analysis experience.

Key qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent plus 3+ years of accounting experience maintaining and analyzing financial data
• Or associate's degree in accounting/business administration plus 2+ years of accounting experience
• Or bachelor's degree in accounting/business administration
• Experience with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) standards required
• Experience with VISION (PeopleSoft financial management system) may be required