Financial Analyst

nLeague; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company seeks a Financial Analyst in Indianapolis to support financial requirements and manage grants. Responsibilities include performing analytical reviews, overseeing budget controls, and advising program directors. The ideal candidate has strong analytical, risk management, and accounting skills. This position is on-site and has a duration of 6 months with the possibility of extension.

Qualifications

• Execute project setup requirements, budget and contract amendments.
• Provide guidance to program directors on grant expectations.
• Knowledge of accounting standards and grant reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform analytical review to support financial requirements of grants.
• Provide oversight and risk management for financial activity.
• Act as contact to Program directors, managing grants and timelines.

Skills

Analytical review

Risk management

Budget oversight

Accounting procedures

Critical thinking

Job description

Job ID: 799815

Position: Financial Analyst

Client: IN-DOH

Location: 2 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46204

Duration: 6 Months (Possibility of extension)

On Site

Financial Analyst Responsibilities

• Perform analytical review to support IDOH and program directors, ensuring proper financial requirements, spend, reporting, draws, rebates activities of each grant.
• Provide critical oversight and risk management review of financial activity, working with accountants and deputy controllers on budget controls, procurement, accounting, contracting, and revenue collection for the state financial system.
• Act as the direct contact to Program directors, ensuring success in managing grants, goals, timelines, and providing expertise in reviewing budgetary constraints and purpose.
• Ensure the state financial system is set up and accurately provides controls as directed by federal grant requirements and state policy.
• Support additional federal requirements of reporting, sub‑recipient audits, county support, or state review of federal grant funds initiated by OMB/SBA/MOU to IDOH and state agency MOUs of grant participation and accountabilities.

Financial Analyst Requirements/Abilities

• Execute project set up requirements, budget, grant and contract amendments, renewals, and submissions.
• Provide guidance to program directors through review and understanding of expectations for each grant and activity projected.
• Awareness of accounting procedures, grant activities posting to the general ledger, requirements of transferring or correcting journals, and posting of wires and deposits.
• Perform reporting and reconciliation procedures for risk management, program support, and federal grant requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge to meet accounting standards, and in reviewing and reporting of grants.
• Apply critical thinking regarding timing expectations and grant percentage requirements with expenses, vendor contracts, rebates, wires, revenue, invoicing, and payments.
• Communicate and intervene to represent and support the programs.