Fiscal Advisor II

State-of-Delawar; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Delaware is seeking a Fiscal Advisor II to analyze financial transactions, prepare financial statements, and support budgeting and reporting. This role may supervise paraprofessional staff and requires navigating legal, grant, and contract requirements while ensuring internal controls and audit readiness.

Applicants must meet the selective requirements and be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• One year of experience compiling, analyzing and reporting financial data.
• One year of experience ensuring compliance with budgets, applicable agreements, grants or contracts.
• Six months' experience researching and reconciling accounting transactions.
• Supervision experience or lead role experience.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze financial transactions to monitor adherence to budgets and laws.
• Analyze and reconcile data to the general ledger and maintain an audit trail.
• Review classifications and codes for accuracy and suggest changes.
• Maintain internal controls and apply accounting standards.
• Provide information to auditors and respond to requests.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Budget compliance

Audit & reconciliation

Supervision experience

FMIS (financial management information

Tools

FMIS

Job description

Introduction

The mission of Maintenance & Operations is to provide excellence in transportation by keeping the state's road transportation network in a state of good repair through the careful and consistent application of personnel, equipment and financial resources.

Summary Statement

This is experienced level fiscal advisor work analyzing financial transactions and records and preparing financial statements and reports to control and account for funds.� In addition to work performed by a Fiscal Advisor I, employees independently perform the full range of Essential Functions under general supervision.� This level may supervise two or more merit full time paraprofessional or administrative support positions; the elements of supervision include planning, assigning, reviewing, evaluating, coaching, training, recommending hire or fire and discipline.

Selective Requirement

Selective Requirements must be met in addition to the job requirements.� Applicants who do not possess the selective requirement will not be qualified.

• 1 year experience using an automated financial management information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire and report on data.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental and core functions common to all positions in the class series. This is not an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, employees can complete job duties of a similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Reviews and analyzes financial transactions and records to determine accuracy and monitors adherence to agency budget, applicable agreements, grants, or contracts, as well as state or federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Analyzes, reconciles, and consolidates data to the general ledger from journals, records, and documents; takes trial balances and makes corrections, updates, and adjustments to bring funds into balance and maintains an audit trail.
• Reviews financial transactions, classification and codes to ensure accuracy and recommends changes.
• Maintains internal controls and applies accounting principles, practices, and standards.
• Provides advice and technical guidance on matters in assigned fiscal function(s).
• Compiles, analyzes and prepares a variety of statements and reports of financial health utilized in financial, budget, and personnel planning.�
• Researches and provides data, reports and other documentation to state, federal and independent auditors and for other requests for financial information.�
• Uses commercial and proprietary automated information systems and computer software to research, review, evaluate, and report on financial data.
• Delivers excellent customer service to internal and external customers and the public in person, electronically, or by written communication.� ��
• Communicates and interacts effectively with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, ages, and races.�
• May be responsible for purchasing, disbursement, and inventory of equipment and supplies.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Fiscal Advisor II

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

• One year of experience in compiling, analyzing and reporting on financial data to ensure effective and efficient accounting of funds or to make projections for financial planning.�
• One year of experience in ensuring compliance of financial transactions with budgets, applicable agreements, grants or contracts, and state or federal laws, rules, and regulations.�
• Six months' experience in researching and analyzing accounting transactions and records to reconcile discrepancies or errors and maintain an audit trail.
• Coursework, training and/or work experience in staff supervision which may include performing as a lead worker overseeing the work of others.

Conditions of Hire

Criminal background check:��A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. �The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

Pre-employment Drug Testing:� Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our Job Seeker Resources. DelDOT does not provide employment-based sponsorship.

All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process.�

Individuals who use TDD may request auxiliary aid or service by calling [phone] or by visiting�delawarerelay.com.�

If you need assistance with an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or general applicant support, you may call [phone] or email [e-mail].

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.�