Senior Financial Analyst: Grants & Forecasting

State of Ohio; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Ohio, Department of Education and Workforce, Columbus, OH is seeking a finance-focused professional to administer fiscal aspects of line-items and grants, and to design and deliver financial reports. The role involves collaboration with schools and offices to ensure proper use of funds and transparent reporting.

You will also build custom reports, perform budget forecasting, and provide technical assistance for financial processes across agency systems.

Qualifications

• 42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• Undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• Graduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• Or 12 mos. exp. as Financial Analyst, 66562.

Responsibilities

• Administers fiscal aspects of line-items and/or grants.
• Collaborates with offices and/or schools to assemble, review and analyze spending.
• Establishes, reconciles, and monitors fiscal activities to ensure appropriate use and accounting of funds.
• Assists with the administration of agency-wide fiscal lifecycle/workflows (e.g. grant lifecycle, purchase workflow, payment systems).
• Prepares, updates and reviews financial/grant reports.
• Independently or as a lead worker research and analyze complex information to resolve errors, modify data, and or determine appropriate actions.
• Designs and builds custom financial reports in various systems (e.g. BI, FIN, Access, Excel, MicroStrategy);
• Synthesizes data from multiple sources to create reports/presentations for internal/external customers;
• Assists offices and/or schools with budget, forecasting and trend analysis;
• Provides customer focused technical assistance to troubleshoot financial issues, questions and communications.

Skills

Accounting and Finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

The State of Ohio, Department of Education and Workforce, Columbus, OH is seeking a finance-focused professional to administer fiscal aspects of line-items and grants, and to design and deliver financial reports. The role involves collaboration with schools and offices to ensure proper use of funds and transparent reporting.

You will also build custom reports, perform budget forecasting, and provide technical assistance for financial processes across agency systems.