OMF Financial Analyst 3

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Department

Compliance Operations

Job Summary

Job Description

• Provide primary accounting functions for all grant monitoring administration, compliance, grant accounting, and financial reports of awarded grants through final closing.
• Set up new grants, enter indirect cost allocations, & match journal entries.
• Assist in the development of standards, procedures, and best practices to ensure efficient and effective division operations.
• Meet with Program Staff as needed when grant is awarded to review responsibilities for grant management and reporting.
• Serve as a financial subject matter expert (SME) for programmatic reporting and policy changes that impact financial reporting of each program assigned.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining file exchanges and updates to data/financial files between LDH programs and LDH Fiscal.
• Responsible for reconciling errors on financial reporting submitted by Program Staff to LDH Fiscal and seeking resolution with Program Staff in an effort to avoid future errors.
• Attend subsequent meetings to maintain communication throughout and at the conclusion of the grant.
• Run Open Grants report monthly and review balances.
• Research expenditure anomalies, and create adjusting entries for expenditures as needed.
• Provide periodic updates to Program Staff on available grant funds.
• Prepare monthly data for the fiscal office on funding draws from Federal Agencies.
• Prepare/coordinate quarterly reports for Federal Agencies while contacting/collaborating with other offices as needed to gather required information.
• Reconcile interim and final financial reports, and verify final financial reports with Fiscal Office.
• Provide grant data for annual grant audits (A133 audit) and for Annual Financial Report (AFR) and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA)
• Monitor compliance with internal policies related to grant funds and any other applicable grant regulations.
• Perform all grant closing activities.
• Other tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree or six years of professional experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum three years of professional general accounting experience.
• Minimum one year of professional experience with processing complex financial transactions, recordkeeping and preparation of monthly, quarterly and/ or annual reporting.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills and ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences. Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to provide a high level of customer service and establish and maintain effective interdepartmental communications and relationships.

DESIRED:

• Advanced degree or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum four years of professional general accounting experience.
• Minimum two years of professional experience with processing complex financial transactions, recordkeeping and preparation of monthly, quarterly and/ or annual reporting.
• Minimum two years of professional experience with state financial systems such as LaGov or federal financial systems such as the Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) or Payment Management System (PMS).
• Minimum two years of professional experience with program or project coordination.

Required Attachments

Please upload the following documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section.

• Detailed resume listing relevant qualifications and experience;
• Cover Letter indicating why you are a good fit for the position and University of Louisiana Systems;
• Names and contact information of three references;
• Diversity Statement (required for all Faculty positions and any Staff position of Assistant Manager and higher).

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Applications that do not include the required uploaded documents may not be considered.

Posting Close Date

This position will remain open until filled.

Note to Applicant:

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at the University of New Orleans may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

The University of New Orleans is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected Veteran status, age if 40 or older, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.