Senior Financial Analyst

About Us:

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio's 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities, advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning, creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences, and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn.

As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

What You'll Do:

Independently or as a lead worker 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;

Researches and analyzes 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

Performs fiscal/accounting duties:

• Approves fiscal transactions (e.g. payment requests, purchase orders, deposits, grant awards and claims);

• Coordinates federal drawdowns with internal/external entities;

• Designs, approves and prepares financial/accounting documents;

• Assists in updating and recommends changes in fiscal policies and procedures;

• Trains agency staff on fiscal policies and procedures.

What's in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave

• 11 paid holidays per year

• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. training in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

• Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. training. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

• Or completion of graduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. training. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

• Or 12 mos. exp. as Financial Analyst, 66562.

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above. NOTE: Successful completion of the Fiscal Academy may be substituted for 4 mos. of required accounting/fiscal experience referenced in this portion of the minimum qualifications.

Job Skills: Accounting and Finance