Senior Financial Analyst

Who We Are 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 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. Performs fiscal/accounting duties: Review and approve fiscal transactions (e.g. payment requests, purchase orders, deposits, indirect cost requests, 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. Additional Information If you pass the minimum qualifications screening, you will be invited to take an in-person assessment. Those that pass the assessment, will be considered for an interview. The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check as well as other investigative reviews. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position, unless restricted under state or federal law or federal restrictions. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that values diversity and seeks talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Office of Human Resources ( human.resources@education.ohio.gov ).