FINANCIAL ANALYST 2

Arizona Department of Administration•Phoenix, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. Our mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. We strive to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules, flexible hours. We have positions that can fit any stage in your career, from entry to senior level. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program, where eligible employees can receive up to $300.00 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

Requirements

Knowledge of Budget, Accounting and fiscal principles.
Knowledge of Principles and practices of business administration, budget and fiscal management, and budgetary control.
Knowledge of Statistical analysis and theory; report writing techniques.
Knowledge of General office practices and procedures.
Knowledge of Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
Critical thinking skills, able to review, process, interpret, decide and implement policy and procedures.
Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
Advanced oral and written communications.
Initiating budget/expenditure corrections.
Computer utilization.
Analysis and interpretation of financial data.
Problem solving.
Ability to evaluate and analyze programmatic and fiscal data.
Ability to maintain complex record keeping systems.
Ability to learn, interpret and apply Federal laws.
Ability to work with various levels of staff.
Ability to learn new information and programs quickly.
Ability to communicate effectively and with great tact both in writing and verbally.
Ability to support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.
Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Administration or related field and 2 years work experience in budgets, purchasing, procurement, accounting, spreadsheet and database systems and contract oversight services concerning federal grants.
Master's degree may substitute for 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

Attend formal and informal meetings to ensure the proper knowledge of all budget related actions/issues.
Prepare appropriate materials/documentation related to agency finances (including but not limited to: BPRs, transfers, budget loads, ETE templates, DRS requests, updating Labor Distribution, internal budget documents, etc)
Research and analyze expenditures and budgets related to assigned areas for the purpose of reporting our current fiscal position, preparing external and internal reports, and preparing forecasts with minimal supervision.
Ensure assigned areas compliance with Agency policies (most commonly the Expenditure and Time and Effort Policies).
Compare internal ETE reports against budgeted ETE to confirm compliance with Time and Effort Policy.
Identify, research, review, analyze, and establish possible impacts of identified inefficiencies and propose possible solutions.
Participate in cross-team collaboration, problem solving sessions, and trainings.
Establish standard work documents for processes associated with financial tasks.
Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Benefits

Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
10 paid holidays per year
Wellness program and plans
Life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
Defined retirement plan
Award winning Infant at Work program
Credit union membership
Transit subsidy
ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program