Financial Analyst III

State of Utah • Taylorsville, UT

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst III to join its Finance team. The role is a senior working analyst position responsible for assigned areas of the department’s finances, with a primary focus on federal grants and travel and p-card compliance. The analyst evaluates financial activity, monitors budget execution, identifies emerging issues, develops forecasts and recommendations, resolves discrepancies, and provides usable financial information to Finance and department leadership. The department is particularly interested in candidates with experience performing financial functions within Utah State government and familiarity with statewide financial systems, processes, policies, and budget requirements.

The position is based at 4315 S 2700 W, Taylorsville, and is hybrid. A background check and drug test are not required. The position is full-time, benefits-eligible, and pays $25.65–$40.67. The application deadline is October 19, 2026, though the posting may close earlier if a sufficient applicant pool is received after the minimum three-business-day advertising period.

Requirements

• Three to five or more years of combined professional experience and education performing governmental budgeting, accounting, financial management, or closely related financial analysis.
• Experience independently managing complex financial assignments, including analyzing and reconciling financial information from multiple systems or sources.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and Access to analyze financial data, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, or comparable analytical functions.
• Experience developing financial forecasts, models, analyses, or recommendations for management decision-making.
• Experience clearly communicating complex financial information to executive leadership, program leadership, or other financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment with recurring and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Proven ability to maintain thorough, compliant documentation for financial transactions.

Nice To Haves

• Current or past State of Utah employee.
• At least one year of experience with Concur Solutions.
• At least three years of experience with Vantage Financial.
• At least three years of federal grant management experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access databases.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Finance analyst for assigned grants and Concur transactions.
• Perform compliance reviews for travel and p-card transactions.
• Reconcile grants and prepare documentation for reimbursement requests.
• Monitor the financial condition of assigned programs and identify emerging issues, risks, and funding pressures.
• Analyze financial activity to identify trends, discrepancies, unusual transactions, and potential financial concerns.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reports for Finance leadership, division management, and department executives.
• Support fiscal year-end closing, reconciliations, and fiscal-year transition activities.
• Develop and maintain budget execution tools, spreadsheets, dashboards, financial models, queries, and management reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, strengthen controls, reduce manual work, and improve the quality and timeliness of financial information.
• Develop procedures, documentation, templates, and analytical tools to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Perform advanced financial analysis and special projects with limited supervision.

Benefits

• Benefits eligibility.
• Job stability through employment within a well-established organization.
• Career growth, including skill development and opportunities for leadership.
• Meaningful work contributing to a community-benefiting service and organizational goals.
• A supportive work environment that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.
• Work/life balance is described as an important part of the organization’s culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed