Financial Analyst III

State of Utah Office of the Governor•Taylorsville, UT

21h•$26 - $41•Hybrid

About The Position

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to join its Finance team. The Financial Analyst III will serve as a senior working analyst responsible for assigned portions of the department's finances, mainly focusing on federal grants and travel/p-card compliance. The position will analyze financial activity, monitor budget execution, identify emerging issues, develop forecasts and recommendations, resolve discrepancies, and provide usable financial information to Finance and department leadership. Because of the complexity and pace of the work, UDAF is particularly interested in candidates who have experience performing financial functions within Utah State government and who are familiar with statewide financial systems, processes, policies, and budget requirements.

Requirements

3-5 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 all financial transactions.

Nice To Haves

Current or past State of Utah employee.
1+ year of experience with Concur Solutions.
3+ years of experience with Vantage Financial.
3+ years of federal grant mana.
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
Perform grant reconciliations and prepare documentation for reimbursement requests
Maintain an understanding of the financial condition of assigned programs and identify emerging issues, risks, and funding pressures.
Analyze financial activity and 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 that improve consistency and efficiency.
Perform advanced financial analysis and special projects with limited supervision.