Financial Analyst

ATA Services Inc • Saint Paul, MN

10d • $42 - $45 • Remote

About The Position

ATA Services, Inc. is seeking a Financial Analyst for its client, the Minnesota Office of Inspector General (OIG). This full-time, remote, long-term position provides workforce financial analysis, position tracking, and administrative coordination. The analyst maintains accurate position and funding records, monitors personnel costs, and prepares staffing cost estimates to support budget and organizational decisions. The role also manages the centralized Personnel Inbox and coordinates personnel requests with human resources and financial operations staff.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the centralized Personnel Inbox, respond to routine inquiries, track personnel transaction requests, and coordinate requests with human resources and financial operations through established review and approval processes.
• Track authorized positions, position control numbers, filled and vacant positions, full-time equivalent staffing levels, funding sources, and pending changes; verify that records and funding assignments align with approved budgets.
• Review assigned workforce and shared accounts, track spending and available balances, compare actual costs with budget estimates, explain significant differences, and flag emerging funding concerns.
• Prepare cost estimates and staffing models for hiring, vacancies, reorganizations, and changes to position duties or classifications; explain the financial effects of proposed changes.
• Compile historical personnel spending, staffing projections, and workforce cost assumptions for the two-year budget process, working with senior budget analysts and finance supervisors on estimates and supporting documentation.
• Review account transfers for accurate coding and complete documentation; identify errors or unusual activity, research routine discrepancies, and refer exceptions to designated finance staff.
• Follow financial and personnel procedures, protect private personnel information, maintain organized records, and provide documentation for audits and internal reviews.
• Provide assigned backup coverage for shared budget account administration, accounts payable and receivable, purchasing card, and travel expense inboxes.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend practical improvements to records, tracking, and workflows.

What This Job Offers

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