Fiscal Advisor IV

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

About The Position

The Fiscal Advisor IV represents the Governor in matters involving the Delaware Department of Transportation and provides leadership as the department works toward being transparent, efficient, and accountable, with safety, performance management, and customer satisfaction as priorities. The position oversees development and execution of the department’s operating budgets, including annual budget requests. It ensures accurate and timely processing, documentation, and reconciliation of operating budget transfers, purchase orders, and payment vouchers. The role also analyzes financial system reports and division performance data, forecasts expenditures, monitors commitments, identifies budget concerns, recommends improvements, and prepares monthly expenditure and quarterly financial reports. The position reviews and analyzes financial transactions and records, maintains accounting controls and audit trails, provides fiscal advice and technical guidance, and prepares financial statements and reports used in planning. It also researches and supplies documentation to auditors and other parties seeking financial information, uses automated information systems and software to analyze and report financial data, and provides service to internal and external customers and the public. The role may include purchasing, disbursement, and inventory responsibilities for equipment and supplies.

Requirements

At least three years of experience compiling, analyzing, and reporting financial data to ensure effective and efficient accounting of funds or to make financial planning projections.
At least two years of experience ensuring financial transactions comply with budgets, applicable agreements, grants or contracts, and state or federal laws, rules, and regulations.
At least one year of experience analyzing financial problems, developing alternatives, and recommending and advising management on solutions.
Coursework, training, or work experience in staff supervision, which may include serving as a lead worker overseeing others’ work.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.
Pre-employment drug testing is required following a conditional offer.

Responsibilities

Oversee development and execution of the department’s operating budgets, including annual requests.
Ensure accurate, timely processing, documentation, and reconciliation of operating budget transfers, purchase orders, and payment vouchers.
Analyze financial system reports and division performance data; forecast expenditures and monitor commitments.
Identify budget concerns, recommend improvements, and prepare monthly expenditure and quarterly financial reports.
Review and analyze financial transactions and records for accuracy and compliance with budgets, agreements, grants, contracts, and applicable laws and regulations.
Analyze, reconcile, and consolidate data to the general ledger; prepare trial balances and make corrections, updates, and adjustments to balance funds while maintaining an audit trail.
Review financial transactions, classifications, and codes for accuracy and recommend changes.
Maintain internal controls and apply accounting principles, practices, and standards.
Provide advice and technical guidance on assigned fiscal functions.
Compile, analyze, and prepare statements and reports on financial health for financial, budget, and personnel planning.
Research and provide data, reports, and documentation to state, federal, and independent auditors and in response to other financial information requests.
Use commercial and proprietary automated information systems and computer software to research, review, evaluate, and report financial data.
Provide customer service to internal and external customers and the public in person, electronically, or in writing.
Communicate and interact effectively with people across cultures and ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, ages, and races.
May be responsible for purchasing, disbursement, and inventory of equipment and supplies.