Senior Financial Analyst (20046686)

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. Ohio EPA wants you to join our Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR) as a senior financial analyst at its Central Office in Columbus, Ohio. We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented person to help keep DERR’s financial operations running smoothly. You’ll use critical thinking skills in handling complex financial data and managing key tasks like processing invoices, managing accounts payable, payroll, and tracking revenue from multiple funding sources. Collaborating with program offices and division management, you’ll assist with supporting the fiscal aspects of our federal grants, such as reviewing applications, preparing budgets, running status reports, and reconciling grant activity across state and federal accounting systems. On the project side, you’ll also help coordinate the division’s Level of Effort (LOE) mobilizations, manage project solicitations and create requisitions for awarded work. On top of that, you’ll support DERR’s cost recovery, hazardous waste, and voluntary action programs by preparing billing, tracking revenue, and assisting with collections.

Requirements

• 42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• OR completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; AND 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• OR completion of graduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; AND 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• OR 12 mos. exp. as Financial Analyst, 66562.
• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
• NOTE: Successful completion of the Fiscal Academy may be substituted for 4 mos. of required accounting/fiscal experience referenced in this portion of the minimum qualifications.
• Accounting and Finance
• Budgeting
• Bookkeeping
• Inventory Control
• Equipment Operations
• Clerical & Data Entry
• Research
• Reasoning
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Customer Focus

Nice To Haves

• DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, OR RELATED FIELD PREFERRED

Responsibilities

• Handle complex financial information and key fiscal practices for DERR.
• Process and analyze revenue from multiple funding sources.
• Assist in the fiscal administration of federal grants.
• Create and manage project solicitations in government financial systems.
• Processing invoices
• Managing accounts payable
• Payroll
• Tracking revenue from multiple funding sources
• Reviewing grant applications
• Preparing budgets
• Running status reports
• Reconciling grant activity across state and federal accounting systems
• Coordinate the division’s Level of Effort (LOE) mobilizations
• Manage project solicitations
• Create requisitions for awarded work
• Support DERR’s cost recovery, hazardous waste, and voluntary action programs by preparing billing, tracking revenue, and assisting with collections.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees