Senior Financial Analyst

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

2d • $31 - $45 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Office of Child Support (OCS) which establishes policies and guidelines for the child support program based on federal and state laws. Ohio's child support program provides services to help ensure that children receive the financial and medical support they are legally entitled to and deserve. In this position, you will analyze and respond to requests from state and county child support enforcement agencies (CSEA) for financial corrections and/or manual checks. This often requires research of approved policies and workflows to determine if the request was appropriate. Monthly, review and reconciliation of financial reports will be completed as needed. Additional projects may be assigned to research child support payments that have not been remitted or redeemed.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• 42 mos. exp. or 42 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• 12 mos. exp. as Financial Analyst, 66562.
• Equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Support Enforcement Tracking System (SETS)
• Experience with Access Databases
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work independently, and as part of a team

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and evaluate state and county CSEA requests for financial corrections and or/ manual checks on child support payments to ensure the request is appropriate and reject or approve requests accordingly.
• Researching child support payments that were unable to post to a case automatically, identify where the payment belongs and post accordingly.
• Work special projects addressing issues/concerns with other payments that have not been remitted or cashed, or other projects as assigned.
• Complete financial corrections and manual checks timely within a defined error rate.
• Respond to state and county CSEA inquiries and educate workers regarding proper workflows or processes to be used to achieve the desired results and follow-up as needed.

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