Role Overview:The Director of Federal Fiscal Oversight and Risk supervises federal grants, accounting, and cash management teams, as well as the PeopleSoft Financials Analyst. You will maintain agency awareness of federal funding guidelines, policies, laws, and rules. You will also work with the State Budget Agency to ensure funding sources and grants are correctly allocated and discrepancies are addressed or corrected.
This is an onsite role at the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Salary:The salary for this position traditionally starts at $102,024.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our
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A Day in the Life:Responsibilities include:
- Develops and Coordinates plans and policies, goals, vision and expectations for federal funding team (budget analysts), accounting team, cash team and PS Finance IT support.
- Sets expectations, measures progress, provides ongoing feedback, and evaluates the performance of employees. Ensures work adheres to the quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
- Supervises subordinate personnel including hiring, determining workload, and delegating assignments, training, monitoring, and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary action.
- Provides guidance to DCS program areas regarding federal funding guidelines, polices and laws and rules.
- Monitors agency federal funding grant budgets, including revenues, expenditures, and spending projections and reviews with program leadership.
- Coordinates Audit responses with SBA, Federal Partners and CFO.
- Communicates and coordinates all conversations with federal partners on grant awards, cash draws and any changes to grant terms and conditions.
- Works with SBA to finalize grant awards to ensure all final reconciliations are completed timely.
- Coordinates funding with SBA to ensure funding sources and grants are set up correctly in Euna and the PS financial system.
- Works with system owners to ensure that any accounting, budgeting or grant discrepancies are corrected and any required updates or changes are completed.
- Responsible for rectifying any budget errors or budget funding issues in the PS Finance state accounting finance system.
- Participates in budget development and forecasting for federal grants and corresponding state matching funds.
- Coordinates quarterly Comptroller requests.
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours that may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.
What You'll Need for Success:Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:
- Extensive knowledge of agency and/or organizational program(s) and business practices.
- Extensive knowledge of state programs and resources, public policy, and program evaluation.
- Ability to develop and/or measure program outcomes.
- Ability to create and maintain strong working relationships with key public and private government and business leaders.
- Ability to identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information, and use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
- Ability to work with internal and external customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, establish credibility, and influence leaders at all levels.
- Make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions. perceives the impact and implications of decisions.
- Ability to identify problems. determine accuracy and relevance of information, and to use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
- Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
- Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
- Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
A degree is not required.Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 in election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
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