All job postings will expire at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the application deadline.Organization: Education and Workforce
Agency Contact Name and Information: Morgan Webb (morgan.webb@education.ohio.gov)
Work Location: 25 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43215-4104
United States
Compensation: $31.47 - $46.08
Schedule: Permanent - Full Time
Work Hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Classified Indicator: Classified
Union: OCSEA
Primary Job Skill: Accounting and Finance
What You'll DoAdministers fiscal aspects of line-items and/or grants:
- Collaborates with offices and/or schools to assemble, review and analyze spending;
- Establishes, reconciles, and monitors fiscal activities to ensure appropriate use and accounting of funds;
- Assists with the administration of agency-wide fiscal lifecycle/workflows (e.g. grant lifecycle, purchase workflow, payment systems);
- Prepares, updates and reviews financial/grant reports.
Independently or as a lead worker research and analyze complex information to resolve errors, modify data, and or determine appropriate actions:
- Designs and builds custom financial reports in various systems (e.g. BI, FIN, Access, Excel, MicroStrategy);
- Synthesizes data from multiple sources to create reports/presentations for internal/external customers;
- Assists offices and/or schools with budget, forecasting and trend analysis;
- Provides customer focused technical assistance to troubleshoot financial issues, questions and communications.
Performs fiscal/accounting duties:
- Review and approve fiscal transactions (e.g. payment requests, purchase orders, deposits, indirect cost requests, grant awards and claims);
- Coordinates federal drawdowns with internal/external entities;
- Designs, approves and prepares financial/accounting documents;
- Assists in updating and recommends changes in fiscal policies and procedures;Trains agency staff on fiscal policies and procedures.
Additional InformationIf you pass the minimum qualifications screening, you will be invited to take an in-person assessment. Those that pass the assessment, will be considered for an interview.
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check as well as other investigative reviews. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position, unless restricted under state or federal law or federal restrictions. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
Why Work for the State of Ohio: At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- 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)
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Qualifications: 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 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 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.
Job Skills: Accounting and Finance
