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SalaryFinancial Analyst (Department of Children and Youth) PN 20033489
(2400029L)About us:
This position has been identified to transition to the Department of Children and Youth (DCY). Our mission is to promote positive, lifelong outcomes for Ohio youth through early intervention, quality education, and family support programs. More information on the transition will be communicated during the hiring process.
At DCY, we offer our employees a rewarding work experience in public service helping Ohioans achieve a sustainable lifestyle that includes generous benefit options and a flexible work life balance making our agency a great place to work!
- Low-cost health care benefits with FREE dental and vision after completed eligibility period
- Guaranteed 11 paid holidays each year
- Significant employer paid OPERS contributions
- Employee tuition reimbursement programs
- Wellness incentives for healthcare participants
- And much more!
To learn more about DCY, please visit our website at Department of Children and Youth | Ohio.gov.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Under general supervision, examines and/or analyzes accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards: reviews and maintains State Fiscal Year (SFY) and Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) local expenditure line items in County Financial Information System (CFIS) and Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) to ensure proper reporting; researches and analyzes OAKS interface errors; maintains OAKS reporting chartfield and agency control coding; updates OAKS speed charts with purchase order number; maintains, reviews, and analyzes county allocation summary and notifies supervisor of any anomalies; monitors purchase order balances to ensure appropriate level of funding available for county draws; creates and communicates mandated share amounts to county commissioners and agency directors; collects and analyzes data and responds to basic data requests from internal and external sources.
Cross trains with Budget Analysts and serves as back-up as requested by supervisor.
Performs other related duties as assigned (e.g., participates in meetings, conferences, and work groups; travels to attend trainings; operates personal computer to produce correspondence, reports, and other documents; maintains logs, records, and files).
ADA Statement
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. 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.
Hybrid Work Details
Subject to DCYs teleworking policy and an approved teleworking agreement, this position is eligible to work from a remote location on a hybrid basis. The selected applicant may be required to complete initial trainings prior to being eligible to telework. All requests to telework are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by DCY’s Deputy Director of Human Resources and management, subject to the conditions outlined in the agency policy and teleworking agreement.
Drug-Free Workplace
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.
The following are the minimum qualifications for this position. For further consideration, applicants must clearly identify how qualifications are met within the education and/or experience sections of the applications.
Completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an intermediate level of experience in spreadsheet software.
- Or 30 mos. exp. or 30 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an intermediate level of experience in spreadsheet
software.
- Or 12 mos. exp. as Financial Associate, 66561.
- 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.
Major Work Characteristics
Knowledge of: Accounting; applicable state &/or federal laws, rules, procedures & standards governing fiscal operations*; ERP systems* (e.g., OAKS FIN) &/or federal accounting system*; purchasing*; budgeting.
Skill in: Use of calculator, electronic devices (e.g., computer, tablet, cell phone) & applicable software applications (e.g., spreadsheets, databases, word processing), multi-purpose workcentres; OAKS BI reporting*.
Ability to: Define problems, collect & analyze data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions; prepare &/or edit financial reports, records, &/or correspondence; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; concentrate with attention to detail; deal with many variables & determine specific action; collaborate with co-workers on group projects &/or respond to confidential & sensitive inquiries from employees, public & government officials.
(*) Developed after employment.
Supplemental Information
Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be the minimum salary of the salary range 30 (step 1, currently $23.49 per hour) associated with this position.
All answers to the supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your civil service application.
Unless the posting requires, please do not include attachments, as attachments will not be considered as part of your application.
Travel required, as needed. Must provide own transportation or, in order to operate a state vehicle, you must have a valid driver’s license.
The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
Status of posted positions
You can check the status of your application online be signing into your profile and clicking the “My Jobpage” tab to view completed submissions and submission details. If you have questions other than your applications status, please direct them to DCY.HumanResources@childrenandyouth.ohio.gov.
