Senior Financial Analyst

Completion of graduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 6 months experience or 6 months training in accounting and/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 months experience or 18 months training in accounting and/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

-Or 42 months experience or 42 months training in accounting and/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.

-Or 12 months experience as Financial Analyst, 66562.

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.

This position is required to work in the office Monday-Friday with flexibility in starting and ending times. This job is located in the Vern Riffe building, 77 South High St. Columbus, OH 43215

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.

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.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

The Ohio Department of Development is presently seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to support financial grant activities of the Minority Business Development Division.

What you'll do

As a Senior Financial Analyst in the Minority Business Development Division, you will:

• Administer fiscal aspects of loans and collateral support programs
• Prepares and manages the requisition and disbursement process.
• Manages requisition and disbursement process for division's financial programs.
• Enter approved requisitions into the Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS).
• Interacts with borrowers for required documentation
• Conduct first review of invoices, enters disbursements into Salesforce.
• Submits disbursements for program manager approval .
• Attach back-up documentation to vouchers in OAKS.
• Processes loan and collateral support pay requests, MBAC grant initial reviews and advances/reimbursements.
• Establishes fiscal monitoring of approved loans and collateral support to ensure quality assurance throughout the process.
• Performs programmatic and monitoring of loans, grants and collateral support activity.
• Reconciles collateral support and Community Development Financial Institutions Loan Participation Program on a monthly basis.
• Prepares, updates and reviews State Small Business Credit Initiative reports.
• Generates and collects annual reports for collateral support programs and performs annual reduction process.
• Designs and builds custom financial reports to support the financial incentives team and to provide information to Leadership.
• Maintains thorough and accurate records and files, and creates new files as necessary.
• Attends and participates in meetings, conferences, seminars and events, and demonstrates commitment to customer service performance standards in alignment with agency's promise to deliver service, support and solutions to customers.

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.