Capital Projects- Project Manager Principal

Job Duties

• Prepares and analyzes fiscal and budgetary documentation, reports, and records using Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) and agency fiscal databases.
• Maintains, analyzes, and approves accounting transactions and reconciles expenditures of state, federal, and private funds.
• Codes data for processing; reconciles OAKS records, COGNOS reports, and internal spreadsheets.
• Prepares federal grant budget projections and recommends budget revisions.
• Prepares grant budget allocations based on projections and grant activities.
• Prepares financial status and specialized accounting reports as required by federal and private grantors.
• Analyzes grant expenditures.
• Maintains spending authority allotments and advises budget staff of adjustments as needed.
• Requests cash for various federal and private grants as necessary.
• Ensures revenue and expenditure processing is in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations and grant specifications.
• Develops/implements fiscal policies/procedures relative to federal/state grant guidelines.
• Assists grant project managers.
• Develops and maintains ledgers to track state, federal, and private funds expenditures.
• Directs, controls, and monitors the distribution of state, federal, and private funds.
• Maintains accuracy of records/reports; prepares appropriate forms, documentation, and correspondence.
• Distributes documents/reports; attends meetings to obtain or provide information.
• Copies documents; provides cross-training to unit staff; handles phone and email inquiries from internal and external customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of undergraduate core coursework in accounting or business administration.
• 12 months experience in accounting, fiscal, and/or budgetary management and control.
• 3 years target or 3 years of experience in accounting, fiscal, and/or budgetary management and control.
• 12 months experience as Fiscal Specialist 1, 66531.
• Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Major Worker Characteristics

• Knowledge of business administration or accounting.
• Applicable state &/or federal laws, rules, procedures & standards governing fiscal & budgetary operations.
• Use of calculator, video display terminal, and/or personal computer.
• Ability to handle large number of technical/fiscal variables & determine budgetary projections & allotments adequate to meet operational needs &/or authorize expenditures within spending authority.
• Gathering, collating, and classifying information about data, people, or things.
• Handling routine & sensitive inquiries from & contacts with officials/representatives of same &/or different political jurisdiction.

Supplemental Information

• This posting is for qualified, State of Ohio, OCSEA bargaining unit employees only.
• Selection will be made in accordance with Article 17 of the OCSEA contract.
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• Extensive health benefits for all full- and part-time permanent employees
• Guaranteed 10 paid state holidays every year
• At least a 14 percent employer contribution to your OPERS pension plan
• Over 1600 job classifications allow ample opportunity for career advancement
• Employee Tuition Reimbursement programs
• Lifetime life insurance coverage for all permanent employees
• Up to $350 in annual wellness incentives for employees/spouses enrolled in healthcare
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