Senior Financial Analyst

About the role

The Virginia Office of the Attorney General is seeking a financial professional to join our Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst. We offer the challenge and opportunity of public service, a professional team environment, and competitive salaries and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing, monitoring, evaluating and executing the budget workflows, processes, and activities of the Agency’s biennial budget.
• Aid in the financial management, review, reconciliation, reporting, and closeout for all Agency grants, and ensure compliance with all applicable Federal and State regulations, statutes, policies and procedures.
• Maintain, reconcile, and report of the general ledger by analyzing financial transactions, performing trends analyses, and recommending specific actions for quick resolution of general ledger issues.
• Maintain complete audit trail of all fiscal transactions in accordance to GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and the Department of Accounts Comptroller's Directives.
• Ensure a strong internal control environment by reducing potential risks, ensuring data and reports are accurate and reliable, safeguarding agency assets, maximizing operation efficiency and effectiveness, and following applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

Requirements

• Comprehensive and demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), policy analysis, legislative practices, and budget development, execution, and evaluation.
• Knowledge of governmental and general purpose accounting principles and practices.
• Working knowledge of internal control processes and procedures related to business processes.
• Experience with Cardinal Financial Application and OpenGov is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Graduation from college or university with major studies in Accounting, Finance, or related field is preferred.
• Five (5) years’ financial management experience is preferred.

Skills

• Proactive in ensuring a strong internal control environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and financial management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated success working in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and automated financial systems.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$41,329.00 to Commensurate to experience

Schedule

Full Time