Financial Analyst

Ohio Department of Public Safety - Ohio State Highway Patrol

Report In Location - 1970 W Broad Street, Columbus 43223

Under direction of the Financial Analyst Supervisor, examine, &/or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, & conformance to reporting & procedural standards;

• Research & analyze transaction errors (i.e., budget, coding, & interface, etc.) & resolve without external involvement (e.g., Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) invoice submission or EFT payment errors, Intra-State Transfer Vouchers (ISTV) coding, payment or credit error, etc.);

• Set up, manage & administer accounts outside of Treasurer of State (TOS) with electronic invoicing submission & accounts receivable (AR) management with government customers (i.e., Quickbooks accounts receivable, Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), Tungsten, etc.);

• Monitor & analyze outstanding AR for all Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) customers;

• Review expenditure costs for LEADS fund to ensure allowable costs are within the period of availability (POA) & to create LEADS Annual Report;

• Perform debt collection process for LEADS customers (e.g., send statements, invoices, past due letters; create payment schedules; etc.);

• Conduct complex reconciliation of records (i.e., payment card, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions, etc.) to monitor expenditure &/or threshold amounts;

• Determine coding & process ISTV for reimbursements;

• Utilize Microsoft Excel to develop & prepare forms, manuals & spreadsheets for accounting procedures & financial reports (e.g., LEADS, AR procedures, cost projections for various fund programs, monitor maintenance &/or equipment expenditure reports, etc.);

• Examine &/or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness & conformance to reporting & procedural standards;

• Review, audit & code daily accounting transactions for accounts payable (AP) & accounts receivable (AR) entries into Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS);

• Post transactions &/or payments (e.g., conduct final audit of vouchers prior to leaving division for processing, authorize payment of expenses for assigned state agency, etc.);

• Provide guidance to Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) sections & district staff on fiscal matters (e.g., handle AP invoices, vendor contracts, resolve payment card transactions, ensure federal grant expenditures are within the guidelines, etc.);

• Utilize Quickbooks Pro to perform various fiscal functions (e.g., prepare invoices, record payments, perform debt collection process, reconcile accounts between direct billing & revenue deposits, etc.);

• Contact vendors & other businesses to resolve problems with invoices;

• Serve as liaison with Ohio Shared Services (OSS) &/or Office of Budget & Management (OBM) (e.g., provide justification for expenditures verbally &/or in writing; calculate figures, etc.);

• Review, prepare & recommend various procedural &/or policy changes within the department, section &/or division;

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Option 1

30 mos. exp. or 30 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an intermediate level of experience in spreadsheet software.

Option 2

• Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field;

AND 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an intermediate level of experience in spreadsheet software.

Option 3

• 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.

Job Skills - Accounting and Finance