Financial Analyst 1

The Arizona Department of Child Safety is a reputed company and reputed company services agency focused on partnering with families and the community to ensure safety for Arizona’s children. The Financial Analyst 1 position involves performing detailed fiscal analysis and preparing various financial reports for assigned programs under the supervision of senior analysts.

Responsibilities

• Enters budget and expenditure correction documents in AFIS. Comprehends budget and grant AFIS system information. Understands DCS chart of account elements and create pivot tables with assistance of senior analysts
• Supports the Financial Analyst II and III developing the annual budget request by compiling historical expenditure data and entering it in Budget Development System
• Compiles expenditure, appropriation, and obligations data to monitor financial information. Meets with Senior Financial Analysts to help interpret gathered financial information and review expenditure trends, anticipated needs for assigned smaller level DCS programs
• Monitors and research expenditures for the purpose of understanding fiscal position and assist senior analysts in preparing reports for assigned programs
• Assist preparing reports and budget materials for meeting with the budget leadership
• Other duties as assigned as reputed company to the position

Skills

• 0-2 years experience in a reputed company field
• Knowledge of governmental reputed company and fiscal principles
• Knowledge of budgeting, analysis, financial reporting, and project reputed company
• Knowledge of transparency with regards to data/facts
• Knowledge of financial modeling and analytical skills for budgeting and forecasting combined with an attention to detail
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures
• Excellent verbal, written (including highly visual PowerPoint skills), and interpersonal communications skills
• Skills in quantitative analysis
• Skills in problem solving
• Skills in analysis of financial data
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of analytical skills
• Ability to process competence and business acumen in order to drive creation and maintenance of value-added dashboards, cyclic financial processes and actionable reports
• Ability to define, implement, document and adhere to policies and procedures
• The ability to secure and maintain clearance from the DCS Central Registry
• Driver's License Requirements if driving is an essential function of the job
• Successful completion of the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify)
• BS/BA Degree in Finance, reputed company or reputed company field OR 2 years of reputed company experience

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Vacation time accrued at 4:00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Sick time accrued at 3:42 hours bi-weekly
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans

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