Job Title (Date): Financial Analyst (June 2024)
Department:
Finance
Employee Type:
Full-time
Reports to: Manager – General Accounting
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Travel Required:
None
Supervisory Responsibility:
None
Salary Range: $69,514 - $104,271
Posting Period:
June 6, 2024 – June 19, 2024
*Typically, initial wage is set between the minimum and the midpoint of the salary range depending on the employee’s qualifications and experience.
Summary of Responsibilities:
The Financial Analyst is responsible for accurate preparation and review of various financial statements and is able to work with minimal supervision. Investigative, diagnostic, analytical, and reasoning skills are required as well as the ability to work independently.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare unitized financial statements, collating associated subsidiary reports and verifying all for accuracy and reasonableness. (monthly, quarterly, and other reports as requested)
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of accounting software and reporting functions.
- Prepare analyses of financial results including trends, impact of operational activities, and other analytical tools.
- Prepare and post year end entries (GASB, consolidation, etc.)
- Prepare monthly reports with analysis for health care.
- Prepare and coordinate the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for publication, including providing financial information to SERS’ actuary and reviewing resulting schedules for inclusion in ACFR.
- Prepare the GASB 68 and 75 financial schedules.
- Facilitate the annual audit. Coordinate and monitor internal contributors and the external auditor.
- Review all new GASB pronouncements and prepare an analysis (white paper) that includes identifying any changes that may impact the organization.
- Prepare account reconciliations, review account reconciliations prepared by others, financial schedules and other documents as required.
- Subject matter expert with account reconciliation tool.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Educations and Skills/Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field; • Five to seven years related experience and/or training with demonstrated; • Strong attention to detail skills;• Ability to take initiative on tasks, consistently solving problems as they arise • Consistently provides quality work, delivered on-time• Ability to collect, consolidate, and correctly use relevant information to complete work• Ability to set and prioritize deadlines based on organizational needs• Excellent oral and written skills• Oracle NetSuite, BlackLine, Workiva (Wdesk), Adaptive Analytics experience is a plus.• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required• CPA preferred.• Equivalent combination of education, skills and experience considered for the position.
Working Conditions:
This role operates in a professional office environment and is subject to prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines and may need to be able to lift up to 10 pounds at times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The hours for the role are from 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Finance staff members are eligible to work remotely 2 days per week, after 30 days of employment. Remote working days are not guaranteed and subject to change based on organizational needs. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies:
SERS Specific:
Focus - Dedicated to meeting the needs of customers both internal and external. Talks, acts, and makes decisions with customers in mind. Accountability - Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions; follows throughon commitments, implements decisions that have been agreed upon; maintains confidentiality with sensitive information; acknowledges and learns from mistakes without blaming others. Recognizes the impact of one’s behavior on others.Communication - Creates an environment of open, direct and proactive communication, both written and verbal.
Is unafraid to communicate freely across layers of the organization.Collaboration- Develops cooperation and teamwork while participating in a group, working toward solutions which generally benefit all involved parties.Innovation - The commitment to search for and create new and innovative approaches to activities that enhances performance. Is willing to change.
Position Specific:
Note: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and lift up to 10 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. SERS is an equal employment opportunity employer.Disclaimer: This job posting is not meant to be all-inclusive and the position itself is subject to change.SERS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
We recruit, hire, train, and promote without discrimination due to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, military leave or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. SERS is committed to ensuring all applicants can successfully submit an application for consideration. If you have a disability, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations to complete your application for employment, please call (614) 340-2255.
SERS does not accept unsolicited recruiter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with SERS.
69514.00 To 104271.00 (USD) Annually
