Community Development Financial Analyst 1,2

About this Job

The Division of Administration / Office of Community Development has a vacancy.

The goal of the Office of Community Development is to improve the quality of life of the residents of Louisiana by administering state and federal grants. The Community Development Block Grant Program helps communities provide a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities for their residents particularly in low- to moderate-income areas. The Louisiana Government Assistance Program is designed to fill the gaps where there are no federal or other state funds available to assist local governments with an identified high priority need. The Community Water Enrichment Fund provides funding to aid units of local government in rehabilitating improving and constructing projects for community water systems to provide safe clean drinking water.

The Division of Administration is the state governments management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following :

• Overseeing the states capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Four years of experience in accounting auditing financial operations economics or contracts or grants management; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting finance or economics plus one year of experience in accounting auditing financial operations economics or contracts or grants management; OR

A bachelors degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting finance or economics plus one year of experience in accounting auditing financial operations economics or contracts or grants management; OR

A bachelors degree in accounting finance business administration management economics or statistics plus one year of experience in accounting auditing financial operations economics or contracts or grants management; OR

An advanced degree in accounting finance business administration public administration management economics or statistics; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION :

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties :

Grant Administration and Programmatic Responsibilities

Financial Policy and Program Administration

Program Monitoring and Responsibilities

Economic Development Project Analysis

Analyzes and ascertains accuracy and consistency of the review process. Ensures that ED guidelines and policies established by the state and federal governments are followed.

Position-Specific Details :

Appointment Type : This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Career Progression : This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a Community Development Financial Analyst 1 or 2.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply :

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers. Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-verify system.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about thisposting please contact :

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration / Office of Human Resources

email :

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Cognos,Forecasting,Hyperion,Microsoft Access,Pivot tables,Accounting,Analysis Skills,Microsoft Excel,Financial Analysis,Financial Modeling,Budgeting,Financial Planning

Employment Type : Unclear

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 3579 - 7025