Enterprise Financial Analyst

Summary

Organization Summary

FCDC provides cost-effective, business-driven, collaborative, and secure IT services and solutions to public service agencies throughout Ohio's most dynamic county. Our goals are simple, but expansive: to be the most trusted enterprise technology service provider for Franklin County and a national leader in digital government services. Every day, the FCDC team empowers local government departments, agencies, teams, and nonprofits to deliver top-notch services to residents and businesses in central Ohio, and we take pride in the work they accomplish with our support.

Job Summary

Financial Services Analyst, reporting to the Financial Services Manager, is responsible for fiscal, payroll, and reporting duties as well as enterprise IT procurement, billing, and cost-recovery allocations. This role requires a self-starter with strong problem-solving skills, a keen attention to detail, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous situations, and solid skills in project management. This role has regular interaction with various partner agencies county-wide and requires strong people skills.

Employees new to FCDC or promoted into new positions must successfully complete a 180-day probationary period, and all employees must adhere to current Employee Handbook policies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, candidates must be able to perform each essential duty and fulfill each responsibility to a satisfactory degree. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Works with partner agencies, technical staff, and vendors to procure IT equipment in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code (O.R.C.) and Data Center Purchasing Policy.
• Works with partner agencies and technical staff to bill and allocate monthly computer resources and annual miscellaneous IT costs in compliance with Federal OMB Circular A-87 and 2 CFR Part 225.
• Processes Accounts Receivable and maintains year-to-date revenue and monthly aging reports.
• Processes Accounts Payable and maintains State of Ohio Findings of Recovery, proper public procurement proof, Terms and Conditions, and proof of purchase documentation.
• Processes Data Center payroll and time-off earned and utilized accounts.
• Assist the Financial Services Manager in leading the monthly financial review process and present reports to leadership.
• Develop and maintain dashboards that provide visibility to key business and financial inputs.
• Work directly with the Financial Services Manager in driving the financial planning and budgeting process.
• Provide analytical support on ad hoc projects.
• Manage special projects with the aim of continuously improving and streamlining internal processes and financial reporting.
• Ability to display complex quantitative data in a simple, intuitive format and to present findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with demonstrated ability in problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of a countywide asset management program.
• Maintain and improve the renewal tracking and procurement process.
• Process Data Center and countywide inventory from request for technology to recycling and destruction.
• Responsible for verifying the accuracy of asset tracking information, identifying when county-owned IT assets are candidates for retirement, and initiating and overseeing the end-of-life cycle on county-owned assets.
• Provide software utilization and compliance reports as needed.
• Maintain a five-year hardware roadmap and submit recommendations for maintenance, consolidation, and end-of-life disposal while reducing risk and increasing ROI.
• Partnering with the Prosecuting Attorney's office and Purchasing Department, procure technology hardware, software, and services per county and Data Center policies.
• Performs all work with a sound sense of urgency. Provides high-quality deliverables in an efficient, timely, and courteous manner using the team's preferred culture
• Ability to work independently and self-motivate to meet tight deadlines, prioritize workload across multiple projects, and achieve effective results in a fast-paced, ever-growing, and often ambiguous environment.

Technical Skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively and work as part of a team
• Ability to work under strict deadlines while providing attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to protect operations by keeping financial information confidential
• Ability to track information technology (IT) hardware and software in a database
• Ability to maintain an IT enterprise infrastructure roadmap, including EOL, capital procuremen,t and maintenance schedules
• Ability to utilize inventory tracking software
• Ability to identify and communicate risk on an enterprise level

All items from Level 1, plus

• Working knowledge of Munis
• Ability to train others
• Ability to document business processes and standard operating procedure,s financia,l and Payroll modules
• Analyzes and interprets data, performs comparative analyses, and studies proposed changes in methods and materials to recommend actions.
• Improves financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management.
• Guides the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.
• Ability to identify risk on an enterprise level and develop an action plan to reduce the risk.
• Ability to maintain an IT enterprise infrastructure roadmap, including EOL, capital procurement, growth trend analysi,s and maintenance schedules

All items from Level 2, plus

• Working knowledge of GAAP
• Ability to lead special projects and tasks
• Recommends and implements actions by analyzing and interpreting data, making comparative analyses, and studying proposed changes in methods and materials.
• Proactively forecasts and improves financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management.
• Leads the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.
• Ability to partner with senior leadership and provide technical and financial recommendations.
• Ability to produce technical roadmaps
• Ability to produce IT plans with business justification and outcomes

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Financial Services Analyst 1

Financial Services Analyst 2

Education Level/Work Experience

NOTE: Relevant work experience years can be converted to formal education years at a ratio of 2:1 OR General IT support and/or system administration work experience years can be converted to network engineering experience years at a ratio of 4:1

Preferred: 2-year Associates or 4-year bachelor's degree

Required: High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred: 3 years of experience in accounting/financial services

Required: 1 year of experience in accounting/financial services with strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Preferred: 4-year bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field

Required: 2-year Associates or 4-year bachelor's degree

Preferred: 5 years of experience in accounting/financial services and 1 year of experience in the IT field.

Required: Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; 3 years of experience in accounting/financial services with the ability and desire to learn the IT field.

Franklin County Data Center offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including; health care, dental care, life insurance, long and short term disability insurance, holidays, vacation, sick leave, deferred compensation plans, transportation and credit union.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.