Senior Financial Analyst

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Accountant 3 – Senior Financial Analyst
Oregon Department of Transportation
Financial Services Branch

Policy & Compliance Unit
Salem

The role:

Join our Financial Services team and help keep the agency’s finances accurate, transparent and in compliance with state and federal rules. This position plays a key role in financial policy and compliance, including year-end close, the Annual Financial Report and audit support. In this role, you will analyze complex financial data, interpret accounting standards and provide clear guidance to staff across the agency. You will help develop and implement financial policies, support system and reporting improvements and ensure compliance with regulations and reporting requirements. This position works with a high level of independence and advises on financial and policy decisions. You will partner with program, budget and accounting staff to improve processes, support audits and strengthen financial reporting statewide. Apply today!

Hybrid remote work options available! Initial training may require a minimum of 3-5 days in office. This position offers a hybrid work schedule, with most work performed remotely and occasional in-office attendance required for quarterly staff meetings.

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Prepare policies for accounting, financial reporting and fiscal management in alignment with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), federal regulations and state laws. Provide training as needed.

• Work with the Secretary of State Auditors to complete ODOT’s annual audit. Create any needed audit finding corrective action plans.

• Compile ODOT’s Annual Financial Report, reviewing and correcting complex financial information and coordinating fiscal year-end adjustments.

• Advise agency personnel and other financial services branch staff on accounting and reporting.

• Coordinate the assembly of the agency’s Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) in accordance with federal regulations.

• Lead systems development and improvement projects, such as infrastructure reporting databases and DB2 tables.

• Analyze reporting needs and coordinate system development or modifications.

• Coordinate with systems developers and help programmers understand requirements of financial systems.

• Work is performed in an office environment. In-state travel may be required.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying. 

• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:

32 quarter (21 semester) credit hours from an accredited institution in Accounting AND five years of related accounting experience to include

a) classifying, analyzing, and reconciling complex financial data and records;

b) designing, recommending, and installing modifications of accounting methods, procedures, forms, and records;

c) preparing audited financial statements and reports;

d) analyzing and interpreting laws, regulations, codes, and ordinances to ensure the legality of financial transactions; AND

e) analyzing and interpreting complex accounts and account relationships resulting in accounting entries.

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A bachelor’s degree in accounting or in any discipline that includes or is supplemented by 32 quarter (21 semester) credit hours from an accredited institution in accounting AND three years of related accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 2 work to include designing and modifying accounting systems that require frequent changes in requirements to meet specific business objectives, consulting with program managers or external organizations, and ensuring the proper functioning and accountability of fiscal operations

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Possession of a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Government Financial Manager certificate AND three years of accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 2 work to include designing and modifying accounting systems that require frequent changes in requirements to meet specific business objectives, consulting with program managers or external organizations, and assuring the proper functioning and accountability of fiscal operations.

Note: 15 quarter (10 semester) graduate-level accounting credit hours may substitute for one year of the accounting experience. Graduate-level courses used to satisfy the educational requirement may not be used to satisfy the experience requirement.

What we’d like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience or training in the Microsoft Office Suite.

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Experience with accounting standards and apply requirements to an organization’s structure.

• Experience reconciling large data sets.

How to apply:

• Complete the following required steps:

  • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

  • Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.

    • Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

    • Please address your cover letter to Richard Brock, Policy and Compliance Manager.

    • Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

    • You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.

  • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran or Oregon National Guard servicemember, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call 503-930-6376 or email ODOTRecruitmentSS@odot.oregon.gov

Additional information:

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].

• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

• You will become part of the state's management team.

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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