Title: Senior Financial Analyst
State Role Title: Senior Financial Analyst
Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience, Up To $95,000
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law
Location: Office of the Attorney General
Agency Website: https://www.oag.state.va.us/
Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A
Job Duties
The Virginia Office of the Attorney General is seeking a financial professional to join our Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst. We offer the challenge and opportunity of public service, a professional team environment, and competitive salaries and benefits.
Candidates must have experience in planning, preparing, monitoring, evaluating and executing the budget workflows, processes, and activities of the Agency’s biennial budget. The candidate will assist in the financial management, review, reconciliation, reporting, and closeout for all Agency grants, and ensure compliance with all applicable Federal and State regulations, statutes, policies and procedures. The candidate must have considerable experience in maintaining, reconciling, and report of the general ledger by analyzing financial transactions, performing trends analyses, and recommending specific actions for quick resolution of general ledger issues; and is responsible for maintaining complete audit trail of all fiscal transactions in accordance to GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and the Department of Accounts Comptroller's Directives. The candidate must be proactive in ensuring a strong internal control environment to include: potential risks are reduced and/or communicated to management; data and reports are accurate and reliable; agency assets are safeguarded to prevent waste, loss, unauthorized use, or misappropriation; agency objectives are achieved by maximizing operation efficiency and effectiveness; and applicable laws, regulations, and policies are consistently followed.
Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate hired into this position must possess comprehensive and demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), of the principles and practices of policy analysis, legislative practices, and budget development, execution, and evaluation; of governmental and general purpose accounting principles and practices; and of automated financial accounting systems, uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards; knowledge of grants management program and financial requirements and the applicable statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures of grant programs. The candidate must also possess the ability to think and problem solve creatively; to effectively manage and complete assignments independently and as a team member; manage multiple priorities; strong attention to detail; strong organizational and financial management skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; demonstrated success working in fast-paced, rapidly changing environment; and have high proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and automated financial systems.
Additional Considerations
Graduation from college or university with major studies in Accounting, Finance or related field is preferred. Experience may substitute for education. Working knowledge of internal control processes and procedures related to business processes. Working knowledge of the Commonwealth Accounting System (Cardinal), Bank of America Works, Commonwealth Accounting Policies and Procedures (CAPP) and LAS/FAACS is highly desirable.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Preference will be given to those candidates that possess a minimum of five (5) years’ financial management experience; and graduation from college or university with major studies in Accounting, Finance, or related field; and experience with Cardinal Financial Application and OpenGov is highly preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for educational requirements.
Contact Information
Name: OAG Recruitment Team
Phone: 804-786-2071
Email: recruitment@oag.state.va.us
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
