Financial Group Business Analyst

OATS Financial Group Business Analyst (BA)

The Office of Application Technology Services (OATS) is seeking a BA to assist with developing State and/or Federal documentation, policies/procedures, financial reports, applications, staffing resource tracking, and/or system requirements to join its OATS Financial Group Team.

The selected person may:

• Research projects and programs related to proposals and documents.
• Track, Evaluate, and Report on OATS’ SDS Contractor and State Payroll Project Labor budgeting and spending.
• Perform technical and detailed writing, editing, and proofreading of required correspondence, communications, presentations, and other documents.
• Research, assist in development and/or perform technical reviews on federal financial proposals (similar to grants), reports, and planning documents within required timelines.
• Work closely with agency management and project teams to gain an understanding of project and related requirements in order to assist with the development of training material and/or recommend related process improvements.
• Organize material and complete writing assignments according to agency standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Utilize a combination of computer and critical thinking skills.
• Maintain confidentiality and ability to exercise discretion is essential.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of recent, relevant work experience.
• 3 years of data tracking, reporting, and/or data validation.
• 3 years documenting, reviewing, improving, and communicating business processes.
• 3 years of accounting operational processing or budget development, including analyzation and recommendation for remaining budgets based on historical spending and research.
• Proficient in Microsoft Product Suites (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), which includes knowledge of pivot tables and comparing multiple data sources using Excel.
• Experience developing documents based on information obtained through multiple subject matter experts and research.
• Experience utilizing time management capabilities, often ensuring compliance with external imposed deadlines, such as federal or state deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior writing experience of financial request documents and/or justifications in a governmental environment.
• Working knowledge of government regulations as they pertain to the grant proposal and advance planning document writing process.
• Prior experience preparing healthcare information technology proposals or working in the healthcare technology environment.
• Prior experience writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
• Prior experience with eMars, Budgeting, Accounting, and/or Human Resource systems.
• Prior experience with the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Key Competencies:

• Organizational and planning skills.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Information gathering and monitoring skills.
• Judgment and decision-making ability.
• Initiative and Adaptability.
• Attention to detail, accuracy.
• Ability to stay on task while working in a remote environment.