Budget Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Job Type: Contract

Duration: 6 months

Location: Indianapolis, IN 46204

Pay rate: $30.36/hr and $35.67/hr

Job Description:

The Financial Analyst supports program directors by managing and overseeing grant-related financial activities, including budgeting, spending, reporting, and compliance with federal and state regulations. The role focuses on financial analysis, risk management, and ensuring proper financial controls within the state system. They act as a key business partner, working with accounting teams and leadership to ensure accurate financial processes, budget adherence, and successful execution of grant programs.

The Financial analyst may have additional federal requirements of reporting, sub-recipient audits, county

support or state review of federal grant funds initiated by OMB/SBA and MOU to IDOH, as well as State agency MOU of grant participation and accountabilities.

Financial Analyst Requirements/Abilities:

• Execute project set up requirements, and budget, grant and contract amendments, renewals and submissions.
• Provide guidance to program directors through review and understanding of expectations to each grant and activity projected.
• Awareness of accounting procedure, grant actives posting to the general ledger, requirements of transferring, or correcting journals, and posting of wires, deposits.
• Reporting and reconciliation procedures for risk management, program support, and federal grant requirements.
• Knowledge to meet accounting standards, in review and reporting of grants.
• Critical thinking, in timing expectations and grant % requirements with expenses, vendor contracts, rebates, wires, revenue, invoicing and payments.
• Ability to communicate and intervene to represent and support the programs.

MUST HAVE Skill Required -

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or business administration.
• Prior experience managing budgets, reconciling accounts, and handling financial forecasting.
• Prior experience with statistical techniques and financial tools.
• Prior experience managing grants, goals and timelines with budgetary constraints.
• Experience with Indiana state-specific financial regulations and compliance standards.
• Prior experience as a financial analyst for a government agency.
• Certified Financial Manager (CFM)