Title : Financial Manager

Job Summary :

A career in public service awaits you. COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

A great benefit of working for the State of Arizona is a fantastic work / life balance. State employees enjoy challenging work, popular remote work options, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and career growth opportunities.

We are searching for someone who has financial grants experience, this is crucial to the role and for yoru success ion the team!

What You'll Do :

Under the direction of the Financial Administrator, this position will perform work of significant difficulty. Responsibilities include managing all aspects of the assigned federal block and or discretionary grant in accordance with each grant program's financial management and sub-recipient financial oversight requirements and will be required to provide administrative supervision of staff.

This position will serve as a liaison to contractors in receipt of the funding identified and will provide technical assistance and coordination with other internal divisions as needed, to meet the needs of these funding requirements, to include contractor expenditure report completion, budget availability, funding allocation, contract review and approval and education on rules.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Federal Grants Management and Reporting to include completion of all tables for Grant Application(s) and reports; completion of the Maintenance of Effort (MOE); completion of the CLIFF data reporting for the AHCCCS budget; management of grant administrative requirements and subrecipient requirements in E-Civis.
• Management of all FFATA reporting; management of the 90-day closeout grant process; completion of the reconciliation for the Federal Financial Report; and project management of all grant activities.
• Federal Grant Monitoring to include compliance with all grant terms and conditions, grant requirements including specified set-asides, grant revenue, expenditures, and budget in AZ360; authorized allotments in the Payment Management System (PMS); and Sub-recipient monitoring. Coordination with other Divisions to ensure the grant is tracked separately in Accounting system (e.g. establishment of accounting profiles, ETE drop downs, etc).
• Preparation and review of all grant schedules & payments; conduct extensive complex financial analysis; allocation of grant funds; preparation of budget documents & internal spreadsheets; review of Contractor Expenditure Reports (CERs) / Invoices; review of RBHA / TRBHA / Contractor budgets & narratives; and preparation of materials for audits, site visits, and other ad hoc requests for information.
• Preparation & review of all required financial language including contractor policy language, operating manuals, internal policies & procedures, operational review tools, and contract language to ensure financial requirements are in compliance with federal grant requirements, the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM), and Uniform Guidance.
• Supervise, train, and provide clear direction and communication to direct reports. Monitor and spot check direct report's outputs (e.g CER review, spreadsheets, etc.) for quality and quantity. Establish a process to track direct reports' work product and utilize data for employee discussion (via 1 : 1, email etc), mid-point and annual evaluations, or other.
• Research & analysis to provide technical assistance to internal & external stakeholders on federal grant requirements. Act as financial liaison with other State agencies & contracted entities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) :

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Qualifications : Minimum :

Preference :

Pre-Employment Requirements :

Part of the interview process includes an exercise on data and financial analysis.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply :  Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits :

Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are :

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work / life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here.