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Financial Analyst I
Financial Analyst I

Financial Analyst I

Company : State of Utah
Salary : $19.08 - $30.24 an hour
Location : Utah

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Job Description

The Division of Technology Services (DTS) is currently hiring for a Financial Analyst I position. This position will focus on budgets and forecasts. This position will work cross functionally with other departments including Hosting, Network, Desktop, and Operations, to help plan and report business expenses, execute strategy, assess performance, as well as provide insights and analytics for decision making across the Department. This is a very unique role. Youwill be a key asset in the future growth of the Department: these functions act as the analytical engine of the company, providing insights and supporting optimal business decision making.

Financial analysts leverage strong accounting and compliance backgrounds to explore historical financial data, predict future results and drive process and policy improvements.

This position may be eligible for remote work (must live in Utah), with some in office time required. Located at: Taylorsville State Office Building 4315 S 2700 W Taylorsville, Utah.


Why join our team?
We have great business partners who want to serve Utah citizens efficiently and effectively, while working within the guidance of their federal and state partners. This is an opportunity to make a difference for Utah citizens while being a pivotal part of an exciting IT team. You will receive great health and retirement benefits, such as, generous paid time off so you can spend more time with your family and have a positive work life balance. Click here to view a summary of all the benefits we offer.

The Agency:
To learn more about The Division of Technology Services check us out Click here. The State's environment is a highly optimized blend of systems responsible for collecting, processing, and distributing millions of data elements every day.

Example of Duties
Day-to-day responsibilities for financial analysts include:
  • Analyzing current and past financial data and performance
  • Providing financial models and forecasting
  • Evaluating current capital expenditures and depreciation
  • Identifying trends in financial performance and providing recommendations for improvement
  • Assist with the analyzing of actual results against plan and forecast and prepare analysis as
required
  • Coordinating with other members of the finance team to review financial information and
forecasts
  • Detailed analysis, with understanding of key drivers, to forecast cost trends
  • Develop a detailed understanding of business processes, looking for both control gaps and
opportunities to gain process efficiency.
  • Preparing reports and projections based on analysis
  • Illustrating financial trends with charts and graphs
  • Ad-Hoc reporting, analysis, and special projects as required
Typical Qualifications
Key attributes of a successful candidate will include:
  • Detail oriented, with unquestionable integrity and credibility.
  • Ability to “connect the dots” for others across multiple data points, make connections
upstream/downstream that may not be easily noticeable
  • Skilled in using Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Presenting creative and logical solutions to identified problems.
  • Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including documentation of findings and
recommendations.
  • Drives solid understanding of cost structure/drivers by division/BU and partners with the ops
leadership team to drive productivity.
  • Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
  • Communicates and demonstrates judgment, tact, and diplomacy in dealing with internal
customers within a matrix organization.
  • Possesses initiative, enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity, a positive attitude and ability to perform as a team player.
  • Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and ability to communicate with all levels of management.
  • Highly motivated and proactive, with strong organizational and project management skills to
multitask and manage workload to timely completion.
  • Works independently, meets deadlines.
Supplemental Information

  • Employment contingent on passing a drug screening and a background check.
  • Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
  • Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.


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