Financial Analyst III

The Division of Technology Services (DTS), Finance department is currently hiring for a Financial Analyst III position. This position will focus on budgets and forecasts. The candidate chosen 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 Division.

This is a very unique role. You will be a key asset in the future growth of the Division: 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 is currently a hybrid of both in-office (2 days a week required in office and any mandatory in office meetings) and remote work days (work must be performed in Utah). Please note, a position's eligibility for remote work is established by agency management and is subject to change at their discretion at any time and for any reason. The office is located at the Taylorsville State Office Building at 4315 S 2700 W Taylorsville, Utah.

The State of Utah has a large variety of careers for people in both rural and urban areas, with all types of experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose—to work where they live, to serve the residents and businesses as well as the visitors of the State of Utah. Find your next job and grow your career while serving the State you love!

Why join our team?
We have great business partners whom 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.

The Agency:
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State's environment is a highly optimized blend of systems responsible for collecting, processing, and distributing millions of data elements every day.

Responsibilities

Primary Duties:

• 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
• Provide oversight and mentorship as needed

Qualifications

• 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 leadership, 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.