Senior Financial Analyst

Organization

Development

Agency Contact Name and Information: karla.lopezo.gov

Feb 2, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Riffe Tower 26 77 South High Street 26th Floor Columbus 43215

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation: $30.55 hr./$63,544 yr.

Schedule:

Full-time

Work Hours:

Day Hours, M-F

Union: OCSEA

Accounting and Finance

Technical

Skills:

Budgeting, Interpreting Financial Statements, Accounting and Finance

Professional

Skills:

Analyzation, Collaboration, Time Management

Job Title

Senior Financial Analyst

The Ohio Department of Development is presently seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to work with grant processing in the Community Services Division. The position will be responsible for administering financial aspects of the grant including grant agreements, fiscal monitoring, reporting, grant closeouts, facilitating draw requests, communicating with grantees, and other related duties. An excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently are valuable characteristics for this role.

What you ll do

• Respond to general inquiries about payment issues.
• Monitor, analyze and process payments.
• Prepare, evaluate and coordinate distribution of federal funds to grantees.
• Monitor disbursement and maintenance of grant levels.
• Calculate allocations and reallocations for programs.
• Prepare required federal reports.
• Evaluate, maintain and process tracking of programs financial data and information.
• Collect and analyze grantee financial data.
• Monitor movement and amount of state and federal funds.
• Prepare expense reports and maintenance spending.
• Coordinate purchase/service requests.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website. Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) &Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

* Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

• 42 months experience or 42 months training in accounting and/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 18 months experience or 18 months training in accounting and/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• Or completion of graduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 6 months experience or 6 months training in accounting and/or finance to include an advanced level of experience in spreadsheet software.
• Or 12 months experience as Financial Analyst, 66562.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
  
  NOTE:
  
  Successful completion of the Fiscal Academy may be substituted for 4 months of required accounting/fiscal experience referenced in this portion of the minimum qualifications.

This position requires you to work in the office Monday-Friday with flexibility in starting and ending times. The job is located in the Vern Riffe building, 77 South High St. Columbus, OH 43215

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.