Government Analyst Ii

OPEN COMPETITVE OPPORTUNITY Government Analyst II -

Pay Plan: Career Service

Salary: Anticipated annual starting salary of $65,000 - $75,000

Posting Closing Date: 03/09/2026

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self‑sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

The Office of Revenue Management is under the Assistant Secretary for Administration located at DCF Headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida. It is responsible for funding analysis of DCF’s approved operating and budget plan, maintaining official revenue cash sheets and schedules, verifying budget amendment funding impacts, and funding and assessing policy related to the Department’s legislative budget requests.

This is a professional position within DCF Revenue Management’s Grant Finance Team. The Grants Finance Analyst performs detailed financial and grant‑related analyses to support compliant administration of federal and state grant funding. Responsibilities include preparing financial and federal grant reports, performing reconciliations to ensure accurate federal draws, and supporting the Department’s cost allocation methodologies.

• Prepare comprehensive financial and grant analysis reports to support management decision‑making, budget monitoring, and compliance oversight.
• Analyze and interpret expenditure trends, funding utilization, and program cost drivers to identify variances, risks, or data inconsistencies.
• Provide analytical support related to grant performance, allowability of costs, and alignment between program activities and approved budgets.

• Establish, maintain, and update grant award information in financial reporting systems to support effective tracking, monitoring, and oversight of federal and state awards.
• Review award notices and grant agreements for award details, including funding levels, periods of performance, cost categories, and financial reporting requirements.
• Share new and/or amended awards with other Department stakeholders to ensure systems are updated accurately.

• Prepare and submit federal financial reports (e.g., CB‑496 – Title IV‑E Programs Quarterly Financial Report, SF‑425) in accordance with grant award terms, federal regulations, and reporting deadlines.
• Ensure reported expenditures and obligations reconcile to the Department’s accounting system and approved budgets.
• Support audit readiness by maintaining documentation supporting reported figures and methodologies.

• Enter and maintain program activity statistics in cost allocation modules used for indirect and direct cost distribution.
• Track and report changes to cost allocation methodologies and program activities as identified by program areas.
• Add new program activities to cost allocation systems based on operational needs and budget authorization, ensuring accurate classification and allocation.

• Prepare detailed transaction‑level reconciliations to ensure accuracy between the accounting system, cost allocation systems, and federal reporting.
• Identify discrepancies and prepare manual adjustments, corrections, or reclassifications in accordance with established policies and internal controls.
• Ensure federal drawdowns accurately reflect allowable, allocable, and properly documented expenditures.

• Coordinate with program staff to obtain, validate, and clarify activity data, expenditure information, and operational changes affecting cost allocation.
• Collaborate with the Budget Office to ensure alignment between budgeted activities and actual program operations.
• Provide technical assistance…