Title: Business Analyst

State Role Title: Gen Admin Supv II/Coord II

Hiring Range: $70,898 - $115,210

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Dept of Transportation

Agency Website: https://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/default.asp

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

Our Cost Estimation Office Division is seeking a Business Analyst to join our team. This position provides a variety of critical business functions to a small but highly impactful team who are serving a large customer base of engineers and estimators throughout the Commonwealth.

The selected candidate will be responsible for performing the following duties:
Administrative and Business Support: Provide a variety of administrative support functions to assigned work unit. Interpret a variety of VDOT, State and Federal policies and procedures in daily work tasks.

Fiscal and Budget: Coordinate financial and budgetary activities for assigned work unit. Prepare budgets, monitor expenditures, reconcile data and prepare reports.

Procurement: Develop, coordinate and oversee Division or District specific contracts that support the delivery of the core program. Review invoices and vouchers, make payments and reconcile data.

Training: Provides support with both in-person and virtual training events. This includes maintaining customer records, scheduling events, developing and posting announcement, registering participants, preparing / reviewing course content and attending events.

Minimum Qualifications

• Skill in the use of computers and web-based systems including electronic procurement and financial management systems.
  
• Ability to read and interpret policies and procedures.
  
• Knowledge of budgeting principles and practices.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse groups.
  
• Knowledge of procurement principles and practices.
  
• Ability to research, analyze, format financial data and prepare reports and recommendations.
  
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.

Additional Considerations

• Experience and proficiency in the use of the following applications: Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Adobe.
  
• Knowledge of federal and state accounting principles and practices.
  
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field desired.
  
• Prior work experience with financial management systems.
  
• Experience with using a Commonwealth of Virginia Small Purchase Credit Card (SPCC)
  
• Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO).

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Contact Information

Name: Shiron Haskins

Phone: (804) 510-3478

Email: shiron.haskins@vdot.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.