Title: Grants and Cash Management Analyst - #ARS00861

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec II

Hiring Range: Starting minimum $75,000 up to low $100,000s

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Aging & Rehab Svcs

Agency Website: https://www.dars.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Do you enjoy working with a successful team, then this is the job for you! Come and join our team!

Job Duties:

The mission of the Finance Division is to provide exceptional customer service, build strong partnerships with DARS and the DSAs while creating innovative ways to deliver support to our partners and stakeholders, promoting excellence in our work product by fostering a team of high performing professionals while adhering to policies and procedures and upholding our roles as prudent financial stewards of public funds.

We are seeking a Grants and Cash Management Analyst to be responsible for:

• Preparing grants financial reports, third-party reimbursement requests, cash management, chart of accounts maintenance, grants account receivable and program income.
• Prepare quarterly pass-through billings for the long-term care ombudsman program (LTCO), supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), VDH BOLD agreement, DSS adult protective services agreement (APS), DBHDS substance abuse agreement (SA), DMV Virginia Grand Driver agreement.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

Knowledge/Experience:

• Experience and training in accounting.
• Experience with preparing financial reports, reconciling, and monitoring grant payments.
• Experiences using automated financial systems to include Cardinal and analyzing complex data.
• Experience communicating complex information.
• Considerable knowledge of federal grants and cash management requirements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices for governmental entities and state fiscal functions and operations.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Considerable knowledge of automated financial systems to include Cardinal.
• Training and/or experience in accounting.
• Experience communicating complex information.
• Knowledge of state government and state government accounting policies and procedures.

Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrates ability to download financial reports from financial systems.
• Demonstrated ability to assemble, analyze complex data, prepare, reconcile, monitor and explain financial reports and statements covering complex financial data and grant payments.
• Demonstrated ability to meet critical deadlines, handle multiple assignments, changing priorities, and ensure timeliness and quality of completed assignments.
• Ability to work independently as well as with other team members.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Attention to detail

Other duties and/or special projects as assigned.
Completes duties and/or projects as needed or directed by supervisor.

Additional Considerations:

•  Experience in cash and grants management.

Special Instructions

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with 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.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: recruitment@dars.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.