State Parks Financial Analyst I

Financial Analyst I
Are you an accounting professional with a passion for financial analysis and reporting? The State of Utah, Division of Parks, has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Analyst I to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for intermediate level accounting and financial reporting for the Division, reconciling fixed assets, tracking capital projects, and managing procurement needs.
Job Responsibilities:
Reconcile fixed assets and property insurance for the Division
Manage accounts receivable and payable
Track capital development projects
Handle Division procurement needs and office p-cards
Qualifications:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and state FINET system
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent accounting skills
Knowledge of state accounting policies and purchasing guidelines
Why Join Our Team:
As a Financial Analyst I, you will be an integral part of our financial team with the State of Utah, Division of Parks. We offer a flexible working schedule, including remote work options, and competitive benefits packages, including generous paid time off.
Join us in our mission to provide outstanding financial services and support to the Division of Parks. Apply today to become a part of our team!

• Develops and/or interprets fiscal statements and reports.
• Analyzes, summarizes and/or reviews data; reports findings, interprets results and/or makes recommendations.
• Reconciles financial statements and reports.
• Reviews fiscal operations to ensure integrity, accuracy and control of data.
• Researches and reviews financial records, schedules, reports, and/or problem areas.
• Manages accounting or budget activities and provides fiscal information.

(includes knowledge, skills, and abilities required upon entry into position and trainable after entry into position)

• Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
• The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Knowledge of applications and programming.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• 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.