Community Development Financial Analyst

The Division of Administration/Office of Community Development has a vacancy.

The goal of the Office of Community Development is to improve the quality of life of the residents of Louisiana by administering state and federal grants. The Community Development Block Grant Program helps communities provide a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities for their residents, particularly in low- to moderate‑income areas. The Louisiana Government Assistance Program is designed to fill the gaps where there are no federal or other state funds available to assist local governments with an identified high priority need.

The Community Water Enrichment Fund provides funding to aid units of local government in rehabilitating, improving and constructing projects for community water systems to provide safe, clean drinking water.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

• Four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; or
• Six years of full‑time experience in any field plus twenty‑four semester hours in accounting, finance, or economics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; or
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty‑four semester hours in accounting, finance, or economics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; or
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; or
• An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, management, economics, or statistics; or
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience toward the six years of full‑time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours, which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

• Incumbent is responsible for the management of 30 to 40 local governments’ (cities, towns, villages, parishes) LCDBG projects funded for various activities. Maintains assigned grants’ status on the in‑office database tracking system, processes requests for payments for assigned projects, reviews close‑out documents, and completes in‑office close‑out of assigned grants.
• Responsible for creating and amending all grant agreements, and for preparing corresponding letters to grantees. Corresponds with OSRAP to obtain appropriate vendor numbers and to ensure correct set‑up of grantees’ banking information. Enters all LCDBG projects into LaGov system upon execution of grant agreement and possession of the proper vendor number.

• Reviews and approves financial management certifications from grantees.
• Reviews all financial reports from grantees to identify expenditures of LCDBG funds. Works with CPAs, local government officials, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office, etc., to ensure financial reports are accurate and expenditures of funds are appropriate.
• Conducts briefings and makes presentations at LCDBG sponsored workshops to aid local governments in their administration of…