Community Development Financial Analyst

About This Job

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 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.

• Oversee the state’s capital construction program
• Work to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Develop the state budget
• Provide technology services
• Give agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administer 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

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.

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

• Grant Administration And Programmatic Responsibilities
  • Responsible for managing 30 to 40 local governments’ LCDBG projects funded for various activities. Maintain assigned grants’ status in an in‑office database tracking system. Process requests for payments for assigned projects. Review close‑out documents and complete in‑office close‑out of assigned grants.
  • Responsible for creating and amending all grant agreements, and preparing corresponding letters to grantees. Correspond with OSRAP to obtain appropriate vendor numbers and ensure correct set‑up of grantees’ banking information. Enter all LCDBG projects into the LaGov system upon execution of grant agreement and possession of proper vendor number.
• Financial Policy and Program Administration
  • Review and approve financial management certifications from grantees. Review all financial reports from grantees to identify expenditures of LCDBG funds. Work with CPAs, local government officials, Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office, etc., to ensure financial reports are accurate and expenditures are appropriate.
  • Conduct briefings and make presentations at LCDBG sponsored workshops to aid local governments in their administration of the financial management tasks relating to their grants. Provide ongoing and periodic technical assistance to local governments. Analyze findings to identify problems such as mismanagement and noncompliance relative to policies and procedures,…