Financial Analyst

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Job Description

Description

Who We Are:

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air, land, and water. Our work impacts every aspect of people's lives and is critical to the health and wellbeing of our residents and visitors. MassDEP is the lead agency for safe management of toxic and hazardous materials, promotion of waste reduction and recycling, preservation of the state's wetlands and coastal resources, air quality monitoring and pollution reduction, and so much more.

Who We Are as an

Employer:

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

Description:

The Financial Analyst is responsible for the financial management, analysis, forecasting, reconciliation, monitoring, and reporting of the Department’s Federal Grants, Capital, and Trust portfolios. The position serves as a key financial resource to the Budget Director, CFO, senior management, bureaus, and program staff by providing timely, accurate, and actionable financial information to support fiscal planning, resource allocation, compliance, and programmatic decision-making.

The position coordinates the financial administration of federal awards; develops and maintains detailed financial reports, forecasts, and spending plans; monitors budgets, awards, authorizations, revenues, encumbrances, expenditures, transfers, and available balances; identifies financial risks, funding opportunities, and resources requiring management action; and supports Department-wide fiscal planning and reporting.

The Financial Analyst also maintains responsibility for assigned federal grant compliance and reporting, capital budget management, trust financial management, contract support, FEMA Public Assistance coordination, and related Budget Office initiatives.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Federal Grant Award Administration and Compliance

Coordinate Department activities associated with the establishment, amendment, administration, and closeout of federal grant awards.

Review, process, track, and coordinate federal grant applications, amendments, award documents, and related financial materials.

Ensure required grant documentation is submitted to the appropriate federal funding agencies accurately and within established deadlines.

Coordinate required notifications and submissions to the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (ANF), Office of the Comptroller (CTR), and other state oversight entities.

Maintain complete and organized federal grant files and ensure that required financial and programmatic records are available for audit, review, reporting, and management purposes.

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