Campaign Finance Applications Analyst
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, IT Business Analyst, IT Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About Us
The N.C. State Board of Elections is the statewide agency that supervises elections administration, enforces campaign finance requirements, and conducts associated investigations. The State Board ensures uniform implementation of state and federal election laws and appoints local officials serving on county boards of elections. The board is composed of 5 individuals appointed by the State Auditor from list of nominees submitted by the chairs of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates.
Agency staff are civil servants subject to the State Personnel Act.
The Campaign Finance Division of the North Carolina State Board of Elections administers the State’s campaign finance disclosure and compliance program. The division supports committee registration, campaign finance reporting, records and public access, education and training, and compliance and audit functions. It provides statewide direction and technical guidance to the 100 county boards of elections. With implementation of the modernized Campaign Finance Reporting System, county election offices will have increased responsibilities for user administration and assistance to filers.
The division must maintain effective support for county administrators and agency staff while ensuring that statewide workflows, configured application functions, and reporting requirements are applied consistently.
Serve as the agency’s principal functional and technical application support resource for the modernized Campaign Finance Reporting System. Develop expert knowledge of the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) product, the vendor’s standard features, and North Carolina-specific configurations, and provide advanced support to county administrators and State Board personnel. Analyze application issues and business needs; assist with approved configuration changes, software enhancements, testing, releases, documentation, and vendor coordination.
This is an ongoing operational position spanning implementation, deployment, and steady-state support.
Skills and Abilities
/Management Preferences
- Considerable knowledge of configurable COTS or SaaS enterprise applications, including administrator functions, workflows, role-based permissions, data validation, vendor functionality, and agency-specific configurations.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex application problems, reproduce defects, identify root causes and workarounds, and distinguish software defects from configuration, process, or training issues.
- Skill in analyzing business processes, gathering and documenting requirements, preparing user stories and acceptance criteria, and communicating enhancement priorities to program staff, IT, and vendors.
- Ability to develop and execute test cases, evaluate releases and fixes, investigate reporting or data discrepancies, and maintain accurate issue, configuration, and technical documentation.
- Ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to county administrators and agency staff, provide responsive service, and collaborate with Campaign Finance, IT, Learning Management, and external vendors.
*** Recruitment Range $70,528 - $90,000***
Note:
This is a time-limited position funded through a special appropriation. The position may last up to three years, depending on funding availability.
- Provide advanced application support and county assistance. Serve as the technical escalation resource for county system administrators and designated agency staff; investigate application errors,…
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