Accountant And Fiscal Operations Analyst

ACCOUNTANT AND FISCAL OPERATIONS ANALYST

Department of Financial Institutions, Administrative Division - Fiscal, Nashville, TN

Annual Salary: $ - $

Closing Date: 07/09/2026

This position is designed as remote with some in‑office and travel requirements. For more information, visit the link below:

Background Check:
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

The Department regulates banks, credit unions, trust companies, business and industrial development corporations, industrial loan and thrift companies, insurance premium finance companies, mortgage lenders, brokers, servicers and originators, title pledge lenders, check cashers, deferred presentment services companies, money transmitters and flexible credit act lenders. The unit manages and oversees the department’s and each division’s budget, MOUs with Shared Services, Risk Management, and Data Security.

The FI Assistant Chief Fiscal Administrator will function as the primary manager over accounting activities and operations and assist with budget activities. They will help oversee and/or perform all accounting, procurement, inventory activities, risk assessment and special project activities. They will continually monitor and evaluate the department’s IT and data security needs, in coordination with our STS partners. This position may have an emphasis in payroll, IT operations and security and data analytics.

The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s in Accounting with emphasis in IT. They will have 8 or more years of state experience in accounting with an emphasis of IT operations and Data / Cyber Security. Program/regulatory area experience is a plus. Master’s degree preferred and/or additional certification. Additionally, we will be looking for experience in budget, accounting and data analytics, security, and managing a team.

Preferred

Education & Experience:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and eight (8) or more years of full‑time increasingly responsible experience in accounting with emphasis in IT operations and data / cybersecurity. Program/regulatory area experience is a plus. Master’s degree preferred and/or additional certification.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.