26-19 Financial Analyst

Description\n

SALARY INFORMATION
\n CL 26 Starting Salary Range: $59,974 to $74,972
\n CL 26 Salary Range: $59,974 to $97,470
\n CL 27 Starting Salary Range: $65,886 to $82,327
\n CL 27 Salary Range: $65,886 to $107,101

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POSITION OVERVIEW
\n This position is in the Financial Department of the Clerk’s Office, reporting directly to the Financial Manager. The employee performs and coordinates administrative, technicalandprofessionalworkrelatedtofinancialandaccountingactivitiesoftheCourt,including ensuring compliance with the appropriate guidelines, policies, and approved internal controls. The employee prepares, updates, and analyzes a variety of accounting records, financial statements, reports, oversees, and assists with accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, assists with budget preparation, conducts internal reviews, develops recommendations on procedures for improvements, and assists with policy development on financial matters. Occasional travel inside and outside of the district is required. Occasional work during non-business work hours may be required.

Examples of Duties\n

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

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• Leads the work of the Financial Technicians; assists in workforce planning, staff training and professional development; participates in recruitment and selection activities; assists in monitoring work schedules. Provides input in the annual evaluation of Financial Technicians.
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• Assistswiththeformulation,evaluation,andimplementationofpolicies,procedures,District CourtInternalControls,andprotocolsrelatedtofinancialoperationsthroughouttheCourt.
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• Conducts compliance reviews to ensure adherence to the Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures, internal controls, and generally accepted accounting principles. Prepares documents to identify findings and develops written recommendations for corrective action.
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• Maintains,reconciles,andanalyzesaccountingrecords,consistingofacashreceiptsjournal, registryfund,anddepositfund,aswellassubsidiaryledgersforallotmentsandotherfiscal records. Reviews and/or performs accounts payable and accounts receivable duties; has responsibilityfortheaccuracyandaccountabilityofmoniesreceivedanddisbursedbythe Court. Prepares, updates, examines, and analyzes a variety of regular and non-standard reports as requested by the Court, Administrative Office, U.S. Treasury, financial institutions ,or other organizations/agencies. Designs, develops, and maintains spreadsheet formats and programs for analyzing financial information for the Court.
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• Ensuresthatappropriateinternalcontrolsfordisbursement,transfer,recording,andreporting of monies are followed. Reviews vouchers for payments related to expenses incurred by the Courtforappropriatenessofpayment.Acceptsresponsibilityforfilesanddocumentsrelated to the monetary aspects of case management. Collaborates with information technology staff to develop or customize programs or systems to assist with finance and accounting transactions and record-keeping. Assists with the oversight of operations to ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures.
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• Assists with monitoring of daily fund balances and transferring funds as necessary and appropriate. Uses a wide variety of manual and automated accounting systems and cash management tools. Assists and trains other Court employees in the use of these systems and tools.
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• Monitors Criminal Justice Act payments to attorneys and experts and certifies all vouchers for payment.
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• Monitors daily deposit information from the Treasury Department to reconcile deposits with Court records.
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• Reviews and reconciles monthly travel charge card statements to supporting documentation; prepares and submits payment documents; and authorized travel agency charges to the centrally billed account in accordance with judiciary policies and established guidelines.
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• Performs other duties as assigned.
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Typical Qualifications\n

QUALIFICATIONS
\n Qualifications must be met at the time of the application.

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Required:

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• To qualify for the CL 26 Level: High School graduation or equivalent and a minimum of one (1) year of specialized experience.
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• To qualify for the CL 27 Level: High school graduation or equivalent and a minimum of two (2) years of specialized experience.
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Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible professional experience in at least one functional area of financial management and administration such as budget, accounting, auditing or financial reporting that provided the knowledge of rules, regulations, and terminology of financial administration.

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Preferred:

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• Professional experience in two or more functional areas of financial management
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• Experience leading the work of others in a professional setting
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• An advanced degree in finance from an accredited college or university
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Supplemental Information\n

MIED MISSION
\n The mission of the Clerk’s Office of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is to assist the Court in the timely disposition of all case matters by providing support services: to schedule cases before the Court, to maintain the official record of the Court, to maintain all monetary transactions and financial records of the Court and to maintain all jury related operations of the Court in a manner that renders efficient, effective and courteous service to the general public, jurors, judicial officers, judicial staff members, the Federal Bar, other federal and state courts, litigants and other governmental agencies.

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The Court reserves the right to fill more than the advertised number of positions with this announcement, may modify the conditions of this job announcement, or may withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice.

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.