ATA Services, Inc., is looking for a Financial Analyst for our client Minnesota's Office of Inspector General. This position is full-time, remote, and long-term.
Job Overview:
Provide workforce financial analysis, position tracking, and administrative coordination for the Office of Inspector General (OIG). This position maintains accurate records of positions and their funding, monitors personnel costs, and prepares staffing cost estimates to support budget and organizational decisions. The analyst also manages the centralized Personnel Inbox and coordinates personnel requests with human resources and financial operations staff.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage personnel inquiries and requests: Monitor the centralized Personnel Inbox, respond to routine questions, and track personnel transaction requests. Coordinate with human resources and financial operations staff to move requests through established review and approval processes.
- Maintain position and funding records: Track authorized positions, position control numbers, filled and vacant positions, full-time equivalent staffing levels, funding sources, and pending changes. Check that position records and funding assignments align with approved budgets.
- Monitor workforce budgets: Review assigned workforce and shared accounts, track spending and available balances, and compare actual costs with budget estimates. Identify significant differences, explain their causes, and flag emerging funding concerns.
- Analyze staffing costs: Prepare cost estimates and staffing models for hiring, vacancies, reorganizations, and changes to position duties or classifications. Explain the financial effects of proposed changes in clear, practical terms.
- Support budget development: Compile historical personnel spending, staffing projections, and workforce cost assumptions for the two-year budget process. Work with senior budge