Contract Financial Analyst

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Functional Title: Contract Financial Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst III

Agency: Health & Human Services Comm

Department: Performance Contracts

Posting Number: 19045

Closing Date: 07/30/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations

Salary Range

$5,425.33 - $7,155.75

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-24

Shift: Day

Additional Shift: Days (First)

Telework: Eligible for Telework

Travel: Up to 10%

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Facility Location

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 701 W 51ST ST

Other Locations

MOS Codes: 3404,3408,8844,36A,70C,36B,65FX,65WX,6F0X1,F&S,FIN10

Brief Job Description

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Services & Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Fiscal & Systems Support is looking for a Financial Analyst III.

The Financial Analyst III reports directly to the IDD Services & PASRR Fiscal & Systems Support Director and performs advanced (senior-level) financial analysis work.

Work involves administering financial processes and systems; reviewing, analyzing, auditing, and evaluating financial data; preparing reports, making presentations, and responding to inquiries; and recommending and implementing appropriate action to resolve financial and regulatory problems.

The Financial Analyst ensures complete, accurate financial data is gathered, incorporated, and reported regarding the budget, spend plan, and forecast.

Work involves in-depth reviews of Local Intellectual & Developmental Disability Authorities (LIDDA) contract deliverables (Report Ill) to ensure strict compliance with terms and conditions of the IDD Performance Contract.

Serves as the Report Ill subject matter expert (SME) to provide technical assistance and training to internal and external stakeholders, applying a robust working knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS).

May plan, assign, train, and/or coordinate the work of others as the lead for contract financial analysts, and serve as the Fiscal & Systems Support Director's proxy backup. Works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Work outside of regular hours may be required during Legislative sessions.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs)

• Budget Monitoring & Performance Reconciliation: Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates financial data while performing comprehensive budget monitoring, projections, and analysis for IDD Services & PASRR. This includes administering the operational budget and the IDD Performance Contract budget. Prepares routine budget and forecast reports, incorporating critical staffing information. Completes routine reconciliations of Performance Contract payments to the CAPPS Financials system and timely resolves variances. [40%]
• Contract Compliance & Analysis: Conducts financial analyses of LIDDA contract deliverables (Report Ill) to ensure absolute compliance with the terms and conditions of the IDD Performance Contract. Serves as the primary Report Ill subject matter expert to provide data modeling, technical assistance, and targeted training to internal and external stakeholders. Ensures compliance with established procedures, requirements, laws, and regulations while verifying the presence of adequate documentation. [35%]
• Strategic Policy Integration & Technical Advisory: Coordinates the development, analysis, and review of financial data and applicable financial/regulatory plans. Integrates conflicting programmatic and financial objectives into actionable recommendations for agency management. Provides clear interpretation on technical questions of fiscal compliance with applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, GAAP, TxGMS, and 2 CFR 200. Makes strategic recommendations to resolve issues in specific financial situations and implements approved strategies within established deadlines. [15%]
• Director Proxy & Operational Support: Serves as the Fiscal & Systems Support Director's proxy back up as required. Collaborates on specialized assignments during the Legislative session, tracking fiscal developments or compiling analytical numbers under tighter turnarounds to maintain fluid division operations. [10%]

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of financial analyses and examination procedures for regulated entities, financial and industry terminology, practices, and statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of GAAP/GASB, TxGMS, 2 CFR 200, and State Plan and Amendments.
• Knowledge of contract administration, grants management, and project management.
• Knowledge of Texas Legislative Appropriation Request (LAR) budget processes and lifecycle.
• Skill in the use of a computer and applicable software, and in data modeling.
• Skill in advanced Excel functions and formulas (i.e., pivot tables, vlookups, index-match-match, macros, power query, SQL).
• Skill in the use of the PeopleSoft CAPPS Financials system.
• Skill in communication strategies to translate fiscal topics clearly to various audiences to drive strategic decision-making.
• Skill in data visualization to represent fiscal information and build meaningful narratives behind complex numbers.
• Skill in data manipulation tools and strategies across large data sets to derive clean financial and statistical analyses.
• Ability to administer financial processes and systems; perform and interpret numerical analyses; and interpret complex statutes.
• Ability to analyze, evaluate, and summarize financial and management records for accuracy and conformance to procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to prioritize workloads with competing priorities, identify risks, and mitigate risks to meet overall agency vision, mission, and goals.
• Ability to identify business process defects and devise result-driven business process improvements.
• Ability to build solid professional business relationships, remain highly flexible/adaptive to organizational changes, and coordinate or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to administer financial processes and systems

Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications

• None

Initial Screening Criteria

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field of study is required.
• Experience in State governmental financial analyst work may be substituted for education on a 2-years-of-work-experience to 1-year-of-education basis.
• Experience as a financial analyst or budget analyst in a State government lead or supervisory role preferred.
• Experience in contract administration and grants management preferred.

Additional Information

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