Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst

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Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst

The State Bar of California Los Angeles, CA, United States

Job Description:

Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst

Description

Job Description

Office of Access & Inclusion

Annual Salary Range for Financial Analyst: $90,693 - $120,920

Annual Salary Range for Senior Financial Analyst: $99,769 - $133,026

FLSA Exempt / Union Represented

About the Office:

The Office of Access & Inclusion (OA&I) leads the grantmaking for legal services, and policymaking on access to justiceand diversity, equity, and inclusion work at the State Bar. In 2024, OA&I, working with the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission and the Board of Trustees, will distribute more than $180 million toover 110 nonprofit legal aid organizations throughout the state. OA&I also supports various initiatives to promote and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession by partnering with various offices of the State Bar and external stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate:

The State Bar of California seeks a full-time Senior Financial Analyst who will be a key member of the access to justice and diversity and inclusion team. This person will be responsible for fiscal compliance, oversight of distributed grant funds, project management, and process improvement. Responsibilities include analyzing grant budgets, budget revisions and other requests; conducting monitoring visits; supporting IOLTA bank compliance; supporting the year-end financial audit processes; and maintaining important relationships with volunteers, agencies, grantees, and other stakeholders. This position will require travel to visit in-person with State Bar grantees and other stakeholders. The team values people who bring a passion for social justice, collegiality, and integrity to the workplace.

The successful candidate will have excellent analytical and written and oral communication skills; demonstrate sound judgment and attention to detail. Experience in legal aid, non-profit accounting, or grant compliance is a plus. The team values people who bring a passion for social justice, collegiality, and integrity to the workplace.

Financial Analyst

Definition

Under general direction, performs professional accounting and budgeting activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures including reviewing, analyzing, examining and maintaining accounting records and preparation of financial reports and special reports, developing, monitoring and reporting on budgets; functional areas of responsibility may include grants, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and budget; assignments may include the compilation, review, monitoring and reporting on department specific budgets; analyzing and approving financial transactions; preparing a variety of financial reports; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is the journey level classification in the Financial Analyst classification series. This classification is distinguished from the lower classification of Fiscal Services Specialist in that Financial Analysts are assigned more complex duties requiring specialized knowledge, abilities, skills, and experience and often exercise independent judgment in the performance of their duties. Financial Analysts may train and provide technical guidance to lower-level staff. This classification is distinguished from the Senior Financial Analyst in that positions in the senior level are assigned responsibility for leading and directing the staff, operations and activities of a fiscal section.

Examples of Essential Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

Employment Standards

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Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Experience:

Applicants who meet the Minimum Qualifications will be required to successfully complete the State Bar's selection process for this classification.

License, Certificate, Registration Requirements:

Senior Financial Analyst

Definition

Under direction, supervises the staff and operations of a fiscal section in the State Bar; functional areas of responsibility may include, but are not limited to grants, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and budget. Responsible for the financial analysis supporting the State Bar's budget and budget processes including budgeting, long and short-range fiscal planning, general and special fund accounting, and related activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is a working lead/advanced journey-level class in the Finance job family; incumbents work under general direction and broad policies wherein the preponderant responsibility is to directly lead the operations and staff within the assigned section and to provide highly complex fiscal support to management. This classification is distinguished from the Financial Analyst classification in that the Senior Financial Analyst is assigned formal responsibility for directing the staff in day-to-day operations and activities of a fiscal section.

Examples of Essential Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

Ability to:

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Experience:

Applicants who meet the Minimum Qualifications will be required to successfully complete the State Bar's selection process for this classification.

License, Certificate, Registration Requirements:

About the State Bar

The State Bar of California's mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation, and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system.

Our Values

Clarity | Investing in Our People | Excellence | Respect | Growth Mindset

Learn more about our values.

DEI Statement

We are a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all of our employees and prospective employees experience fairness, dignity, and respect.

Learn more about our commitment to DEI.
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