Financial Analyst

About Houston-Galveston Area Council

The Houston-Galveston Area Council is one of the largest regional planning commissions in the country with a diverse service area of 13 counties and more than 7 million people. We are the pulse of our region addressing issues that cross city limits and county lines every single day.

We make decisions that affect our transportation system, ensure the safety and well-being of older adults, connect people to jobs, help families recover from natural disasters, preserve water quality for our children, and so much more. We work to make the region a great place to live, work, and thrive.

What will I be doing?

• Prepare and update grant budgets, recommend fund transfers, track and report expenditures, and ensure grant expenditures meet targets.
• Create projections in order to develop recommendations for fiscal issues relating to the implementation and improvement of processes and procedures.
• Provide technical assistance to contractors on financial systems and reporting.
• Verify support documentation that adequately meets billing, cost-sharing, and/or matching requirements.
• Provide responsive, professional customer service to staff, contractors and subrecipients, addressing questions and concerns in a timely manner.
• Support reporting efforts for the Area Agency in Aging (AAA), Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and Benefits Counseling (BC) programs by collecting, reviewing, and verifying program data to ensure accurate and timely reports.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance to help staff, contractors and subrecipients understand requirements, resolve issues, and submit accurate and timely information.
• Maintain accurate financial records on AAA grants and contracts, troubleshoot problems, and work closely with H-GAC’s finance team to ensure accurate financial reports are submitted agency leadership and State agencies.
• Review and reconcile invoices against Service Authorizations, supporting documentation, service records, and approved budgets to ensure accuracy before processing.
• Maintain monthly tracking of budget, expenditures and balances of direct service subrecipients.
• Enter data monthly in the State’s Client Information Management System.
• Prepare and submit required reports accurately and on time, in accordance with applicable reporting requirements.
• Review, verify and reconcile financial and program data to support accurate quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports; identify and resolve discrepancies in coordination with appropriate staff.
• Maintain regular communication with staff, contractors and subrecipients regarding financial reporting requirements, deadlines, updates, and outstanding issues.
• Plan and conduct trainings for contractors and subrecipients on financial processes, reporting requirements, and applicable policies and procedures.

Key Qualifications

• Experience reviewing, reconciling, and balancing invoices, including verifying cost against supporting documentation and financial records.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial recordkeeping.
• Experience with analyzing budgets and creating reports
• Experience in monitoring ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures
• Experience with all Microsoft Office suites to include Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams and Outlook
• Knowledge of data systems and technology used to collect, manage, analyze, and report financial and program information.

Do you have…

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study
• 3 years of experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, human service or in job related duties

Salary Range: $51,158.00 - $72,148.00

All employees of H-GAC are required to reside within the agency’s region of service to support our commitment to excellence in service of our region.

H-GAC is an equal opportunity/ADA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or protected veteran status.