Financial Specialist

Title: Financial Specialist

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist I

Hiring Range: $26.62/hr.- $43.25/hr.

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Annex Building

Agency Website: https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This is an hourly/wage position and is limited to 1500 hours within a 12-month period. This position is not eligible for benefits.

VDOT is seeking a Program Analyst to support project closeouts and program reconciliations for the special funding programs which include Local Assistance Division managed programs, the Revenue Sharing and Access Programs, along with other programs. The candidate will perform financial research and analysis for projects that have been identified as ready for closeout and review projects to identify actions necessary to begin the project closeout process.

This position will also provide project coordination and document preparation by providing assistance to localities in funding delivery of Enhancement and Locally Administered Projects. Additional responsibilities include preparing status reports, conducting project reviews for all projects, and preparing documents and correspondence to localities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of transportation funding to include budgeting and finance.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Knowledge and understanding of interrelationships between transportation project data, including phases, schedules, and estimates and the SYIP.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local transportation laws, regulations, policies and operations.
• Experience monitoring, analyzing and reconciling programming and financial data.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include automated financial, database and program management software.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in highway design, construction, planning or programming.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in the finance, accounting, business or related field is desired.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

The position you are applying for is an Hourly/Wage position. Hourly (wage) employees may not work more than an average of 29 hours a week and cannot exceed 1500 hours the wage employment year (5/1 - 4/30). This position does not include health insurance, retirement or paid leave benefits.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.

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In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.