COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL ANALYST 1, 2

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL ANALYST 1, 2

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OCD 043024 ERG

Department

Division of Administration

Division

Office of Community Development

Opening Date

04/30/2024

Closing Date

5/15/2024 11:59 PM Central

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• Benefits

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Supplemental Information

The Division of Administration/Office of Community Development has a vacancy.

This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a Community Development Financial Analyst 1 (AS-615) or Community Development Financial Analyst 2 (AS-617) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Community Development Financial Analyst 2 is $ 91,894 . Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email: erica.gay@la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting, finance, or economics plus one year of professional level experience in accounting, financial auditing, finance, or economics.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION FOR THE TWENTY-FOUR SEMESTER HOURS IN ACCOUNTING, FINANCE OR ECONOMICS.

Any of the following will substitute for the baccalaureate degree and the one year of required experience: Possession of a Certified Public Accountant certificate or license: a master's degree in accounting, finance, economics or public administration; or a Juris Doctorate.

NOTE:

The twenty-four semester hours may be a combination of accounting, finance, or economics courses.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform analysis and evaluation of private businesses to assess financial operations and make recommendations involving funding to create jobs in Louisiana.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

Direct from Community Development Financial Manager.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Division of Administration, Office of Community Development.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Community Development Financial Analyst 2 by a lower level of responsibility for financial analysis of commercial and governmental entities and commercial debt issued by local governments.

Examples of Work

Provides technical assistance to achieve financing alternatives for existing and potential Louisiana businesses.

Examines the accounting systems and financial status of companies to ensure financial solvency and their ability to comply with the rigorous demands of federal grant funds.

Reviews, monitors, analyzes, and evaluates all Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) activities conducted by sub-grantees throughout the state; enforces federal and state laws, regulations, and policies.

Performs compliance assessments of Housing and Urban Development requirements including 24CFR85.41 financial reporting, internal controls requirements, and Single Audit Act, and refers serious compliance issues to the U. S. Inspector General.

Analyzes financial packages, business plans, and loan proposals submitted to obtain funding through the LCDBG program through interpretation of financial statements, credit histories and ratings, management and industry background investigations, earning and cash-flow projections, management experience, and business plan review.

Performs on-site inspections of business operations and proposed locations to verify the capacity to conduct business activities, the value of proposed collateral, application information; monitors progress, and renders technical advise or accounting assistance to local governments. Monitors compliance of financial requirements including analysis of accounting systems and cash handling procedures.

Develops all contracts between State and local government for LCDBG program.

Maintains a computerized data base on current financial and economic information to facilitate economic projections and forecasts and comply with federally mandated loan underwriting requirements.

Reviews loan documentation on loan closings for prospective developers and towns and parishes statewide.

Coordinates proposals with other State and federal agencies such as; the Economic Development Administration, Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA), and Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to assure proper funding of projects involving complex funding proposals.

Assists in investigating and reviewing allegations of financial fraud, abuse, waste, and mismanagement in connection with the grant program. Works with U. S. Inspector General, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other federal agencies in conducting investigations and documenting fraud and abuse.

Annually reviews local government audits (statewide) for grants administered by OCD for compliance with the U. S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, and compliance with program's financial reporting requirements. Insures that the concepts of governmental accounting theory are correctly applied to the underlying transactions of the program. Technical assistance and training is sometimes provided to local government finance and accounting personnel. Assist CPA's statewide in correcting audit errors made in municipal financial reports.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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  Do you have CDBG experience or experience with other federal programs?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you experienced with using Microsoft Office products?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Rank your level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel with 1 being the least proficient and 5 being the most proficient.

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  Do you have experience with the LaGov eProcurement (SRM) module?

• Yes

• No

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  Do you have experience with LAGov ECC?

• Yes

• No

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  Do you have training and/or experience in Governmental Accounting?

• Yes

• No

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  This job requires overnight in-state travel and occasional out-of-state travel. Is overnight travel a problem for you?

• Yes

• No

  08

  Are you a permanent classified State employee? If so, what is your current job title and your current pay level?

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  Do you possess a baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting, finance, or economics?

• Yes

• No

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  If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered 'no,' type N/A. Example: ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs – LSU NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete.

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State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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