FINANCIAL ANALYST 3

Dept Of Transportation

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Financial Analyst 3

(Financial Planning Analyst)

Job Location:

Financial Planning800 W Washington St, Phoenix, Az 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $79,699.93 - $89,699.93

Anticipated Salary: $84,669.93

Grade: 23

Closing Date: 12/18/2025

Job Summary:

This position analyzes an array of financial, economic, and statutory information. Performs complex financial & economic analysis to create, review and update detailed reports and cash flows. Analyzes legislation, computes fiscal impact and writes comprehensive legislative analysis. Position includes shared responsibility for daily management of approximately $2 billion in ADOT funds. Incumbent regularly communicates with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders.

This position may be available for remote work within Arizona (two (2) days per week in the office/hoteling).

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Prepares highly technical, detailed economic & financial analyses & reports; presents & explains complex data in an easy to understand manner; prepares materials for use by leadership in decision making. Prepare a variety of monthly reports & performs ad-hoc financial analysis. Act as back up for completing unit reports, processes & analyses.

Develops, reviews and maintains Department cash flow reports, makes recommendations to leadership and collaborates with various stakeholders to ensure fiscal constraint of construction programs. Also coordinates project update meetings to understand project status, ensure timely updates and understand impact to cash flows.

Develops, reviews and maintains cash management policies for minimum cash balance thresholds for ADOT funds. Works cooperatively with the fiscal operations team on bonding matters, updates reports and makes recommendations.

Reads and comprehends policies and statutes impacting ADOT and explains them in plain language. Analyze proposed legislation with a high degree of complexity and creates written summaries of fiscal and operational impact to ADOT in a clear and concise manner. Maintain a working knowledge of relevant statutory and economic conditions/changes.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Knowledge of:
• • Business math, Cash flows, Legislative process, Financial Forecasting and reporting
• • Financial and accounting systems, bonding processes, project management and process improvement
• • Local and national economic factors, quantitative analysis, business spreadsheets, MS office, Google suite

Skill in:
• Critical Thinking, Financial Analysis,Oral and written communications
• Complex Excel formulas, data analysis and reviewing for data integrity
• Making recommendations to leadership, results driven change management, cross functional Communications, team work, conducting research, problem and risk identification
• Identifying trends, drawing conclusions with incomplete data sets

• Ability to:
• • Interpret statute and calculate fiscal impact; problem solve and critically evaluate financial and economic data
• Communicate concisely with leadership on salient information
• • Quality check large amounts of data and reports; to prioritize and take initiative on relevant work projects
• • Create comprehensive procedures and document processes; recognize and research anomalies; ability to manage & analyze large datasets; to work collaboratively and independently

Selective Preference(s):

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in math, statistics, finance, accounting, business, economics

Pre-Employment Requirements:

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required.

Contact Us:

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at srecruitment@azdot.gov or phone call at (602) 712-8188 option 2.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 712-8188 option 3. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.