Financial Program Manager (20046707)

Overview Job Description - Financial Program Manager (20046707) (2600037O) Organization Agency Contact Name and Information: Erika Carleski Unposting Date Unposting Date: May 9, 2026, 3:59:00 AM Work Location Lazarus Government Center Box 1049 Columbus 43216-1049 Primary Location United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus Other Locations United States of America-OHIO-Hocking County-Logan, United States of America-OHIO-Wood County-Bowling Green, United States of America-OHIO-Montgomery County-Dayton, United States of America-OHIO-Summit County-Twinsburg Compensation: $39.22 - $55.99 Schedule Full-time Union: Exempt from Union Primary Job Skill Accounting and Finance Technical Skills: Bookkeeping, Budgeting, Accounting and Finance, Equipment Operations, Grants Administration, Inventory Control Professional Skills: Customer Focus, Leading Others, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication Agency Overview What We Need: Financial Program Manager What We Do: At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws. What We Need YOU To Do: Ohio EPA wants you to join our Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR) as a financial program manager at its Central Office in Columbus, Ohio. Join a team that’s protecting Ohio’s environment every day. We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented person to handle DERR’s financial operations. This capable individual will oversee the division’s accounts payable/receivable and purchasing activity to ensure all transactions meet federal and state requirements. You’ll handle the fiscal side of DERR’s grant programs—from applications and amendments to maintaining grant files and completing close-outs—and guide the tracking of the division’s Level of Effort (LOE) mobilizations to ensure compliance with state procurement rules. You’ll also coordinate fiscal management of DERR’s cost recovery and fee collections, working closely with program staff and associated agency and state offices. If you like working under the “hood”, you’ll have the opportunity to design and produce custom financial reports in various financial and data analysis systems to produce clear, actionable reports for internal and external stakeholders. We’ll tally up the key tasks: Supervise, authorize and approve the divisions’ accounts payable/ receivable and purchasing activity. Oversee the fiscal administration of DERR’s grants programs. Coordinate and track DERR’s Level of Effort (LOE) Mobilizations. Coordinate fiscal management with associated agency and state offices. Design and build custom financial reports in various electronic systems. This is ideal for someone with solid financial skills and interests in environmental protection. Apply today! Benefits Why Work for the State of Ohio At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website. Our benefits package includes: Medical Coverage Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more) Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation) Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position. Qualifications DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, OR RELATED FIELD PREFERRED 54 mos. exp. or 54 mos. trg. financial administration. OR completion of undergraduate core program in public or business administration, accounting, finance or related field; AND 30 mos. exp. or 30 mos. trg. in financial administration. OR completion of graduate core program in public or business administration, accounting, finance or related field; AND 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in financial administration. OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above. NOTE: Successful completion of the Fiscal Academy may be substituted for 4 mos. of required accounting/fiscal experience referenced in this portion of the minimum qualifications. Job Skills: Accounting and Finance, Budgeting, Bookkeeping, Inventory Control, Grants Administration, Equipment Operations, Leading Others, Written Communication, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Customer Focus Supplemental Information All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application. Attachments will not be accepted for this posting. Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts. Location: TBD on candidate selection Division: Environmental Response and Revitalization Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration. EEO Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, military status, disability, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices. ADA Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io prior to testing or interviewing. ADA Statement Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. Drug-Free Workplace The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana. Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr State of Ohio