DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Address: 1110 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Mission Partners Division

Salary:  $80-85k

Grade: 24

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

We have an excellent opportunity for a Business Analyst to join our Business and Finance team. The Business Analyst will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Model Builder for the financial budgeting and planning software platform, Anaplan. Anaplan is a commercial, cloud-based financial planning software used by the Agency for budgeting, forecasting and long- range planning of fiscal resources. This role will be responsible for maintaining existing reports and modeling within Anaplan as well as designing and implementing future use case solutions. The position will have a detailed understanding of the business processes and data sources which impact the information within the tool.

This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).

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.

• Maintain existing models and processes within the Anaplan environment.
• Utilize reports from Anaplan and other relevant sources to perform various financial analysis in collaboration with the Budget, Grants and other Business and Finance Teams.
• Create and maintain relevant data quality processes, procedures and documentation. Perform continuous improvement activities to optimize current financial models and identify opportunities to convert current state processes, spreadsheets and reports to Anaplan.
• Perform continuous improvement activities to optimize current financial models and identify opportunities to convert current state processes, spreadsheets and reports to Anaplan.
• Design and implement solutions through opportunities identified into multidimensional Anaplan models and related process. Participate in data integration solutions.

• Advanced knowledge of Excel and database modeling
• Knowledge of developing systems requirements, designing, prototyping, testing, training and defining support procedures
• Organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Customer centered mindset and approach in providing solutions
• Ability to collaborate effectively and work well with internal teams
• Ability to establish procedures for relevant technical and business processes; Research, analyze, compile, and effectively report on complex financial data
• Ability to perform difficult analytic work; train users and write and speak with clarity and effectiveness
• Skills in application of budgeting spend management and accounting methods and techniques
• Project management ability; creating/collecting metrics and measuring team performance

• A four-year bachelor’s degree with a preference for degree emphasis in accounting, finance, information systems, or computer science

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

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

Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are:
· 10 paid holidays per year
· Accrual of sick and annual leave beginning at 12 and 13 days per year respectively for full-time employees
· Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
· A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
· A robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
· An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
· We promote the importance of work/life balance by offering workplace flexibility
· We offer a variety of learning and career development opportunities

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

ASRS Lifetime Benefits

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting HPO@azdeq.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.