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Working Title: Financial Analyst

Job Class: Management Analyst 4

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

+ **Job ID** : 91116

+ **Location** : St. Paul

+ **Telework Eligible** : Yes, \#LI-Hybrid

+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time

+ **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited

+ **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers

+ **Date Posted** : 01/17/2026

+ **Closing Date** : 02/02/2026

+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Minnesota IT Services

+ **Division/Unit** : Department of Human Services (DHS)

+ **Work Shift/Work Hours** : Day Shift

+ **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday

+ **Travel Required** : No

+ **Salary Range:** $33.48 - $49.66 / hourly; $69,906 - $103,690 / annually

+ **Job Class Option** : Financial

+ **Classified Status** : Classified

+ **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE

+ **FLSA Status** : Nonexempt

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/) (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at Minnesota’s largest state agency, the Department of Human Services (DHS). The MNIT DHS team supports complex and varied technical needs, including systems that provide health care coverage, deliver child protection and welfare services, and provide support for Minnesotans with special needs including mental illness, chemical dependencies, and physical or developmental disabilities.

As a Financial Analyst, you will play a key role is a key member of the MNIT Information Technology Business Office (ITBO) - Finance team, focused on strategic financial management for MNIT supporting the Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Children, Youth, & Family (DCYF), Human Social & Digital Services (HSDS) and MNsure . The position drives enterprise-level strategy, analysis, and budget coordination for all IT functions. This position will act as the expert on Advanced Planning Document (APD **)** and operational funding, ensuring IT modernization efforts are properly resourced.

A core responsibility is partnering across the MNIT and partnering agencies including IT program managers, Financial Operations, and legislative planners to develop federal funds acquisition and timing strategies. This position will analyze resource data, monitor direct and allocated costs for federal compliance post-award, and provide essential budget management, reporting, and administrative oversight to governance boards (EAB, IESC, FADT, PMT) and IT leadership. Ultimately, this position represents IT budget planning in agency-wide policy and strategic planning efforts.

**This position requires an employee to be onsite at 540 Cedar St., St. Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location.** Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) for Minnesota IT Services is available on a limited basis. Employees will be required to meet current telework eligibility requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume.** Resume tips here. (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/hiringprocess.jsp) **:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of professional accounting, financial analysis, and/or budgeting and reporting experience.

Experience must include:

+ Management and manipulation of data in spreadsheets

+ Measuring and monitoring fiscal/budgetary performance

+ Ability to work with business partners to create a budget

+ Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a manner that facilitates mutual understanding.

+ Customer-focused approach grounded in active listening, empathy, and solution-oriented problem-solving to deliver positive user experiences.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Process improvement & operations: Experience with process mapping, process improvement methodologies (e.g., EOS, Six Sigma, Lean), and managed service environments.

+ Financial analysis in IT: Experience providing financial analysis within an IT organization and developing or assisting with project budgets.

+ Financial systems expertise: Experience working with the State’s SWIFT financial system.

+ Reporting & visualization: Expertise creating financial reports and dashboards using data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications

+ Expertise with PowerBI, SWIFT, and ConnectWise is strongly preferred.

+ Direct experience working with Advanced Planning Documents (APDs) and enhanced federal match funding exceeding large-scale budgets.

+ Experience providing financial oversight and reporting to governance groups such as EAB, IESC, FADT, or PMTs.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

+ SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)

+ Criminal History Check

+ Reference Check

+ Social Security and Address Verification

+ Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services does not participate in E-Verify. Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicant for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.