Financial Analyst

1. Monitor annual operating funds of assigned departments, compile quarterly transaction reports; monitor and analyze revenues to ensure timely billings; and prepare revenue/expenditure reports.
2. Assist departments and other divisions within the Finance department with ad hoc analysis reviews and financial accounting questions and reporting; provide training as needed.
3. Administer special revenue and capital project funds of assigned departments, grant compliance and external agency reporting, and fixed assets; monitor budgets, expenditures, revenues and receivables; and prepare transaction detail reports for review; ensure grant eligibility and compliance.
4. Make modifications to the City's financial reporting system, as needed, for the proper fund reporting of multi-year and special revenue projects and for classification in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Annual Financial Information Report (AFIR).
5. Participate in the preparation of fiscal year-end reporting and audit processes to include the CAFR, the AFIR, and other complex financial reports to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
6. Assist with the preparation of independent reviews of financial records, reports, organizational, and operational studies.
7. Compose, compile, prepare, review and present various reports, correspondence and documents of findings and results; maintain related records and files for retention and compliance purposes.
8. Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the department and for the city; identify resource needs; recommend policies and procedures.
9. Combine quantitative and qualitative data to administer programs.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: 
Four years increasingly responsible experience in accounting, finance, financial administration, or a related field. 

Training: 
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, or a related field.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS:

Required: 
None.

Preferred: 
None.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last 4 - 6 weeks.  The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background check and driving history check.