SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Salary: $38.23 - $56.51 Hourly
Location : Clark County - Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: PERMANENT
Job Number: 31494
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 06/23/2026
Closing Date: 7/7/2026 5:01 PM Pacific


ABOUT THE POSITION


The Clark County Finance Department is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Senior Financial Analyst position. This position is located within the Budget and Financial Planning Division. Clark County is a dynamic, vibrant community with operations supporting Judicial, Public Safety, Public Works, Health, Welfare, Culture & Recreation and other functions for our citizens and visitors. We are looking for skilled professionals with experience in financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting to contribute their skills and grow professionally with our team. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in the department.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

This position is confidential and excluded from membership in the union.
This position is a non-union position and excluded from membership in the union.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS


Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or related field AND four (4) years of full-time professional experience in budget development and administration and/or cost and revenue projection and control. Experience in a public agency setting and/or an appropriate advanced degree desirable.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Provides lead direction, training and work review to varied levels and types of financial and accounting support staff; organizes and assigns work, sets priorities and follows-up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work.
• Instructs staff in work procedures; provides input into selection decisions, performance evaluations and disciplinary matters.
• Coordinates the development of multiple and complex annual budgets (operating, supplemental and capital improvement) for assigned departments and functions; prepares historical information, revenue projections and related information for internal use and distribution to County management.
• Reviews and analyzes departmental budgetary requests for accuracy, reasonableness and adherence to budgetary policy; compiles budget documents including performance measures and fiscal impacts for inclusion in preliminary and final budget documents.
• Receives, investigates and resolves questions and complaints regarding the County's self-funded liability program; acts as liaison and directs the activities of third-party administrators.
• Coordinates actuarial studies and implements results for accounting standards and legal and policy requirements.
• Monitors departmental budgets to ensure that expenditures are within budgetary and policy guidelines; ensures that budget adjustments are initiated when required.
• Reviews Board resolutions for budgetary impact; makes recommendations for changes and incorporates modifications with departmental concurrence.
• Prepares cost analyses, including projections and recovery alternatives; follows-up to ensure that departments are adhering to established schedules.
• Confers with departmental staff to obtain information, review alternatives and defines and implement problem resolution.
• Performs a variety of operational, planning and management studies; determines study parameters, collects and analyzes data, evaluates alternatives and prepares statistical and narrative reports as required.
• Participates in and makes presentations in budgetary and related hearings; makes presentations before committees and the Board of Commissioners as required.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Installs and maintains automated budgetary, financial control and reporting systems; instructs others in the use of such systems.
• Maintains accurate records and files.
• Uses standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work; may operate a County or personal vehicle to visit various work sites and attend meetings.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS


Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Must be capable of traveling to various County locations in order to attend off-site meetings. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.
Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options
• More Money in Your Pocket
  • 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement
  • No Social Security Deduction
  • No State Income Taxes
• Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO)
  • - Employer pays 90% of premium
    • Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills)
    • 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost
    • Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health
• Retiree insurance - eligible after 5 years of service
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance - Employer Paid
• AD&D - Employer Paid
• Long Term Disability - Employer Paid
• Generous Leave Accruals that include:
  • 13 Paid Holidays including a Floating Birthday Holiday
  • Paid Vacation Leave
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Holiday Leave
• Other leave options
  • Catastrophic Leave
  • Parental Leave - Up to 90 days
• Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include
  • Guardian - Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
  • Trustmark - Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care.
  • Sunlife Financial - Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • TASC - Flexible Spending Account - FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available
  • Morgan Stanley - Deferred Compensation Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite Fitness Center - $12/month

*Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit.
01


The following questions 1 - 4 will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Please note that part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area).
Which best describes your level of education? (Applicants with foreign or international education, including full degrees, partial degrees, or individual credits, must obtain a professional credential evaluation from an accredited evaluation agency. The evaluation must verify the U.S. educational equivalency and, if the applicant is offered a position, an original and verifiable copy must be submitted to Clark County at the candidate's expense.)

• Some High School
• High School Diploma or GED
• Some College (1-29 semester credits)
• Some College (30-59 semester credits)
• Some College (60-89 semester credits)
• Some College (90-120+ semester credits)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02


List all degrees received or college level course work that directly relates to the position. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related education (see template below).
College/University:
Did you graduate:
College Major/Minor:
Semester Credits Completed:
Degree Received:
03


Indicate your full-time professional experience in budget development and administration and/or cost and revenue projection and control.

• No Experience
• Less than 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• 5 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

04


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question 3. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


05


The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience.
I understand that:
A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area)
B) The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application;
C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer;
D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points;
E) Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process;
F) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

• I have read and understand the above information regarding the completion of the following skills assessment questions. I further understand that this recruitment includes a skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

06


Indicate your full-time professional experience in financial analysis and financial forecasting, budget development and monitoring, or accounting.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

07


Indicate your full-time professional experience evaluating financial performance against budget and historical trends.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

08


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 6 - 7. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


09


Indicate your full-time professional experience in a public agency setting (e.g., state, city, county, special district, school district, federal).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

10


Indicate the number of employees in the public agency setting where you indicated having experience in question 9.

• No Public Agency Experience
• Less than 500 employees
• 501 - 1,500 employees
• 1,501 - 3,000 employees
• 3,001 - 4,500 employees
• More than 4,500 employees

11


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 9 - 10. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


12


Indicate your full-time professional experience providing lead direction, training and work review to finance staff on financial analysis and financial forecasting, budget development and monitoring, or accounting.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

13


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question 12. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


14


Indicate your full-time professional experience collaborating with departments in development and adjustment of the budget.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

15


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question 14. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


16


Indicate which of the following areas you have experience (select all that apply).

• Capital Improvement
• Federal/State/County Grant Financial Reporting
• Financial Systems or Database Improvement
• Operating Budget Review and Monitoring
• Performance Measurement Analysis
• Personnel Forecasting
• Revenue Projections
• Special Financial Projects (e.g., Fee Structure Development)
• Other
• N/A

17


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question 16. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


18


Indicate your full-time professional experience maintaining, applying, and ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

19


Indicate your full-time professional experience extracting and analyzing large data sets from multiple financial software systems.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

20


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 18 - 19. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


21


Indicate examples of the financial software systems utilized to extract large data sets (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft).
22


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question 21. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


23


Indicate your full-time professional experience with Microsoft Excel, including complex functions and formulas.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

24


Indicate your full-time professional experience with all Microsoft Excel functions and formulas you have utilized in analyzing large data sets (select all that apply).

• No Experience
• CONCATENATE
• COUNT
• COUNTIF
• HLOOKUP
• IF
• INDEX
• Macros
• MATCH
• OUTLINE
• Pivot Tables
• SORT AND FILTER
• SUM
• SUMIF
• VLOOKUP

25


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question 23 - 24. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


26


Indicate your full-time professional experience preparing technical, statistical and narrative reports.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

27


Indicate your full-time professional experience communicating policies and procedures to employees, supervisors and managers.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 4 years
• 4 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

28


Select all methods used to communicate policies and procedures (select all that apply).

• Email
• Formal documents such as FAQs, memos, or letters
• Intranet/Internet, through posting information
• Presentations, provided remotely or in-person
• Verbally, by phone or in-person

29


Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 26 - 28. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume"

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:


30


Do you currently hold a valid driver's license?

• Yes, I currently hold a valid Nevada driver's license.
• Yes, I currently hold a valid driver's license from another state.
• No, I do not currently hold a valid driver's license.

Required Question