Financial Analyst, Senior

Senior Financial Analyst

The City is seeking a collaborative and analytical Senior Financial Analyst to help shape sound financial decisions that support City services and long-term goals. In this impactful role, you will analyze budgets and financial data, develop forecasts, provide strategic recommendations, and contribute to key financial reporting while partnering with departments across the organization.

Apply today to make a meaningful impact in your community while advancing your career in public finance.

What will you do in this position?

• Support financial strategy and policy development by compiling, reviewing, and analyzing City financial data and operational reports; monitor updates, evaluate information, recommend actions, and prepare forecasts and reports.
• Conduct detailed operating and capital budget analysis, including review of expenditures and revenue trends, and reconciliation of data from multiple sources.
• Assess operational changes and trends, estimate fiscal impacts, and develop supporting analysis and narrative for program plans and funding requests.
• Provide consultation to City staff on financial, budgeting, accounting, and technical matters by researching issues, identifying solutions, and offering guidance on procedures and account-related questions.
• Assist in preparing financial analyses and reports, including the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), and help interpret and communicate City policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.

A successful candidate in this position will:

• Communicate clearly, respectfully, and professionally across a variety of settings.
• Quickly identify challenges and apply logical, evidence-based approaches to resolve them.
• Consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work with attention to detail.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and disciplines.
• Demonstrate honesty and transparency in all actions and communications.
• Contribute forward-thinking ideas that support long-term goals.

About City of Bothell:

• The City is comprised of 13.6 square miles within both King and Snohomish Counties and is home to 51,760 people (2025). This figure is projected to grow to nearly 75,000 over the next 20 years in tandem with Bothell's increasingly vibrant downtown and life sciences employment cluster near the I-405 corridor.
• Learn more about the City's Organizational Values and the Bothell's City Council 2040 Vision and Strategic Priorities.
• Learn more about the City of Bothell's Finance Department here!

The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a widely diverse range of backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.

Why Bothell? Bothell offers a career-enriching opportunity to apply your skills and experience in a way that has a positive effect on the community. We encourage professional growth and for employees to "think outside the box". We value work-life balance and provide paid vacation and sick leave benefits.

We offer ample time off, including 11 paid holidays as well as 2 personal holidays. As an employee, you have access to a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision for you and your family. We also offer life and disability insurance, state pension and deferred compensation for retirement. Commute trip reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environment, and hybrid work options are available when appropriate. The City of Bothell creates an environment that supports wellness practices which enhance the quality of life for City employees and encourage and incentivize participation in an employee wellness program. As a result, the City is a recipient of the Association of Washington Cities WellCity Award.