Finance Analyst

Financial Analyst

Under direction from the Administrative Services Director, this position is responsible for performing complex accounting, financial tasks and employee benefits administration requiring independent judgment and the ability research, analyze, investigate, audit and report on technical issues handled by the District Administrative Department.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Direct, train and review work of lower-level finance staff.
• Perform moderate to complex tasks in governmental accounting and budgeting, statistical and financial analysis, and financial reporting.
• Prepare financial statements and other external financial reports and supporting documentation.
• Prepare journal entries and budget transfer entries.
• Review records of payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, expenditures, and income; confirm expenditures are made in accordance to contractual requirements and procedures.
• Provide technical direction, reports and/or review the posting of biweekly report, adjustments, implementations, and related MCERA activity and reconciliations.
• Prepare and deliver oral presentations designed to educate and explain financial standings.
• Prepare and enter correcting and adjusting journal entries to update the general ledger and other financial reports.
• Review the operating budget and expenditures on a periodic basis.
• Reconcile various asset and liability accounts.
• Perform special accounting procedures required by special districts, agencies, and grants.
• Work with divisions to define, prepare, and provide information for management purposes.
• Assist in the preparation, publication and distribution of the annual financial statements and the comprehensive annual financial report.
• Review and analyze financial records for accuracy and completeness; prepare corrections as necessary.
• Participate in the annual financial audit by external auditors or in any other periodic operational audits; maintain and document pertinent information that supports financial operations and reports.
• Participate in the preparation and monitoring of grants cost recovery claims and reimbursement programs.
• Responsible for the accounting and reconciliation of fixed assets and construction in progress.
• May assist with the costing and evaluation of proposals related to labor negotiations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration or related field.
• Five years of increasingly responsible experience in maintaining financial records and preparing financial statements, preferably in governmental accounting, preferably in the public sector or a government agency.

Supplemental information:

Physical demands may require maintaining physical condition necessary for standing, walking, bending, climbing or crouching; strength to lift up to 25 pounds.

To apply, interested applicants must submit a Non-Safety Employment Application, Detailed Resume, and Cover Letter by 12 Noon, Friday July 3, 2026. Email or Mail is acceptable addressed to:

SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE DISTRICT

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28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2800

Sausalito, CA 94965