Senior Financial Analyst

The City of Everett is accepting applications on an appointive basis for the position of Senior Financial Analyst within the Public Works Department.

The Public Works Department is responsible for the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the City’s water, sewer, drainage, and streets systems. This department has over 300 staff members in six divisions: Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Finance & Support Services, Permit Services, and Public Education & Information. Each division contains multiple workgroups that specialize in different functions to help support the City’s critical infrastructure.

Why Everett?

Working for City government is personally rewarding for those looking to make an impact at the community level. As an employer, we advocate for employee professional growth, and value work-life balance.

The City of Everett is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our goal is to recruit and hire capable and engaged job candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are committed to creating and supporting an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees.

The City provides excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, retiremen t, and basic life insurance plans. Employees will also accrue vacation, sick, and holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information on benefits for this position, click here: Appointive Benefits.

As part of our commitment to supporting work-life balance, all newly hired Appointive personnel receive five days (40 hours) of vacation leave upon hire and accrue an additional 14 days (112 hours) in their first year of service.

NATURE OF WORK:

Under the direction of a department director or designee, evaluate multifaceted financial information, prepare reports indicating trends, provide recommendations to management and respond to inquiries for professional counsel related to financial information requiring complex financial analysis work. This level is more focused on the analysis of financial information and not on daily operations. The incumbent may be asked to lead in the development and implementation of new/revised accounting procedures, and in coordinating/executing accounting-related special projects that often require an expert knowledge of the linkages between systems/operations/processes. Work is performed under broad supervision, with regular opportunity to apply independent judgment, decision-making and recommendation for action. Work is reviewed through conferences, reports and by periodic audits. Responsibility may include the supervision with respect to lower-level accounting support staff.

Illustrative examples of work:

• Performs professional-level accounting, finance, and budget functions and statistical analysis for the area of assignment; serves as a technical resource to City staff on a variety of purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and analytical issues; duties may vary according to job assignment; incumbent serves as subject-matter expert in area of assignment.
• Researches, audits, and analyzes accounting and technical transactions to resolve questions and validate data; verifies fiscal accountability and fund integrity for all transactions.
• Coordinates fixed asset accountability for the City including inventory.
• Ensures the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of City financial activities and work products; monitors documents for accuracy and compliance with Federal, State, and local policies and practices.
• Consults with City staff on financial, technical, and accounting issues; researches issues and recommends solutions; provides advice and assistance on technical procedures and account status.
• Prepares financial statements, including research and data analysis, corrections, supporting documentation, notes, statistical tables, schedules, and other supplemental information as required.
• Coordinates the preparation of City budgets; develops budget procedures, worksheets, reports, and forms; reviews and analyzes budget submittals and develops recommendations; provides technical assistance and training to departments; prepares financial models and projections.
• Develops complex operating and capital budget analyses such as project expenditure and revenue trends; reconciles data from different sources; analyzes proposed operational changes and trends and estimates fiscal impacts; prepares analysis and narrative in support of program plans and requests.
• Researches and analyzes statistical reports and other available information to determine type and cause of anomalies and variances; conduct special studies and prepares reports as required.
• Assists in the preparation of financial analyses and reports, including Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR); interprets and explains City policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Assists in developing financial strategies, priorities, plans, and policies; compiles, evaluates, and analyzes financial information and reports on City operations; reviews and monitors status reports, and recommends appropriate actions; prepares forecasts and status reports, and ensures effective communication of financial and technical issues.
• Maintains confidentiality of work-related issues, records, and City information; performs related duties as required or assigned.
• Ensures compliance with established procedures, requirements, laws and regulations; completeness of data and adequacy of documentation.
• Train and assist City staff in financial related tasks and procedures.
• Perform related work and special projects as assigned.

For a full description of this position, please see the class specification on the City’s website.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

A combination of education and related experience may substitute for education requirements.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field and
• Five years of professional related experience in budgeting, finance, investments, financial policy analysis or related field, preferably in the public sector

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants with experience in the following areas are encouraged to apply:

• Experience working in government, public sector or accounting firms providing services to governmental entities
• Experience performing audits of water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities
• Understanding of Enterprise fund accounting practices

RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

All interested applicants are required to submit:

• City of Everett online employment application
• Resume is required

Candidates will be contacted throughout this process via email and should periodically check their spam folders for messages filtered by their email providers.

PROCEDURES/DEADLINE

Application materials may be accessed via our City website.

Completed applications must be submitted through the City’s online application system.

INCOMPLETE, FAXED, OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Filing Opens: 10/21/2026

Closes: 11/4/2026

APPOINTIVE D26058