Finance Analyst/Senior

Finance Analyst/Senior

The Finance Analyst/Senior will have primary responsibility in the areas of budget development and administration, rate and fee program management, fiscal analysis and forecasting, and financial systems/process improvement. Responsibilities include performing complex financial analysis and specialized financial duties related to the coordination, development, implementation, and administration of the City's operating and capital budgets; oversight and regular updates to City rate and fee programs, including the Book of Fees, utility rates, development impact fees, and nexus studies; analysis of financing mechanisms and fiscal impacts associated with development projects and City initiatives; long- and short-range fiscal forecasting; development and implementation of financial policies, processes, and procedures; and support and administration of technology solutions related to budgeting, transparency, reporting, and financial management systems. This position will also play a key role in implementation and ongoing administration of the City's budget development and transparency systems and will work closely with departments, executive management, developers, consultants, and elected officials on complex financial and policy matters.

Preference will be given to candidates with significant experience developing and administering agency-wide budgets in a governmental setting; managing and updating municipal fee and rate programs, including utility rates, cost recovery/user fees, and development impact fees; and performing complex fiscal analysis and long-range financial forecasting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously. A strong emphasis will be placed on experience with process improvement, automation, financial system implementation, and the use of technology to improve efficiency, transparency, and decision-making. The successful candidate will also possess exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to effectively present complex financial and budgetary information to executive leadership, governing bodies, departments, developers, consultants, and members of the public, and to collaborate on complex financial and policy issues in a professional and solutions-oriented manner. Preference will be given to candidates with at least six (6) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in budgeting, finance, accounting, public administration, or a related field, including at least two (2) years in a public agency environment.

Education and experience: Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and skill. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill would be: Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, accounting, finance, economics, or a closely related field Experience: Finance Analyst: Four (4) years of professional analytical, management or administrative work experience in budgeting, accounting, finance, public administration, or a comparable field. Public agency experience is desirable. Senior Finance Analyst: Six (6) years of full time, increasingly responsible professional analytical, management or administrative work experience in budgeting, accounting, finance, public administration, or a comparable field, with at least two (2) years in a public agency.

Licenses and certificates: Possession and maintenance of a valid California driver's license.

Physical demands: Mobility to work in a standard office environment, use standard office equipment and attend off-site meetings. On an intermittent basis, sit at a desk for long periods of time; intermittently walk, stand, bend, squat, twist and reach while performing office duties; lift light weights. Manual dexterity to use standard office equipment and supplies and to manipulate both single sheets of paper and large document holders (binders, manuals, etc.); vision to read handwritten and printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and by telephone. Environmental elements: Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing department guidelines, policies and procedures.