Financial Analyst I

Budgeting And Financial Reporting Coordinator

Performs responsible professional work in the administration and coordination of the Countywide budgeting and financial reporting processes. Provides analysis and monitoring to ensure compliance with given fiscal constraints and policy objectives within guidelines of supervisory instruction and departmental policies and procedures. Reports to Budget Manager, Grants Compliance Manager, or other designated person and works with co-workers, department directors, auditors, vendors, the general public, and elected officials and representatives to provide accurate and accessible reporting.

Key Responsibilities And Performance Standards

• Supports routine financial operations of the department, including reconciliations, budget transfers, journal entries, and other financial reporting as assigned. Identifies trends and areas of concern and provides recommendations to management for proposed solutions and adjustments.
• Assists with data gathering for preparation of annual financial statements, ACFR, and other financial reporting throughout the fiscal year. Works with departments and other analysts to ensure information provided is complete and correct; provides analysis; compiles reports and schedules as needed.
• Supports assigned areas of the annual budget, to include performing technical analysis, research, and reporting; assisting Finance leadership and other analysts with review; monitoring budgets; and researching and assessing programs and community needs.
• Analyzes fiscal, management and productivity information; prepares cost-benefit analyses, projections, and other fiscal and management studies; analyzes data and develops conclusions and recommendations for the Budget Manager and other managers as assigned.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature.

Education: BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or other related occupational field. Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or related field preferred.

Experience: One (1) year in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, or Business Management, which may be satisfied through an internship or similar experience. Governmental accounting/budget experience strongly preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of procedures and requirements for budget preparation, review and analysis procedures, financial system operation, and local government accounting.
• Familiarity with relevant federal, state, and local laws and county policies and procedure
• Proficiency in principles of generally accepted accounting practices, planning, organizing, establishing priorities, and interpersonal relations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience in using with financial system software for transactions and reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skill
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and solve problems, organize information clearly and precisely, work under time constraints, and work independently.
• Preferred: Considerable knowledge of Governmental accounting
• Preferred: Considerable knowledge of cost accounting and project accounting.
• Preferred: Considerable knowledge of budget preparation, administration, and evaluation.

Certification: CPA, CGFM, CFPO preferred

Other: This position requires travel from office to other locations.

Performance Aptitudes:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with others to coordinate the more complex programs and more complex problems associated with the responsibilities of the Often represents the department and/or organization when dealing with others.
• Equipment: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tool and/or materials used in performing essential
• Verbal: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
• Math: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimal and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
• Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.