Financial Analyst presso City of Springfield, Ohio, OH
City of Springfield, Ohio, OH · Springfield, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
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About the Department
Position Duties
- Review and analyze current and proposed departmental budgets.
- Research information regarding specific operations or budgeted programs.
- Assist in the budget process through coordination with departments and implementation of budget assumptions and themes.
- Acts as budget liaison to all departments; monitors, forecasts, and identifies revenues and expenditures; evaluates the short and long-term impacts of budget adjustments.
- Develop various financial statements and reports as needed for internal management and external reporting purposes.
- Performs financial activities in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which may include budget, general accounting, cash and debt management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and grant management; compiles and analyzes financial information; prepares budget transfers and journal entries; performs financial forecasting and reconciliations; prepares financial statements and reports; and makes sound financial recommendations.
- Assist in maintaining accounting systems, including program and project maintenance.
- Assist with the City’s financial programs; may assist with aspects of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR); audits City funds and accounts.
- Audit contracts to ensure compliance with adopted policies and procedures.
- Assist in reviewing contractor invoices for contractual compliance.
- Perform all other finance-related duties and special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or in a related field OR Associate’s Degree and two years of experience in a finance-related position OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- data collection, research, and fiscal audit methods, designs, and techniques;
- mathematics and statistics as applied to budgetary control and financial management;
- general governmental financial and budgetary principles and practices;
- automated accounting systems, word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications;
- methods and techniques of financial management, budget preparation, and analysis;
- federal, state, and local laws and regulations as applied to budget and financial management.
Skills in:
- researching, analyzing, interpreting, and auditing financial and budgetary data and preparing reports on findings;
- developing logical conclusions and preparing recommendations;
- performing applicable statistical and mathematical analysis;
- identifying budgetary problems and developing concise recommendations for revision and improvement;
- using a computer to produce reports and spreadsheets;
- analyzing management systems and operating efficiencies;
- use of computer-based resources to facilitate assigned work.
- self-motivate, exercise initiative and judgement in carrying out tasks;
- communicate effectively in both written and oral formats;
- work independently and within a team environment to achieve results;
- collaborate with others to achieve shared goals;
- work in a fast-paced environment;
- handle and maintain confidential information;
- comprehend complex documents such as contracts, statutes and regulations;
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, vendors, other government agencies and the general public;
- effectively adapt to a changing and dynamic environment, quickly assimilate and apply information, prioritize and reprioritize tasks as needed, establish work process and flow to ensure projects and tasks are completed in a timely manner; attention to detail is critical;
- learn quickly when facing new problems; a versatile learner, analyze both successes and failures for clues to improvement; solutions oriented and enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasp the essence and underlying structure of anything.