Financial Analyst Specialist (TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIAL SERVICES)

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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer - ODFS Public Safety Fire division is seeking to fill a Financial Analyst Specialist (TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIAL SERVICES) position.

Position Summary

Financial Analysts are responsible for creating and tracking budget to actual across multiple years; executing a month-end close process that includes variance analysis and forecasting; creating an annual and multi-year budget; evaluating regulatory provisions and the impact on the budget; evaluating applications for grant or loan money; evaluating the value and feasibility of projects and corporate entities involved in capital assistance proposals; evaluating the financial and operating capability of present and potential contractors; analyzing the financial impact of departmental programs and alternatives; preparing allotments and sub-allotments of funds for distribution to program managers; providing guidance concerning the legal and regulatory aspects of the acquisition and use of funds for programming and administrative purposes.

• • Oversee the development of multi-year operating and capital plans, reserve forecasts, and long-range financial strategies
    • Manages the strategic financial modeling, and annual business planning process for City Agencies to assess financial implications and support complex business decisions
   • Recommends, develops, implements, and monitors financial and operational policies, guidelines, processes, procedures, internal controls, and performance measures
    • Analyzes and evaluates the financial and business operations and transactions engaged in by COD departments
   • Performs cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods
    • Evaluates monthly financial and operational performance against plan, prior year, and forecast
    • Drives functional enhancements to planning and forecasting processes and activities and implements best practices
    • Analyzes and reviews prior year expenditures, grant balances, and fund sources and prepares detailed financial forecasts, cost projections, and recommendations based on actual results
    • Prepares, provides, reviews, and responds to requests and inquiries regarding financial, expenditure, revenue/fund status, appropriation transfers, supplemental appropriations, and variance reports to management to enable financial and budgetary monitoring and control
    • Prepares regular and ad-hoc financial and operational reports
    • Consults with managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes
    • Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Education
For all Financial Analysts it is a requirement to have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in accounting, business, public administration, or a closely related field. Such education must include at least twenty-four (24) semester (36 terms) credits of coursework in accounting, finance, or economics

Experience

             For entry into the Financial Analyst position, one (1) year of professional experience providing a systematic review, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of              budgets, loans or other financial data is preferred but not required. Financial Analyst must demonstrate proficiency with integrated word processing and                     spreadsheet functions.