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Job Description
Job Summary
The City of Greenville seeks an experienced individual to fill the position of Financial Analyst. The purpose of this position is to monitor and perform financial and budget analysis as well as accounting functions for the City of Greenville. This is accomplished by preparing reports; providing assistance with the annual operating budget; assisting with the preparation of cost allocation, trend analysis, statistical and variance reports; and assisting with ad hoc projects.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Hiring Salary Range: $65,561.60 - $83,595.20/annually, depending on qualifications
Full Salary Range: $65,561.60 - $101,608.00/annually
This is a continuous recruitment and open until filled. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply as soon as possible for first consideration.
Examples of Duties- Report financial and statistical analysis of data by preparing monthly vital statistics, executive summary reports, and budget reports;
- Update cost allocation models and financial forecasting, analyzing the City's revenues and expenses.
- Analyze and research revenues and expenses City-wide;
- Provide financial data for internal and external inquiries and conduct peer group trend analyses.
- Develop, review, and analyze the biennial operating budget by extracting detailed budget data;
- Develop spreadsheets to calculate complex adjustments;
- Format budget worksheets for publication;
- Coordinate the budget preparation process with all department heads and support staff;
- Prepare detailed revenue and expenditure analysis general ledger accounts for prior, current, and forecast years to be used in budget development;
- Assist with budget presentations to City Council and complete necessary documentation for reports.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by assisting with both the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and the Annual Financial Information Reports;
- Prepare cost allocation trend analysis, statistical and variance reports as needed;
- Serve as the Budget Office liaison with Information Technology regarding MUNIS ERP;
- Serve as the City representative to the North Carolina Budget Officer’s Association;
- Manage the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) by developing request forms and sending them to City departments;
- Compile departmental data and check for accuracy;
- Ensure approved capital requests are entered into the budget;
- Consolidate requests and spreadsheets into Capital Improvement Plan document for publishing;
- Update the program as needed in the off-budget year, before formal Council adoption;
- Manage the North Carolina Benchmarking Project by serving as a liaison between City departments and the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field; and
- Three years of progressively responsible experience in financial analysis, accounting, budget analysis, or a related field.
- Master's degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field; and
- Two years of progressively responsible experience in financial analysis, accounting, budget analysis, or a related field.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of:- principles and practices of accounting, finance, communication, budgeting, and budget administration.
- report preparation techniques.
- critical thinking, using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- complex problem solving, identifying complex problems, and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- compile data and prepare reports, charts, and graphs.
- analyze reports and data, and formulate recommendations.
- manage multiple priorities and multiple demands to accomplish tasks in accordance with established requirements.
- anticipate potential problems and needs to develop and initiate appropriate recommendations.
- produce written documents with clearly organized thought using proper English sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
- operate assigned equipment, including computer equipment and various software packages.
- work cooperatively with City officials, other employees, and the general public.
- work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
The City of Greenville offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance. Employees in designated part-time positions may participate in some of the benefit programs offered to regular full-time employees.
Visit the City of Greenville Human Resources Website for a more in depth summary of our benefits.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Greenville
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Some places have what it takes to help write the story of your life, to help you create and live your life to the fullest: opportunities, people and experiences that open minds and doors; activities that enrich and entertain. Places so welcoming that you feel you’re in the presence of family and friends, and that everywhere you turn, you find yourself in good company.
As the hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is that place.
Here, life’s a graceful balance of front-porch friendly and business-world sharp, a balance lit up and alive with all the amenities of a metropolitan university town. Where we enjoy the company of our neighbors on summer nights, talking on the porch about the day’s news and sports scores from the latest Pirate’s game, until someone flips a coin to see who’ll run out for barbeque.
Walking through the streets of Greenville, you see it has its share of art galleries, museums and festivals that delight; or, close by, the campus of East Carolina University calls to art and culture lovers with its worldly offering of musical concerts, theatrical and dance productions, travel films and lectures. For students with the fire of the future shining in their eyes, ready to turn their dreams loose, the campus calls to them in another voice.
Yes, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. But in many cases (and maybe this is just as important) what you didn’t even know you were looking for. That’s the way it is in Greenville. What makes it tick is how it makes people tick. As the cultural, educational and economic hub of the region, it’s expansive; it rewards the curious imagination, the entrepreneurial mind.
If you’re a person with big ideas and big ambitions, Greenville is good company. The smart thinking, hard work and optimism that once made Greenville a leading marketer of tobacco are still prevalent, though now guiding the area’s technology focus with its many bioscience and robotics breakthroughs. No surprise, these victories are trumpeted with as much enthusiasm as the local sports team’s trophy season.
Located just inland off the North Carolina coast, East of I-95, over 20 parks grace the landscape of Greenville and Pitt County. So if you’re an outdoor enthusiast, you’ll find enough adventure and scenic beauty here to fill up the canvas of your days, and plenty of like-minded people who share your respect for the grandeur of nature, the intoxicating fragrance of our Magnolia trees, picnicking under the shade of oaks, fishing at sundown, or hiking down a path that leads you not to the trail’s end, but to the conclusion that this is where you belong.
True, in some parts of the world, when you say the word “hub” people think “crowded”, “faceless”, “too noisy to hear myself think”. But we’re different.
There are crowds … parades down Evans Street. An annual Halloween street party. Students streaming to classes. Participants at major meeting or conferences. Or onlookers gathered down at the Extreme Park or Five Points Plaza to watch BMX bike pros practicing for an event.
But they’re not faceless crowds.
There is noise … live music rising from the campus nightlife scene, the hub-bub around the Convention Center, or when the Pirates rally to make the winning score, nothing short of pandemonium.
But our noise makes your spirits soar.
In fact, you could say that the hustle and bustle of life in Greenville is conducive to a higher level of thinking and inspiration. One thing’s for sure, the first thought on your mind will be how glad you are to be in Greenville, North Carolina, smack dab in the middle of such good company.
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