Budget & Finance Analyst Senior
$68,455 - $85,569 / year
Automate your job search with Sonara.
Submit 10x as many applications with less effort than one manual application.1
Reclaim your time by letting our AI handle the grunt work of job searching.
We continuously scan millions of openings to find your top matches.
Job Description
Welcome to the City of Charlotte
Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.
Our guiding principles include:
Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions
SUMMARY
This position performs budgetary, accounting and general financial analysis for assigned areas. Work involves handling financial duties and responsibilities associated with budgetary and accounting roles; performing related business, financial, budgetary, cost accounting; and carrying out auditing activities. This position performs analytical tasks of moderate complexity and scope.The salary for this position is $77,012 to $85,568 commensurate with experience.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Monitors the budget to ensure that funding is in place for all approved projects; reviews and processes payment requests and other financial transactions; and maintains appropriate records and files.
Assists with budget development, assists the operating budget and year-beginning and year-end processes; provides responses to audits; and develops ad hoc reports when requested.
Process transactions in the budget/financial system as required
Serves as a Procurement Card Program Manager for the department, reviews department transactions, and ensures accuracy before submittal.
Deposits and collects cash/checks
Manages department capital equipment list according to shifts in operating needs and equipment requests; monitors capital equipment budget as requests are processed.
Analyzes account balances in various budgetary accounts; restructures financial data to conform to specific reporting requirements; and prepares progress reports and statements of financial condition.
Performs informal, internal audits of financial and related areas.
Prepares clear and concise administrative and financial reports as scheduled and as needed.
Coordinates with department divisions, City Finance, and other departments to improve processes and resolve problems; identifies, recommends, and implements changes to strengthen and improve administrative procedures.
Ensures historical reference by documenting procedures and decisions, maintaining required documentation, and providing documents as necessary.
Serves as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Security Liaison; coordinates and submits changes to the ERP system.
Maintains and monitors purchase orders and contracts.
Provides training in support of financial related activities/processes.
Performs other related job duties as assigned with professionalism and tact.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:
High School Graduate or Equivalent
Five (5) yrs. of directly related professional work experience performing financial functions and demonstrating analytical and quantitative skills preferably in a public sector setting.
OR
Two Year College Degree from an accredited school in business administration, accounting, public administration, or a directly related field.
Five (5) years of directly related professional work experience performing financial functions and demonstrating analytical and quantitative skills preferably in a public sector setting.
OR
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, public administration, or a closely related field from an accredited school.
One (1) year of directly related professional work experience performing financial functions and demonstrating analytical and quantitative skills preferably in a public sector setting.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, public administration, or a closely related field from an accredited school.
One (1) year of related professional work experience performing financial functions and demonstrating analytical and quantitative skills preferably in a public sector setting, or a Master’s degree in business administration, accounting, public administration, or a directly related field from an accredited school.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental accounting and fund accounting systems.
Knowledge of how to compile, interpret, and investigate statistical compilations and variances.
Knowledge of ERP Systems (Workday and Unity Construct), Microsoft Office products, and SharePoint.
Skill with implementing GASB statements.
Skill in communicating in written, one-on-one, small group, and presentation situations.
Skill in the application of prioritization, organization, and coordination abilities to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
Skill in using Microsoft Excel.
Skill in interpersonal communication.
Skill in providing customer service.
Ability to analyze ERP systems to identify internal controls and problems as well as offer potential solutions.
Ability to execute routine job duties with minimal supervision and navigate assignment challenges with critical thinking
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to facilitate meetings, listen actively, and persuade others to accept recommendations.
Ability to research, obtain, and provide information with accuracy and clarity.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is sedentary work and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: manual dexterity, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, distinguishing among sounds, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, visual acuity in observations/equipment, and walking.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs. The position is located at the Environmental Services Facility and may operate on a hybrid work schedule that is based on organizational needs.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties at any time. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.
Our culture is to serve the community honorably.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email Careers@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.
BENEEFITS
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.
Clickhereto learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.
The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
Automate your job search with Sonara.
Submit 10x as many applications with less effort than one manual application.