Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst - City of Oxnard, CA
Oxnard 93030, CA
About the Job
*This recruitment is open until filled. Early submissions are encouraged. The first review of applications will be on July 29, 2024.*
The City of Oxnard's Finance Department is seeking a Financial Analyst and a Senior Financial Analyst with strong technical skills to be part of our talented Budget team. The ideal candidates will have experience in budget development and analysis and will also be interested in working with large volumes of data. This position will be responsible for basic principles, methods and practices of municipal finance, budgeting and accounting.
Financial Analyst:
- Contribute to the preparation of the City's mid-year and annual budget and assist in the year-end budget analysis
- Conduct comprehensive financial analyses including development of recommendations for budget adjustments as necessary
- Assists in reviewing data and research related to Council agenda staff reports
- Analyze departmental and citywide budgets for compliance with financial guidelines and City Policies and Procedures
- Gathers and analyzes data on existing programs; performs complex statistical analysis, conducts surveys and prepare proposals, including financial policy and procedure requirements
- Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned
- Participates in preparation of Citywide mid-year update and annual budget. In addition , the position will lead the Citywide preparation of the annual personnel budget in coordination with City departments and the Budget Manager
- Leads monthly/quarterly/year-end budget to actual variance analysis
- Participates in ERP setup and maintenance related to budgeted accounts, projects, etc., reviews requests and recommends approval or modification
- Participates in Committee & Council agenda review
- Participates in identifying and testing new ways to configure OpenGov to enhance the budget production and monitoring processes
- Manages OpenGov configuration to enable MOU costing scenarios and provides analysis of outcomes to senior management
- Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned
Payroll Title/Classification: Administrative Services Analyst/Administrative Services Analyst, Senior
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
Administrative Services Analyst: This classification is distinguished from the Administrative Services Coordinator/Support Supervisor in that it performs professional financial, managerial and/or operational analysis work and/or provides professional program analysis, evaluation and administration.
Administrative Services Analyst, Senior: This classification is distinguished from the Administrative Services Analyst in that it performs advanced professional financial, managerial and/or operational analysis work and/or provides professional program analysis, evaluation and administration. May lead professional level staff and may serve as a designated subject matter expert.SUPERVISION EXERCISED / SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Administrative Services Analyst: Incumbents may serve as a lead worker, assigning work and monitoring work completion. Receives general supervision and is expected to prioritize work to meet deadlines and to keep the supervisor informed of issues that would impact achievement of a deadline, organizational policy or procedure or in consideration of risk management.
Administrative Services Analyst, Senior: Receives general supervision and is expected to prioritize work to meet deadlines and to keep the supervisor informed of any unusual or irregular issues that would impact achievement of a deadline, organizational policy or procedure or in consideration of risk management. May supervise paraprofessional staff and less than two professional staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline and termination procedures.WORK SCHEDULE: The normal work week is Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 6:00pm and alternating Fridays 8:00am-5:00pm. In addition, this position may be required to be available to work additional hours in response to peaks in workloads and changes in department needs.
NOTE: The salary range listed on this job flier is for the Administrative Services Analyst. The Administrative Services Analyst, Senior pay range is: $76,245.31 - $128,841.23 annually.
