Budget & Finance Analyst Senior

City of Charlotte•Charlotte, NC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Risk Budget & Finance Analyst Senior serves within the Risk Management division of the City of Charlotte and reports to the Risk Financial Manager. This position is responsible for performing a broad range of duties for the City, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, Medic, CRVA, and the MPTA. Duties include assisting the Financial Manager in the maintenance of budgets, playing an integral role in the claim payment process, completing tasks and analysis of moderate complexity, and assisting with Procurement functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, or related field and/or a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in various facets of accounting, financial management, and budget development providing the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job duties
Strong critical thinking and strategic analytical skills
Demonstrate a high level of sustained accuracy and compliance with written procedures and verbal instructions
Possess considerable knowledge of budgetary preparation and analysis
Ability to analyze complex financial transactions
Skilled in organization, time management, and advanced problem-solving
Advanced Excel skills
Excellent customer service skills dealing with internal and external customers
Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
Must be detail-oriented
Ability to communicate effectively both, written and verbally
Demonstrate excellent decision-making skills
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and/or customers

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP financial systems
Experience in check processing and issuance

Responsibilities

Assists in the preparation and review of journal entries for the division; conducting research and providing information as needed
Reviews check requests for completeness and accuracy; ensures the necessary support has been provided
Enters check requests into Risk's claim management system for Risk’s check runs, prints checks, prepares and sends check run imports to Accounts Payable for processing, and maintains check processing records
Performs financial, budgetary, and analytical tasks of moderate to high complexity for Risk’s operating, loss, and premium funds
Assists Financial Manager with the development and maintenance of budgets and projections
Manages and resolves accounts payable discrepancies
Deposits Risk's checks via the desktop deposit process and maintains deposit records; conducts research to resolve discrepancies
Reviews, codes, and processes invoices for payment.
Creates purchase orders and processes change orders as needed
Works with Procurement to set up Risk vendors and maintains Risk vendor records
Serves as the P-card Accountant for the division and other departments as assigned
Serves as a travel co-coordinator
Supports Risk banking functions
Supports process documentation and ensures process documentation is up to date
Performs additional duties as assigned