Finance Analyst II

City of San Diego • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of the Department of Finance, Finance Analyst II positions perform difficult accounting and budgetary tasks. The role reviews, develops, and prepares the Citywide budget and monitoring reports; maintains, compiles, and reviews complex financial records and financial statements; processes accounts payable and payroll; plans and analyzes financial systems and forecasts and installs modifications; and monitors and recommends internal controls related to financial reporting. Other duties may be assigned.

This classification performs accounting, finance, and debt-related functions. Applicants are also encouraged to apply to the related Finance Analyst I recruitment. The City states that successful candidates may be placed on an eligibility list used to fill vacancies during the following 180 days. For each vacancy, the hiring department may contact the most appropriately qualified candidates for an interview.

Employment offers are conditional on applicable screening, which may include confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States, a pre-employment medical review and exam (possibly including drug and alcohol testing), reference checks, and fingerprinting. Certain positions may require additional screening, such as a polygraph examination or background investigation. All required screening must be completed successfully before employment begins.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, defined as at least 120 semester or 180 quarter units. Additional qualifying professional experience may substitute for education lacking on a year-for-year basis; one year of full-time experience equals 30 semester or 45 quarter college-level units.
• Two years of full-time professional-level experience in accounting, auditing and/or internal controls, and/or developing, administering, and analyzing budgets.
• Qualifying experience may include collecting and analyzing financial data for financial or economic projections; researching and developing or justifying budgets and/or long-term financial plans; preparing financial statements; reconciling and balancing accounts; or providing information for policy, internal financial control recommendations, or business decisions.
• A master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management, Public Administration, or a closely related field may substitute for a maximum of one year of required experience.
• A CPA license or successful completion of all parts of the written CPA examination may substitute for a maximum of one year of required experience.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing work performed, dates, and total qualifying OCA hours.
• Applicants must submit proof of degree/transcripts, CPA license or written-exam completion, and/or Out-of-Class Assignment documentation when using these to meet minimum requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform difficult accounting and budgetary tasks.
• Review, develop, and prepare the Citywide budget and monitoring reports.
• Maintain, compile, and review complex financial records and financial statements.
• Process accounts payable and payroll.
• Plan and analyze financial systems and forecasts, and install modifications.
• Monitor and recommend internal controls related to financial reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employees in classifications represented by the Municipal Employees Association are scheduled to receive general wage increases of 3.5% effective July 1, 2027; 2% effective July 1, 2028; and 2% effective January 1, 2029.
• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level