Financial Analyst

Buncombe County • Asheville, NC

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Buncombe County Finance is hiring two Financial Analysts for its Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. The positions report to the FP&A Manager and work closely with Finance leadership and County departments. The FP&A team includes two Financial Analysts, a Business Systems Analyst, and an FP&A Manager, within a Finance Department of approximately 20 employees.

These are full-time positions, 40 hours per week, with a flexible hybrid work arrangement of approximately 50% in-office and 50% remote. Employees approved for remote work must live within a two-hour drive of the position’s assigned Buncombe County facility.

The positions support the County’s financial planning, analysis, and forecasting, including debt, cash flow, capital projects, and investments. Other work includes assisting with debt issuance, cash management, financial reporting, compliance, and public-facing dashboards. The analysts collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support sound financial planning and decision-making.

The position partners with the Finance Director, FP&A Manager, and Finance Department leadership to develop financial plans, conduct complex analyses, create forecasts, communicate financial data, identify anomalies, trends, and deviations, and recommend strategies for improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, and five years of administrative experience involving participation in planning and managing a business or governmental program; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Knowledge of budgetary, procurement, and accounting practices and procedures, and fiscal and budgetary theories and methodologies.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local government and nonprofit agency organization and structure, as well as public and business administration principles and practices.
• Knowledge of project planning and evaluation, data identification, analysis, and documentation, and project management methodology and tools.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, compliance and monitoring requirements, funding streams, policies governing County programs, and federal and state grant compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of financial management systems, forecasting methodologies, and data analysis and query tools.
• Ability to plan and direct fiscal and business services; initiate administrative procedures; evaluate their effectiveness; and interpret regulations for practical application.
• Ability to assess business operations and management data needs and create systems that support effective and efficient workflows.
• Ability to communicate objectives, plans, evaluation methods, analytical results, financial and service-level impacts, recommendations, reports, and other deliverables.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data, draw conclusions, and assess data accuracy and integrity.
• Ability to resolve routine issues within established guidelines, make independent logical decisions or recommendations, and exercise judgment and discretion in applying policies and procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SQL Management Studio, or similar data query and analysis tools and related function enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fiscal regulations and policies are implemented and administrative matters are handled in accordance with fiscal, legal, and policy requirements.
• Assist with annual operating, multi-year, and special budgets by maintaining, collecting, and consolidating relevant data, including capital project financing information.
• Manage and improve financial analysis and forecasting within the Finance Department.
• Assist Finance Department leadership with preparing and communicating financial data, including internal and external reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Assist County departments in evaluating internal control frameworks and conducting routine monitoring to help ensure operations are effective and secure.
• Support County departments in executing and monitoring contract and grant requirements for audit, fiscal, and performance compliance.
• Support County departments and programs with financial analysis, forecasting, monitoring, and improvement.
• Monitor and report on industry developments to support department and program operations, revenue potential, and best practices.
• Assist Department Directors and Division Managers with financial and regulatory matters, operational performance monitoring, and process improvement.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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