Senior Financial Analyst

County of Thurston•Olympia, WA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Thurston County Public Works is recruiting for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our dynamic, energetic, and innovative Business Services team. The successful candidate will provide complex technical support to Public Works by performing senior level financial research, planning and analysis for six lines of business supported by a budget of more than $100M and comprised of over 15 government funds. This position will plan, perform, and oversee high-level financial functions, including responsibility for payroll, financial reporting, budgeting, analytical review, and auditing. Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, the following: Provides financial analysis and long-range planning for projects and funds. Coordinates and creates the production of financial publications, documents, and other reporting projects as needed. Utilizes business intelligence platforms such as Power BI and Oracle Analytics for management reporting. Researches, develops, and recommends financial processes, strategies, methods, plans, policies, and procedures. Provides a broad range of financial consulting services. Develops models for forecasting and recommends financing; researches and responds to technical accounting questions; interprets financial cost information and budget reports for management. Serves as a key staff representative for the design and utilization of existing and new financial information systems. Analyzes system capabilities and user requirements and coordinates system installation and review. Supervises the work of assigned payroll staff, including responsibility for staff training, performance, evaluation, and recommending personnel actions. Serves as backup for payroll functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in government finance, accounting, auditing, financial reporting, or budgets, and one year of supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

An MBA or MPA in finance, accounting, management, business administration or equivalent.
Advanced Excel skills.
Advanced and comprehensive working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, Governmental Accounting Standard Board's pronouncements, Financial Accounting Standards, and similar pronouncements of nationally recognized accounting and auditing organizations.
Advanced and comprehensive working knowledge of federal and state grant regulations as well as other cost accounting standards to be used with the indirect cost plans.
Advanced working knowledge of the State of Washington's Budgeting Accounting Reporting System regulations governing local governments.
Advanced and comprehensive working knowledge of designing, developing, and implementing automated financial information systems.
Ability to train and supervise the work of others.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Provides financial analysis and long-range planning for projects and funds.
Coordinates and creates the production of financial publications, documents, and other reporting projects as needed.
Utilizes business intelligence platforms such as Power BI and Oracle Analytics for management reporting.
Researches, develops, and recommends financial processes, strategies, methods, plans, policies, and procedures.
Provides a broad range of financial consulting services.
Develops models for forecasting and recommends financing; researches and responds to technical accounting questions; interprets financial cost information and budget reports for management.
Serves as a key staff representative for the design and utilization of existing and new financial information systems.
Analyzes system capabilities and user requirements and coordinates system installation and review.
Supervises the work of assigned payroll staff, including responsibility for staff training, performance, evaluation, and recommending personnel actions.
Serves as backup for payroll functions.