Sr Analyst, Finance

City of Fort Collins•Fort Collins, CO

3d•Remote

About The Position

Work related to budgeting, forecasting, and analytical processes that support the organization's financial health and business strategy.

Requirements

Knowledge of local government accounting principles, Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB) pronouncements and interpretations.
Knowledge of fund accounting
Accomplished and proven critical thinking skills, analytical thought processes and business acumen.
Effectively able to manage multiple projects, diverse team members and competing priorities.
Advanced / Expert skill level in Excel and Microsoft Office software.
Advanced statistical analysis.
Strategic critical thinking in approach to problem solving, issue resolution and solution development drawing upon seasoned business acumen and perspective gained from a wide range of experience.
Ability to effectively summarize and communicate financial issues, complex problems and analytics to highest level of organization and public.
Advanced / Expert in data query, extraction, and normalizing.
Adept and efficient at incorporating and utilizing data in a variety of reporting tools and financial software packages.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
Ability to communicate at executive level and influence both up / down the chain of command as well as cross functionally.
5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or closely related field
MBA or equivalent graduate degree

Responsibilities

Prepare, review and edit budget vs. actual variance analysis and narrative assessment reports.
Validate variance root causes, develop recommendations for course of action, and review and communicate impacts and results with upper management and cross functional stakeholders.
Drive budget development and forecast projections with management team.
Develop alternatives for most effective utilization of resources.
Document and review team details and rationale for use in periodic variance reporting.
Analyze, interpret and communicate complex data utilizing broad advanced accounting and finance conceptual knowledge.
Data mine, compile, model and lead teams in analysis of data from various sources and systems (including ERP).
Proactively identify and highlight business issue concerns and opportunities.
Develop recommendations on business decisions based on broad knowledge of best practices and data supported financial analysis, and lead implementation of solutions.
Participates and leads service area in capital improvement plan for core City infrastructure, coordination, validation, and assessment.
Designs and actively seeks process improvements and cost-effective efficiencies.
Oversee teams and manage financial ad hoc projects of complex nature, capital estimates, grant research and reporting, and process improvement initiatives with service area and organization-wide implications.
Using wide experience and subject knowledge, helps to identify and explain complex issues of a financial nature, makes recommendations for resolution and works with operational and cross functional leadership to implement corrective and policy actions as needed.
Performs and reviews standard financial and accounting work procedures while continuously looking for ways to improve processes and methods; implement improvements.
Reconcile accounts, verify and ensure data integrity across service area.
Establish and analyze performance metrics and measures.
Identifies opportunities for improvements and recommends solutions.
Review data entries, accounting journals, payments (AP), invoices (AR), and general bookkeeping per documented procedures, Recommends process improvements to department staff.
Research accounting issues for compliance with reporting entities with extensive knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable to accounting.
Leads the capital asset accounting for all Utilities groups including proper classification of costs, proper tracking of costs in ERP through life of capital project, and periodic reconciliation for reporting to internal customers.
Supports preparing financial materials for presentation to City Council.
Provides consultation regarding accounting theory and internal controls to Utilities internal customers.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision (for self, spouse, domestic partner, children) – eligible on the 1st of the month following date of hire
Paid vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional one-time bank of 40 PTO hours for new, full-time, Classified and Unclassified Management hires
Retirement + company contributions – after 6 month probation period and immediate vesting
Flexible spending: Medical expenses FSA, dependent FSA or both
Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, financial assistance
Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
Wellness program, workout facilities
Employee/family onsite health clinic
Learning and development opportunities at all levels in the organization with opportunities for career mobility
Collaborative work environment