Financial Analyst II

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Austin, TX

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

About the position

The Economic Development Department (EDD) is seeking a Financial Analyst II to support the department's financial operations, including budget monitoring, financial reporting, grant compliance, and expenditure analysis. This position will play a key role in ensuring the department's financial integrity by preparing financial reports, assisting in budget development, and analyzing expenses to identify and resolve financial discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports and assist in budget development.
• Monitor budgets and analyze expenditures.
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Identify and resolve financial discrepancies.
• Provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

Requirements

• Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to Finance, Accounting, or Economics plus two (2) years' experience in a related field.
• A Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or Public Administration or other relevant field may be substituted for experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with using City-wide systems (Controllers website, Purchasing website, MicroStrategy, Ecapir, Ecombs, or other tool).
• Ability to communicate financial and technical information to non-financial peers and upper management.
• Experience in monitoring and analyzing budgets.
• Experience in preparing current year estimates and proposed budgets.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical, dental, vision.
• Paid leave time.
• Highly competitive retirement plan.
• Training opportunities.