FINANCIAL ANALYST III

About the position

Performs professional level work involving financial management, analysis, evaluation and decision-making over a broad range of transactional activities including the supervision and training of subordinate Financial Analysts. Work schedule includes Auction Sales events which are currently planned for eight (8) Saturdays during the year. Will oversee cashiers along with other related functions at these events. Prepares, updates, and/or reviews monthly, quarterly and annual financial documents, construction work-in-progress, and capital outlay reconciliations; examines contractor payment applications or other relevant instruments. Coordinates and conducts field work with County departments/agencies to ensure proper accounting treatment to meet fiscal year-end deadlines (includes working directly with internal/external auditors); crafts internal and County-wide policies and procedures, desk procedures and manuals; processes budget requests and produces special reports for presentation to management. Maintains a comprehensive, organized and updated file system for both electronic (soft) and tangible (hard) matching and complementary originals or copies; designs and improves systems, schedules and methodologies; tests computer systems and applications in use by the Fixed Assets Management Office (FAMO). Performance is reviewed by an administrative superior through conferences, reports and observation of results achieved.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial management, analysis, evaluation, and decision-making.
• Supervise and train subordinate Financial Analysts.
• Oversee cashiers and related functions during Auction Sales events.
• Prepare, update, and review financial documents and reconciliations.
• Examine contractor payment applications and relevant instruments.
• Coordinate field work with County departments/agencies.
• Craft internal and County-wide policies and procedures.
• Process budget requests and produce special reports for management.
• Maintain an organized file system for electronic and tangible documents.
• Design and improve systems, schedules, and methodologies.
• Test computer systems and applications used by FAMO.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business/Public Administration, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in governmental or commercial accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial data analytics, or financial analysis.
• Equivalencies: Master's Degree in Business/Public Administration (MBA/MPA) and two (2) years of professional/paraprofessional related experience; unrelated Bachelor's Degree/related Associate's Degree and five (5) years of professional related experience; graduation from high school or an equivalent recognized certification and seven (7) years of professional related experience.
• Valid Florida Driver's License and PBC Risk Management Department driving history approval prior to appointment.

Nice-to-haves

• One (1) year of experience supervising in a diverse financial work environment.
• Experience using Advantage/MS Word/Excel/Crystal Reports and/or County enterprise software.