Financial Analyst

Join the City of Puyallup, WA as a Financial Analyst and contribute to the success of our community.

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing financial data, preparing reports, and providing recommendations to management. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and make a meaningful impact on the financial well-being of our community.

• Coordinate the preparation of the bi-annual preliminary and final budgets, including gathering information, setting timelines, and developing procedures.
• Develop procedures and methods to be followed by departments in presenting their budget requests.
• Attend budget hearings and related meetings.
• Prepare the City's labor budget by coordinating departmental information, reviewing, reconciling, and analyzing rates in preparation for inclusion in the budget.
• Review and implement the results of collective bargaining agreements to ensure all city contractual obligations are fairly applied and executed by the appropriate accounting/payroll system.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret confidential and sensitive financial data used in the formulation of budget planning.
• Coordinate the entry of the annual budget into the City's financial system.
• Prepare a variety of statistical reports and other written materials regarding costs, labor extrapolations, cash revenues, expenditure projections, and budget variances.
• Monitor, evaluate, and analyze budget to actual revenue and expense throughout the year, alerting departments and management to potential problem areas.
• Assist the Finance Director in forecasting the City's major revenue sources and expenditures based on current and forecasted economic trends and historical trends.
• Provide written analysis and graphs explaining major components and changes.
• Assess fiscal impacts of alternative budget policy and administrative actions and advise staff and elected officials on those findings.
• Assess fiscal impact of development projects within the City's service and revenue areas.
• Develop training curriculum, write training manuals, and provide training to the users of the City's budget system.
• Plan and provide training and instruction for preparation of departmental budgets.
• Conduct workshops and individual conferences to provide information and recommend necessary changes to City staff and City Council.
• Assist in capital project planning.
• Analyze feasibility of accomplishing needs; prepare and present financial analyses.
• Recommend funding sources and long- and short-term planning goals.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a closely related field, and four years of increasingly responsible professional accounting and/or budgeting experience.
• Public sector budgeting experience with an automated financial management system preferred.
• Ability to analyze, evaluate, and summarize complex and technical financial and management records for accuracy and conformance to procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to draft clear and concise reports and correspondence regarding findings.
• Ability to analyze program details in order to identify and apply significant data in preparing financial recommendations and reports, including graphics, and to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to apply effective written and oral communication skills to explain, clarify, analyze, and resolve sensitive and/or complex accounting support issues.
• Ability to utilize computers, databases, and related software and automated equipment to produce worksheets and reports.
• Ability to monitor and oversee daily operations and work flow of assigned accounting functions.
• Ability to provide effective training and guidance to less experienced employees.
• Ability to operate a personal computer with associated software and peripherals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities to achieve maximum efficiency and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, make decisions, and follow through on situations requiring evaluation and judgment.
• Ability to exercise sound and ethical judgment in the decision-making process.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of work.
• Ability to maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.

The City of Puyallup offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, orthodontia, and prescription plans. Our employees are provided with a wellness program, and if successful in completing the wellness program, our employees can achieve a zero premium share plan. Participation in Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) is also available. Optional deferred compensation plans are also available. Generous paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave are available for immediate use. Tuition reimbursement and onsite workout facilities are also offered.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your application online. Only applications that include the response to the Supplemental Questions will be accepted. Those applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the City's current needs will be contacted for oral interviews and/or testing.