Senior Revenue Analyst

The City of Bellevue is currently accepting applications for one Senior Revenue Analyst position within the Finance and Asset Management Department reporting directly to the City Controller. This position is primarily responsible for monitoring revenue streams ensuring proper allocation of funds. Job functions include modeling and forecasting of the various revenue streams and monitoring federal, state and regional legislation to ensure the city is receiving and accounting for all available revenues.

• Perform revenue modeling, trending, analysis, and reporting to support the budget, forecasting, fiscal, and tax teams.
• Monitor grant process from request to funding to ensure proper allocation of funds. Work may involve coordination between the budget, accounting, and treasury groups.
• Monitor tax audit revenues. Work involves coordinating with audit team as audits are completed to track and ensure proper collection of receipts including reviewing month end journal entry and reconciliation and updating related metrics for management review.
• Research impact of assigned legislative issues and recommend positions to department liaison and management.
• Monitor county and state revenue initiatives ensuring the city is receiving all available revenues.
• Review revenue policies, processes, and procedures for needed updates and/or implementation of new processes and procedures.
• Review supporting documentation for refund petitions, amended returns, and voluntary disclosures
• Prepare month end journal entries and reconciliations related to tax revenue streams including property, sales, leasehold excise, and hotel/motel taxes
• Monitor revenues in collections and applicable write-offs
• Prepare the monthly state sales and use tax returns
• Ensure proper allocation and accounting for other revenue streams including donations, contributions, real and personal property leases, tourism and housing funds
• Grant revenue reimbursements- process reimbursements, coordinate with department staff, validate receipt of revenue.
• Support budget processes and data needs related to assigned revenue streams
• Identify, support, and drive annual work plan initiatives related to revenue streams
• Other revenue related projects and reporting as assigned

• Participation on cross departmental committees

• Work is performed under broad supervision, with regular opportunity to apply independent judgment, decision-making and recommendation for action.
• An incumbent may provide supervision with respect to lower-level support staff
• While end results of this position's work may be reviewed, there are significant work activities that do not require review. The incumbent is accountable for the integrity of the analysis performed and operates under general supervision relative to the accomplishment of objectives.
• May provide supervision to others as the job requires.

• Graduation from a 4-year college or university program related to Finance, Accounting, Business or Public Administration
• Five years of professional related experience in accounting, budget, finance, financial policy analysis or related field, preferably in the public sector.
• Or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of:
  • Financial analyses and examination procedures for regulated entities; of financial and industry terminology and practices; organizational structures, business operating procedures and management control.
  • Modeling tools and procedures for examining financial data and providing credible recommendations relative to that data.
  • Internal practices and guidelines related to unique accounting procedures.
  • Internal practices relating to employee…