Financial Analyst

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for a Financial Analyst to perform research and analysis to support financial processes such as special revenue and capital project fund accounting, year-end close out, audit process, and financial and grant reporting.

• Monitor annual operating funds of assigned departments, compile quarterly transaction reports; monitor and analyze revenues to ensure timely billings; and prepare revenue/expenditure reports.
• Assist departments and other divisions within the Finance department with ad hoc analysis reviews and financial accounting questions and reporting; provide training as needed.
• Administer special revenue and capital project funds of assigned departments, grant compliance and external agency reporting, and fixed assets; monitor budgets, expenditures, revenues and receivables; and prepare transaction detail reports for review; ensure grant eligibility and compliance.
• Make modifications to the City's financial reporting system, as needed, for the proper fund reporting of multi-year and special revenue projects and for classification in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Annual Financial Information Report (AFIR).
• Participate in the preparation of fiscal year-end reporting and audit processes to include the CAFR, the AFIR, and other complex financial reports to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with the preparation of independent reviews of financial records, reports, organizational, and operational studies.
• Compose, compile, prepare, review and present various reports, correspondence and documents of findings and results; maintain related records and files for retention and compliance purposes.
• Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the department and for the city; identify resource needs; recommend policies and procedures.
• Combine quantitative and qualitative data to administer programs.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Four years increasingly responsible experience in accounting, finance, financial administration, or a related field.

Training:

Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, or a related field.

Required:

None.

Preferred:

None.

• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• Retirement

To apply or for more information, please visit the City's career page at:

The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.