Financial Analyst ; X

Career Opportunity

The city of Las Vegas invites applications for Financial Analyst I for two divisions within the Finance Department
. This position prepares and monitors budget activities; administers and maintains a variety of accounts and financial records and provides budgetary forecasts, detailed and complex reports and modifications; administers banking relations; administers the cash handling functions throughout the city; and performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

The ideal candidate for the Accounting Operations position will have experience performing balance sheet account reconciliations, financial reporting, and supporting financial software implementations. Reconciliation experience to include a wide array of asset and liability accounts. This role will serve as a key contributor to the preparation of the city’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The candidate will also have experience testing software patches related to system upgrades and implementations, as well as assisting with day-to-day system issue resolution.

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills are essential, along with the ability to learn new systems and processes quickly. Experience working with an automated financial system (ERP) is required, and familiarity with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is highly desirable.

The ideal candidate for the Capital Projects position will have experience analyzing revenues and expenses, assisting with the preparation of annual budgets and financial projections. This role requires the ability to monitor capital projects to ensure compliance with funding restrictions, authorized funding levels, and expenditure allocations. The candidate will research and analyze financial transactions to resolve discrepancies and support reimbursement requests from external funding sources.

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills are essential, along with the ability to learn new systems and processes quickly. Experience working with automated financial systems (ERP) is required, and familiarity with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is highly desirable.

This is the entry-level class within the Financial Analyst series. This class is distinguished from the Financial Analyst II classification by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions within the series including preparing and monitoring smaller budget accounts, assisting auditors in the audits of the city and various grant programs and funds, assisting departments in researching and obtaining grants, preparing year‑end expenditure projections, assisting with the preparation of financial statements and conducting monthly analyses of expenditures, revenues, expected revenues.

This class may be used as a training class, wherein employees need only limited or no directly related work experience, or the class may contain positions wherein employees perform routine tasks on a permanent basis, and therefore remain at an entry‑level.

Receives direct supervision from higher level supervisory or management staff. May receive functional and technical supervision from Financial Analyst II or Senior Financial Analyst.

Final candidate selection will include list placement and may include hiring interview and assessment (if applicable). Any individual offered employment will be required to pass a pre‑employment drug test, complete background check, and may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform the physical requirements of the job. Some positions may require preliminary background checks; the purpose of this recruitment is to establish an eligible list for current and/or future openings which may include part‑time or full‑time positions.