Financial Analyst II

Serve your community. Make a difference. Grow your career. MEANINGFUL WORK awaits you here at the City of North Las Vegas. We serve one of the largest culturally diverse cities in the nation and our community continues to grow! If you value Accountability, Communication, and Teamwork then you are just the person we are looking for!

A Financial Analyst II is an essential member of our team, we invite you to apply and help contribute to CNLV’S growing success! Please thoroughly review the information and selection process outlined below this announcement.

This position is limited to the first 100 applicants. Once the limit has been reached, the position will automatically close.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational foundation in accounting, with specialized knowledge or experience in governmental accounting principles, fund accounting, and public‑sector financial practices. They will demonstrate a deep understanding of compliance requirements, fiscal policies, and reporting standards that guide governmental operations. This candidate should excel in analytical work, bringing the ability to interpret complex financial data, assess trends, and prepare clear, accurate reports to support decision‑making.

Experience working with large data sets, reconciliations, audits, and budget analysis is highly valued.

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:

• Submit a Complete Application – For your application to be considered, you MUST fully complete an online application by providing sufficient information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum and any preferred qualifications, attach any documents as necessary, and answer ALL questions. Select "Apply for Job" at the top of this announcement and click "SUBMIT" at the end of your application.
• Pay Considerations – The salary range for the position is $78,357.. Starting salary is dependent on education, qualifications, and experience.
• Work Schedule – This position is scheduled to work 4 days per week, 9 hours per day (36 hour work week), Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

THE ROLE: Manages, coordinates and directs a wide range of financial services including accounting, grants, treasury, budget development and implementation, long‑range financial forecasting, and financial analysis. Incumbents in this class perform complex technical, financial and statistical analyses associated with a variety of City programs and initiatives, including the preparation of financial statements, from the development, approval, implementation and monitoring of the City’s operating and capital budgets to the development of long‑range financial forecasts, analysis of capital development and financing alternatives, implementation of automated systems, administering grants, debt management and cash management.

Financial Analyst II – This is the intermediate level class in the Financial Analyst series. Under general supervision, employees in this class are distinguished from a Financial Analyst I by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned including preparing budgets and financial forecasts, preparing financial statements, administering grants, more difficult and complex analyses on issues of significant impact for the City and implementation of integrated financial systems.

Employees in this class may supervise a small unit of professional employees performing related work. Positions in this class are normally filled by advancement from the level I, or filled by candidates with prior experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, accounting, economics, finance or closely related field; and,
• Four years increasingly responsible professional experience in accounting, auditing or budgeting experience. Experience in a public agency setting, programmatic or project lead experience and implementation of computer software packages preferred.
• Equivalency:
  Eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in accounting, auditing or budgeting may be substituted for the education and experience above. Experience in a public agency setting, programmatic or project lead…