Management Analyst II

The overall mission of the Finance Department is to ensure fiscal stability, sound business advice, and reliable financial reporting to the departments, City, and community. We accomplish this by implementing leading practices in financial management, maintaining strong internal controls, and providing clear and complete financial information to decision-makers and stakeholders. The Department consists of five divisions to accomplish its mission:
Finance Administration, Accounting, Budget, Procurement & AP, Payroll, and Special Districts.

• You have strong skills in working with numbers and presenting them clearly.
• You can explain complex financial concepts in a way that’s clear to non-finance audiences.
• You’re approachable and collaborative, and you take pride in helping colleagues achieve their goals.
• You’re resourceful and creative when tackling challenging or unfamiliar tasks.
• You enjoy investigating data to solve problems, even when the answer isn’t immediately clear.
• You pay close attention to detail and understand the importance of accuracy.
• You lead with integrity, encourage teamwork, contribute to policy development, and support the City’s mission, vision, and values.

• Serves as a Finance Department budget liaison in directing and assisting department representatives with budget development, administration and implementation throughout the year to ensure adherence to established budget and financial parameters.
• Calculates and/or forecasts expenditures and revenues and costing estimates related to budget development.
• Develop revenue estimates for the annual budget and multi-year forecasts using historical trends, economic conditions, and department input.
• Monitor actual revenue against budget, investigate significant variances, and recommend forecast adjustments.
• Prepare revenue reports and explain trends to Finance leadership, Departments, and City management.
• Coordinate with departments to track fees, charges for services, grants, and other revenue sources.
• Support fee schedule updates and fee studies by analyzing collections, service costs, and proposed changes.
• Provides analysis of available funds upon management request; prepares fund balance projections and reviews with operating departments.
• Recommend improvements in budget procedures and processes; assists in the development and implementation of training as needed for budgetary procedures and processes.
• Provides functional and system administration support for budget and financial systems, including Open Gov and Workday; assists with system configuration, testing, reporting, troubleshooting, and user support.
• Other duties as assigned

Graduation from college with a Bachelor's degree or coursework in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, or a related field; and two years of responsible governmental administrative experience or any combination of training and experience that provides the desired knowledge and abilities.

Four years of experience in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, or a related field; and two years of responsible governmental administrative experience or any combination of training and experience that provides the desired knowledge and abilities.

Depending upon assignment, possession of or ability to obtain an appropriate California driver's license and a satisfactory driving record may be required.

Frequent standing and sitting. Dexterity and coordination to handle files and single…