Financial Analyst

The City of Roanoke is seeking a Financial Analyst to perform a wide variety of analytical activities focused on re‑engineering financial/retirement processes to maximize quality of service and cost effectiveness. General areas of responsibility include financial/retirement administration (defined benefit and defined contribution), budgeting, compensation, and process improvement, and ancillary service provider vendor management (ie. investment consulting, actuarial, and recordkeeping). Bachelor's degree from four‑year college or university in accounting, finance, management, business or public administration, or a related field;

and five to seven years' experience directly related to and/or training or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

The City of Roanoke is an Equal Employment Opportunity/AA/M/F/Disability Employer.

To elevate the performance of the organization, we are committed to respecting, celebrating, and embracing the collective mixture of differences and similarities between our employees as a rich tapestry. Our behaviors will demonstrate open communication, and we will seek opportunities to learn, recognizing and rewarding actions that promote acceptance while suspending judgment. By doing this, we will foster an inclusive, open work environment that delivers excellent service and creates a more vibrant and inviting community.

This is an exempt position.

Performs a wide variety of analytical activities focused on re‑engineering financial/retirement processes to maximize quality of service and cost effectiveness. General areas of responsibility include financial/retirement administration (defined benefit and defined contribution), budgeting, compensation, process improvement, and ancillary service provider vendor management (ie. investment consulting, actuarial, and recordkeeping). Bachelor's degree from four‑year college or university in accounting, finance, management, business or public administration, or a related field;

and five to seven years' experience directly related to and/or training or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

include some or all of the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Conceptualizing and developing innovative solutions to address complex financial/retirement administrative issues
• Gathering, documenting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions on complex financial, asset investment and retirement operational issues/data and information
• Identifying internal and external shifts within business processes and financial and retirement administrative related objectives, and reporting back on relevant trends and solutions
• Analyzing long term employee compensation and workforce trends as it relates to actuarial assumptions and expectations and recommend appropriate scenarios and strategies to maintain benefits sustainability
• Defining problems and scope, developing recommendations, and coordinating implementation of solutions
• Developing, recommending and writing administrative procedures
• Analyzing results of current benchmarks and maintain comparative analysis of peer financial/retirement programs and recommending changes to the program(s) to maintain organizational objectives and competitive position in the marketplace
• Researching, analyzing and developing recommended modifications to financial/retirement programs to meet identified organization objectives and needs
• Advising and educating financial staff on key issues and compliance related processes
• Acting as an analytical resource to the Department of Finance and City departments
• Assisting in the preparation and management of the financial/retirement budget
• Analyzing reports on the budget and actual spending
• Determining, developing, tracking, analyzing and communicating appropriate financial/retirement metrics
• Ensuring best practices are consistently upheld throughout the department
• Providing professional input into ad hoc projects
• Performing ad hoc reporting and participating in special projects, as needed

May be called upon to act in a leadership role for specific projects but does not have regular supervisory…