Finance Analyst, Senior

THE DEPARTMENT

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON) is responsible for strengthening Seattle by engaging all communities. Our purpose is to bring government closer to Seattle's residents by engaging them in civic participation, empowering them to make positive contributions to their communities, and involving more of Seattle’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities in civic discussions, processes, and opportunities.

DON is recruiting a new Senior Finance Analyst to join our team and support our community-centered work. We are looking for a combination of strong budget-tracking and reporting skills and the motivation and ability to work well with internal and external partners with varying levels of technical expertise in finance. In this role, you will work closely with the Finance Director to collaborate on budget monitoring, fiscal year-end closing activities, and continually improve systems and work processes.

Your work will include:

• Day-to-day accounting operations – perform and lead core governmental accounting and financial management functions, including accounts payable, credit card accounting, accounts receivable, billing, encumbrance accounting, project costing, reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, and payroll processing.
• Financial reporting – prepare and present regular and ad hoc financial reports, and presentations for management and partners, translating complex financial data into clear actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Financial analysis – analyze operating budgets, expenditures, revenues, and fund balances; identify trends and variances, investigate discrepancies, and work collaboratively with program managers, leadership, and oversight entities to resolve issues and improve financial controls.

To be successful in this job, you are committed to:

• Equity-based, community-centered work
• Using your budget management and analysis skills to support impactful programs
• Respectful and responsive interactions with internal and external partners
• Juggling multiple projects and pivoting quickly when priorities change

To be effective in this assignment, you have:

• Centered equity and social justice in your analysis and budget-related work
• Demonstrated a customer service orientation
• Listened and communicated helpfully and clearly with people who have varying levels of financial expertise
• Performed and led full-range government accounting functions and processes, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Encumbrances, Project Costing, Payroll, Reconciliations, General Ledger, and fiscal year-end closing
• Proficiency in Excel, People Soft, Workday, Power BI, and Access
• Worked with large data sets and pivot tables
• Created projections and forecasts
• Compared budgets to actual spending and addressed variances
• Identified errors and managed corrective action in a personable and solutions-oriented manner

Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

In addition to the skills and experience listed above, this job requires the following (or a combination of training, experience, or education that provides the skills needed to perform the job):

• Five years of professional experience in budget management, financial analysis, accounting, or related work
• Four years of professional experience in budget management, financial analysis, accounting, or related work, and an associate degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, or a related field
• Three years of professional experience in budget management, financial analysis, accounting, or related work, and a bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, or a related field

This job is classified as a Finance Analyst, Senior. The salary range is $54.01 - $62.90. New City employees start at Step 1, in a 5-step salary schedule. Personnel Rules will determine the salary placement of current regular City employees.

This position offers the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule. Individual schedules will be based on agreement between the…