SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ANALYST
Location: 455 N Garland Ave, Orlando, FL 32801, USA
Req #: 580
Our vision is to be recognized as a world-class leader for providing and coordinating a full array of mobility and community services. LYNX mission is to link our community by providing quality mobility options with innovation, integrity, and teamwork.
Description:
This is a professional position responsible for performing highly complex data analysis work. The position assists in the planning, development, presentation, and implementation of the operating budget and capital budget for the Authority. Under limited supervision, conducts qualitative and quantitative financial research to support decision-making and budget development. Performs statistical and comparative analyses of revenue and spending and provides such data in the form of reports, presentations, spreadsheets, graphs, and other visual aids. Assists with compiling and maintaining databases to support these efforts. May plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others. Considerable and significant professional judgment is required regarding effective allocation of resources, work-product reliability, and data accuracy to support business strategy implementation and to promote organizational growth and success.
Essential Functions:
Works closely with the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, funding partners, and management team on the development, management, and monitoring of budgets and financial planning issues.
Assists in the planning and development, presentation, and implementation of the preliminary operating and capital budgets for submission to the LYNX Board of Directors.
Researches, compiles, maintains, and updates budgetary and forecast data to provide management with trend analyses and recommendations.
Performs statistical and comparative analyses of revenue and spending and provides such data in the form of reports, presentations, spreadsheets, graphs, and other visual aids.
Generates various complex monthly, quarterly, and/or annual financial reports or queries as required to monitor and report expenditures or other budgetary data.
Prepares various financial reports comparing budget to actual. Informs management of budget variances, explains causes, and measures impact on department mission and resources. Completes necessary financial system transactions to correct variances.
Consults with Authority departments regarding budget analysis, financial reports, irregular and unusual transactions, and problem resolutions.
Ensures the accuracy of financial data provided and used for budgetary analysis and reporting. Obtains a great deal of information from various sources and must be able to interpret and distinguish between reliable sources and unreliable sources for specific data analysis.
Coordinates with internal departments to obtain information for inclusion in and/or completion of various financial analyses.
Reviews accuracy of summary revenue reports generated for internal and/or external use. Assists in the analysis of accounting data.
Forecasts revenues and expenses; compiles financial information for planning.
Assists in the preparation of the development of the annual funding agreements.
Coordinates and prepares for distribution of the quarterly reports to the Funding Partners.
Coordinates and prepares FEMA filings and other related documents after an emergency event.
Assists in the analysis of special projects and analytical studies.
Prepares all the fiscal impacts for the board items.
Assists in preparing the details to support budget amendments.
Regular and reliable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of the position.
Performs other duties as may be required or assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution in Finance/Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field and five years of professional experience in accounting or financial planning and analysis; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training, or experience.
Desired Qualifications:
Qualifying experience of at least three years of budget development in a local government environment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge in the design and use of financial and economic tools and models.
Knowledge of the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), practices, and methods of government and financial regulations.
Knowledge of governmental finance and accounting.
Knowledge of grant regulations, policies, and guidelines.
Proficient in the use of a personal computer and associated software including applications for word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
Ability to research and analyze information and data, recognize trends to reach valid conclusions, and make recommendations regarding plans for action.
Ability to exhibit a professional, courteous demeanor.
Ability to work in a diverse environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with those encountered in the course of work using principles of excellent customer service.
Physical Requirements:
Close visual acuity to perform activities such as viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (paper/file boxes full of files).
Ability to raise, lower, or move objects; requires the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
Ability to hear sounds at normal speaking levels, to receive information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.
Ability to verbally express or exchange ideas by means of spoken words.
Work Environment and Special Considerations:
Works in an office environment.
Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License and clean driving record.
LYNX provides the community with much-needed public transportation, and it is important for the Agency to resume its services as quickly and as safely as possible in the event of any natural, technological, or human-caused emergency or disaster. This position is considered a mission-critical member of LYNX's emergency preparation and response efforts during an emergency or disaster and may be asked to work during these emergencies or disasters.
Pay Type: Salary Min Hiring Rate $70,647.08 Max Hiring Rate $87,360.00
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