Job Description Summary

Job Description

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Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5267 - Financial Analyst III - Central Services

Salary Grade: 15

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $66536 - $79843 Annually

Pay Range: $66536 - $93150 Annually

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience education licenses training and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

First review of applications will be on 6/20/2025.

Pima Countys Finance and Risk Management Department is seeking a dynamic motivated professional to join its Financial Management Division (Cash and Debt Management Section). Pima County offers many great benefits including an alternative work schedule and telecommuting up to two days per week after successful completion of the probationary successful candidate will work independently to prepare and analyze statements of cash flow for various County departments and assist in the management of the Countys debt issuance administration and compliance along with reviewing reports for accuracy and creating and analyzing data sets using Microsoft Excel formulas. We are looking to hire a team player with a positive attitude who is proactive detail-oriented and reliable. If you enjoy working collaboratively within a team of dedicated professionals and have a passion for learning growing and serving others in a fast-paced business environment then this may be the perfect opportunity for you to join our team.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act this classification may include any of the following tasks knowledge skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Conducts Countywide and departmental financial studies to analyze current and projected fiscal and operational matters providing recommendations for new programs or service expansions;

• Gathers analyzes and prepares financial and operational reports including assumptions methodologies findings and recommendations to support decision-making;

• Performs revenue and expenditure forecasting financial impact analyses and develops forecasting models and software tools to project budget trends guide budgetary decisions and ensure the accuracy of financial estimates and long-term sustainability;

• Reviews monitors and evaluates designated County contracts (expense and revenue) to assess their financial impact and reports findings;

• Prepares reviews and evaluates Countywide and departmental budget requests including operating budgets and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) proposals;

• Analyzes and recommends funding levels for departmental capital improvement requests and assesses new and amended CIP budget proposals;

• Updates Countywide and departmental budgets to reflect changes in operations funding levels and other adjustments as necessary;

• Monitors and evaluates the fiscal performance of operational and CIP budgets providing recommendations for adjustments or improvements based on findings;

• Analyzes the fiscal impact of changes to legislation at the federal state and local levels and incorporates those impacts into budget planning;

• Designs economic models for forecasting departmental expenditures and revenues identifies anomalies and prepares reports on long-term financial projections;

• Participates in budgeting system design development and testing including the preparation of budget books and assists with tax-related duties such as gathering property tax rate data.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting finance economics business administration or a closely related field as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment AND two years of professional level experience in accounting budgeting auditing financial analysis or financial management.

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

(A Masters degree or CPA designation may substitute for one year of required experience.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write see resume on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Bachelors degree or higher in finance accounting or business administration.

• Minimum two (2) years experience working in the finance or accounting department of a corporation governmental entity or accounting firm.

• Minimum two (2) years experience compiling analyzing and interpreting financial or budgetary data including preparation and analysis of financial statements.

• Minimum two (2) years experience reconciling cash and other balance sheet accounts.

• Experience working within a governmental accounting environment.

Selection Process:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates: Some positions require a valid Arizona Class D driver license at the time of application or appointment. Failure to maintain the required licensure shall be grounds for termination.

Special Notice: The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history education and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County. Some positions may require satisfactory completion of a personal background investigation by the court or law enforcement agencies due to the need for access to County Attorney and Court facilities records and communication systems.

Physical/Sensory Requirements: Physical and sensory abilities will be determined by position.

Working Conditions: Working conditions will be determined by position.

EEO Information:Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion national origin age disability gender sexual orientation kinship political interest or any other characteristic protected by law.