Budget & Finance Analyst Senior (Capital Projects)

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is Americas Queen City opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety health and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork openness accountability productivity and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous responsive accessible and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify analyze and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

The salary for this position is $77012 to $85568 commensurate with experience.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supports the development and execution of a comprehensive project control program including capital project planning management of construction-focused accounting and financial reporting.

• Works with City staff and outside contractors to maintain policies and procedures while managing business solutions.

• Performs research into accounting discrepancies and proposes solutions to correct errors via accounting entries imports or other methods.

• Analyzes exception and variance reports to identify and resolve integration discrepancies between CPMS and the ERP system (Workday)

• Works with coworkers to properly reconcile and report fixed assets resulting from capital projects.

• Helps develop build and refine processes in Unity Construct troubleshoots problems and assists internal and external users.

• Supports division-wide training through documentation and facilitation. Assesses the training efficacy and supports continuous improvement to meet business needs.

• Monitors the budget to ensure that funding is in place for all approved projects.

• Creates and maintains purchase orders and contracts through change orders and reviews capital invoices for payment.

• Performs informal internal audits of financial and other project information to ensure information is synchronized between CPMS and ERP systems.

• Prepares clear and concise administrative and financial reports as scheduled and as needed.

• Ensures historical reference by documenting procedures and decisions maintaining required documentation and providing documents as necessary.

• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• High School Graduate or Equivalent

• Five (5) yrs. of directly related professional work experience performing financial functions and demonstrating analytical and quantitative skills preferably in a public sector setting.

OR

• Two Year College Degree from an accredited school in business administration accounting public administration or a directly related field.

• Five (5) years of directly related professional work experience performing financial functions and demonstrating analytical and quantitative skills preferably in a public sector setting.

OR

• Bachelors degree in business administration accounting public administration or a closely related field from an accredited school.

• One (1) year of directly related professional work experience performing financial functions and demonstrating analytical and quantitative skills preferably in a public sector setting.

Licenses Certifications or Registrations:

• Requires a valid drivers license.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental accounting

• Knowledge of how to compile interpret and investigate statistical compilations and variances.

• Knowledge of Trimble Unity Construct/e-Builder Workday Microsoft Office products and SharePoint.

• Skill in communicating in written one-on-one small group and presentation situations.

• Skill in the application of prioritization organization and coordination abilities to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

• Skill in using Microsoft Excel including pivot tables charts advanced macros and formulas.

• Skill in providing customer service.

• Ability to analyze financial transaction systems to identify internal controls and problems as well as offer potential solutions.

• Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and interpersonal communication.

• Ability to facilitate meetings listen actively and persuade others to accept recommendations.

• Ability to research obtain and provide information with accuracy and clarity.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Citys Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes but is not limited to: reference checks social security verification education verification criminal conviction record check and if applicable a credit history check sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidates written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process candidates may be asked to take a skills test and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex national origin marital status age disability sexual orientation political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress appearance or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street Suite 200 Charlotte NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST) excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process please email .

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request auxiliary aids written materials in alternate formats language access and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.