Fiscal Systems Analyst Senior-Finance

Everett, MA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 105180 - 134239

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Finance

Job Summary

Description

Snohomish County is hiring project staff to backfill and support a finance software system replacement project. The County has purchased Oracle and implementation will begin in 2026.

Project positions are budgeted to 12/31/2026 but anticipated to continue through the next biennial budget end date of 12/31/2028.

Our Fiscal Systems Analyst Senior provides system support and expertise to our payroll team and are critical to our daily success.

If you would like to be part of a team taking Snohomish County to the next level in technology please apply!

BASIC FUNCTION

To design maintain and modify various county-wide and finance department specific automated financial system programs and plan coordinate and manage these systems through all phases of preparation of the countys general ledger annual financial report budget payroll and attendance tracking processes.

Job offers are contingent on successful completion of employment verification and background checks. Snohomish County will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
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Job Duties

STATEMENT OF ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Administers and troubleshoots the countys integrated financial and payroll/attendance systems; designs security profiles; verifies system integrity; processes develops and recommends account code structures for all County departments.
Tests financial and payroll/attendance systems program updates troubleshoots new releases prior to full implementation including providing suggested solutions to training materials and trains users on relevant new/changed program usage requirements.
Designs computer systems to analyze data from other agencies.
Modifies designs and programs financial payroll and attendance information reports according to client specifications using and/or integrating a variety of software.
Modifies designs coordinates and reviews various system processes which may include maintenance of the general ledger month and year-end closings budget development and maintenance payroll/attendance development and all aspects of the various systems processes.
Provides support to department staff in developing automated solutions to routine financial and payroll/attendance act as project lead in helping customer departments develop automated solutions to related workflow issues.
Provides technical assistance and training to countywide end-users in using financial/budget/payroll/attendance software including BARS state reporting requirements general ledger report writing etc.
Provides team leadership and participates as team member for financial and payroll/attendance system development and/or modification.
Analyzes new union state and federal required accounting budget payroll/attendance requirements; develops and implements changes to the systems which will meet new legal requirements.
May represent and/or directly provide information and analysis to management in support of bargaining union contract negotiations related to compensation and benefit management negotiators determine abilities and limitations of automated systems in relation to proposed payroll and attendance benefit make recommendations on best solutions from a systems perspective.
Develop and maintain a variety of relational database the applications are built and maintained with sound design user and database activity to detect and resolve application problems and faults.
May participate in internal confidential investigations of personnel as requested by the Countys Controller.
Conducts participates in and coordinates a variety of accounting payroll/attendance and budgeting related special studies.

STATEMENT OF OTHER JOB DUTIES

Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelors degree in accounting; PLUS five (5) years of professional accounting experience including extensive experience with automated financial systems; OR any combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. Must pass job related tests.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Previous financial system experience at a governmental agency is preferred.

Additional Information

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

the principles theories and practices of governmental accounting
methods and procedures used in conducting detailed systems analysis
programming and executive user report languages
computers and computer software
data processing procedures as applied to accounting methods
Countys financial system hardware software and peripheral equipment

Ability to:

utilize computer technology to perform assigned duties
analyze and solve problems associated with systems development or programming
analyze interpret and communicate complex financial information
apply the principles and theories of finance and accounting to complex issues
communicate effectively both orally and in writing
plan and organize the work and work independently without immediate supervision
work under pressure and meet deadlines
maintain the confidentiality of information
establish and maintain effective work relationships with superiors peers associates and the general public

SUPERVISION

Employees in this class receive direction from an administrative superior as assigned. The work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through meetings reports and results obtained.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work is performed in the usual office environment.

Snohomish County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.
EEO policy and ADA notice

Required Experience:

Senior IC

DescriptionSnohomish County is hiring project staff to backfill and support a finance software system replacement project. The County has purchased Oracle and implementation will begin in 2026.Project positions are budgeted to 12/31/2026 but anticipated to continue through the next biennial budget e...