Senior Financial Analyst

The Department
The Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) serves Washington County as an Internal Service Fund, providing outstanding IT solutions that innovate while maintaining financial stewardship of limited public resources. 
 
The Administrative Team provides core functionality of day-to-day business operations ensuring the department team is fully supported in their roles and ensuring they can provide the highest level of service to internal customers. The administrative team consists of talented individuals who appreciate a collaborative, high functioning team dynamic driven to serve their community as a dedicated public servants.


The Position
ITS is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support a critical function within the County. This role is responsible for understanding and managing budgets, cost allocations, financial policies, and strategy around replacement, capital, and operational budgets. In addition, this role will work with and maintain multiple systems. ITS utilizes ServiceNowfor capital project planning, which must reconcile to the County's accounting and budget systems. Because this work will include transitioning to Workday for the County's ERP system, individuals with Workday experience are highly encouraged to apply. If you feel you have a strategic mind, strong communication skills, are comfortable with analyzing data from multiple perspectives, and you enjoy cross-team collaboration, we encourage you to apply!


This role is a key partner to other County Departments and performs the following tasks:

• Utilizes ServiceNow for ticketing, project planning, project tracking, reporting, and more to support budget development. This system must align with the County's systems of record; a strong ability to manage data, and develop and manage databases is critical.
• Co-leads the budget process for ITS under the Senior Management Analyst, and in partnership with Finance and impacted County departments. 
• Participates directly in monitoring, controlling, and reporting on all aspects of budget management through the fiscal year.  
• Bills and allocates costs throughout the County for ITS, which involves a strategic and collaborative mindset and the ability to dive deep into details while being able to make decisions quickly and with a high level of accuracy. 
• Communicates effectively with key stakeholders on a broad range of issues of importance for the department. 
• Contributes to the development of customer facing materials, including general correspondence, policies, procedures, training, and presentation materials.
• Manages year-end reconciliations for projects and capital determinations in partnership with Finance and other ITS staff, across systems.  
• Approves and researches releases, requisitions, and purchasing card transactions in alignment with the budget.
• Works directly with functional managers to facilitate understanding of fiscal matters.
• Acts as a key point of contact for department's business stakeholders on the broad range of fiscal matters.
• Represents the department on committees and in meetings as needed.
• May serve as backup to contract management for the Senior Management Analyst which requires collaboration with many County Departments and the ability to understand the budgetary impact to decision making.
• May supervise administrative staff as backup to the Senior Management Analyst.

Ideal Candidate Profile
Knowledge of: 

• Public budgeting, fiscal management, and administration;
• Governmental finance and accounting practices, principles, and procedures;
• GAAP and GASB rules;
• Principles, practices, methods, and techniques of financial analysis and forecasting;
• Internal Service Funding models including full cost recovery approaches for capital costs, asset replacement costs, and ongoing   operational costs.
• System SME in Workday, Questica (cloud), ServiceNow a plus.

Skills:

• A demonstrated leader in managing financial data and budgets;
• A self-starter with strong organization skills; 
• A solution-oriented, collaborative, strengths-based, and innovative approach; 
• Strong system management abilities, which include:
• Understanding of how changes to a system will impact reporting and data;

Ability to:

• Think strategically about systems and system structure;
• Understand the needed reportable output and how to pull data to accomplish the objective; 
• Reconcile data and ability to present findings to a wide audience; 
• Understand and apply applicable Federal, State, and local laws; 
• Understand, manage, maintain, and report on multiple systems; 
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing to convey information to others;
• Exercise judgment in responding to and resolving complex issues;
• Work accurately under pressure and time constraints;
• Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions;
• Analyze, organize, and interpret data from various sources, draw logical conclusions and make appropriate recommendations;
• Maintain and balance a variety of financial records, ledgers, accounts, and associated files;
• Perform procedures in an organized and accurate manner;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with individuals and groups who come from diverse backgrounds and represent members of the public, coworkers, and/or vendors; 

Why Washington County?
Washington County is dedicated to the recruitment and recognition of a talented and diverse workforce that is committed to public service. Our shared values of professionalism, innovation, equity, integrity, stewardship, and accountability guide the way we conduct ourselves and deliver services to our customers. Supported by the work of our Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Washington County celebrates diversity in our employees' backgrounds, beliefs, identities, and abilities, while supporting growth opportunities for all. 
This position is classified as a Senior Financial Analyst. Classification descriptions are typically written broadly. To review the full information of this classification, please use the following link here.

Education and Experience: 

• A Master's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, or a related field; AND two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience performing budgetary or financial analysis, or auditing, which includes at least one (1) year of supervisory or lead worker experience spanning responsibilities in the defined principle duties of this position classification; OR 
• A Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, or a related field; AND four (4) years of progressively responsible professional experience performing budgetary or financial analysis, or auditing, which includes at least one (1) year of supervisory or lead worker experience spanning responsibilities in the defined principle duties of this position classification; OR 
• An Associate's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, or a related field; AND six (6) years of progressively responsible professional experience performing budgetary or financial analysis, or auditing, which includes at least one (1) year of supervisory or lead worker experience spanning responsibilities in the defined principle duties of this position classification; OR 
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience performing budgetary or financial analysis, or auditing, of which at least four (4) years of this experience must be in the public sector and includes at least one (1) year of supervisory or lead worker experience spanning responsibilities in the defined principle duties of this position classification.

Preferred Qualification

• CPA Certification

Additional Requirements

• Incumbent is required to participate in an extensive background check post-offer. 

To be considered for this opportunity, please ensure to attach your cover letter and complete the online application.

Please be clear and specific in the applicable sections of the employment application about how your background is relevant. This information must also be consistent with your supplemental question responses. Please note: Answers to the supplemental questions are typically evaluated separately from your application.

1. Apply today! In addition to a cover letter, you are required to complete and submit an online application, which will be used to screen for minimum qualifications (MQs) and to determine starting pay in accordance with the provision of the Oregon Equal Pay Act. 
2. Minimum Qualification Review: HR will screen applications for MQs after the posting closes. This process will begin after April 6th, 2025.
3. Subject Matter Expert (SME) Review: Depending on the number of applicants that meet MQs, a SME panel may perform an in-depth evaluation of your application materials, including your responses to the supplemental questions. This process will begin after April 20th, 2025.
4. Panel Interview(s): Our goal is to schedule panel interviews with candidates who successfully pass the SME Review as soon as possible.
5. Background Investigation: The selected candidate for this position must be able to pass a thorough background investigation conducted by the Sheriff's Office. This typically takes 6-8 weeks to complete. 
6. Conditional Offer of Appointment: Human Resources will conduct a salary analysis for the successful candidate(s) and extend an offer of appointment.
7. Post-Offer Check: The successful candidate will undergo a background check including a reference check.
8. Start Date: A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

Please note: Candidates that are successful in the evaluation process may have their applications referred for additional vacancies in the same classification, or job family. 

Our Commitment to You

We are committed to using a merit-based system in which recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees is based on their relative knowledge, skills, and abilities. Washington County values a culture of equity, diverse perspectives, and life experiences. Our organization embraces innovation, collaboration, and work-life harmony. We offer job stability, a comprehensive benefits package, and an opportunity to serve and support our diverse community. We are an equal-opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.  

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• Veterans' Preference: If you are a veteran and would like to request veterans' preference points for this recruitment, please review instructions using this link: Veterans' Preference Points.
• Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act: A reasonable accommodation is available to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing this application or participating in the selection process for this recruitment. To obtain confidential assistance, please contact Human Resources at 503-846-8606 or careers@washingtoncountyor.gov at least 48 hours before the step(s) of the selection process for which you feel you need an accommodation.

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