Job Description
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 13308
Department: Universal Services
Opening Date: 07/31/2024
Closing Date: 6/16/2025 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 200
Position Description Position Overview: Under minimal direction, the Financial Analyst coordinates and monitors of various financial activities and procedures to effectively manage budgets, programs, and services. Together with the Budget Management team, manages the administration and operation of the Annual Budget process, Budget Priorities, Policies & Strategies. Proficient in analyzing financial information and providing variance analysis and reports. Review financial material and make recommendations as appropriate. Generates and oversees various budget and financial reports and others as requested by senior management and leaderships.
Job Duties: - In charge of Budget Review and approving requests submitted through Pre-Purchasing Application (PPA System) for all funds.
- Integral role tracking spending for Capital Improvements Program (CIP); includes creation of Projects in Peoplesoft.
- Coordinate with Directors and Project Managers to complete all required documentations, forms, and templates for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) requests.
- Identify and drive process improvements including the creation of standard and ad-hoc financial reports, financial tools, financial apps, and financial excel dashboards
- Produce monthly reports to directors, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting.
- Be a backup support to Budget Management Director for all budget related items such Budget Transfer for All Funds, Maintain Structure of Department Fund Accounts, Budget Entry & Annual Budget.
- Perform ad hoc reporting based on requests received from the senior and executive management teams.
- Aid in annual budgeting and planning processes.
- Other responsibilities and projects may be assigned based on department needs.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate. Requirements Mandatory Testing: All applicants are
required to complete the
MS Excel Simulation Assessment via the following weblink:
Education: - Bachelor's degree required.
Experience: - Minimum five (5) years of financial analyst experience required.
Knowledge, Skill & Abilities (KSAs): - Must possess excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.
- The ability to interact with staff at all levels.
- Strong knowledge of personal computers and various software, specifically Microsoft Office.
- Must be a great team player and have ability to collaborate with team members, as well as customers and vendors.
- Strong problem solving, analytical, and transactional research skills.
Applicants for this position will be subject to a criminal background check that includes being fingerprinted. This applies to any position with network access to Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) or access to an area where CJIS is received, maintained, or stored either manually or electronically (i.e., custodian, maintenance).
Automatic Disqualification: - Convictions, probation, or deferred adjudication for any Felony, and any Class A Misdemeanor
- Convictions, probation, or deferred adjudication for a Class B Misdemeanor, if within the previous 10 years
- Open arrest for any criminal offense (Felony or Misdemeanor)
- Family Violence conviction
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but
ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications. Preferences Education: - Bachelors' degree in Finance or Accounting
Experience: - Previous work experience working in Government sector.
Knowledge, Skill & Abilities (KSAs): - Experience with PeopleSoft, dashboard creation software such as Power BI
- Experience in analytical duties, intermediate Excel.
- Strong knowledge of financial analysis techniques
- Data analytics skills
- Basic understanding of accounting processes
General Information Position Type and Typical Hours of Work: - Day Shift | 40 hrs.
- Monday - Friday
Location: - 1310 Prairie St. Houston, TX 77002
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department. BENEFITS Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.
The following list of benefits is offered
only to employees in
regular (full-time) positions:
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Wellness Plan
- Life Insurance
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
- Accrual rates increase based on years of service
- Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
- Professional development opportunities
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:
- Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
- Flexible schedule (varies by department)
- Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website: 01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.
- High School or GED diploma
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or higher
- None of the above
02
If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?
- Finance
- Accounting
- Other Related Field
- Unrelated Field
- N/A; No Degree
03
Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.
04
Which of the following best describes your verifiable financial analyst experience? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)
- Less than five (5) years
- Five (5) years but less than six (6) years
- Six (6) years but less than seven (7) years
- Seven (7) years or more
- I do not have this experience
05
Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience working in a financial analyst role. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.
06
Do you have previous work experience working in the Government sector?
07
Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.
- Advanced
- Intermediate
- Basic
- Entry Level
- Not proficient
08
What salary range are you expecting for this position?
Required Question Harris County, TX
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