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Job Description

The City of Raleigh is seeking aFiscal Analystthat serves in the Accounting Division of Finance and applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information for the City. The role will prepare routine transactions, journal entries and reconciliations, as well as assisting with internal and external reporting deliverables in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This position will provide support in conducting special projects to assess the effectiveness of controls, accuracy of financial records, and opportunities for improvement surrounding fiscal policies or operations. Serving in a fiscal liaison role, the individual will have unique opportunities to collaborate with other positions throughout municipal government.

This position offers teleworking for approximately 40-50% of the work week.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists with maintaining an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close process

• Prepares routine journal entries, year-end accruals, and account reconciliations to ensure data and general ledger integrity

• Performs budget to actual and trend analyses. Documents explanations for significant fluctuations or financial irregularities, researching as necessary

• Evaluates the soundness, adequacy, and application of financial and operating controls

• Conducts cash audits and prepares reports and recommendations for improvements in operations

• Observes and tests physical inventories of supplies and fixed assets, reporting on observations and any findings

• May reconcile quarterly external grant reporting or reimbursement requests, as assigned

• Monitors deadlines and coordinates timely reporting of financial information and deliverables due throughout the year to internal departments, external partners, and regulatory agencies

• Assists with supplemental reporting for State/Federal/Local Government Commission requirements

• Collaborates on revisions and recommendations for accounting policies and procedures

• Assists and provides support for special projects to drive accuracies and efficiencies in operations and reporting. Initiatives may involve collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders

• Prepares fiscal analyses of agency reviews for City annual funding to external not-for-profits

• Maintains an understanding of the ERP PeopleSoft accounting system and the interaction of sub-modules. May collaborate on system design decisions as these relate to assigned work areas

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or public administration and two years of professional finance, budget analysis or accounting experience

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.

Preferred Qualifications

2 years of accounting and/or auditing experience

Prior working knowledge of an Enterprise-Wide Financial System

Prior working knowledge of annual reporting process