Senior Management Analyst FLSA
Status: Exempt
General Definition of Work
Performs
difficult administrative work analyzing procedures to evaluate city operations,
making recommendations for improving productivity, efficiency and
effectiveness, monitoring and reviewing the City's expenditures and revenues,
maintaining fiscal control of various capital projects, providing systems
analysis, programming, training, systems design and testing, and related work
as apparent or assigned. Work is
performed under the limited supervision of the assigned departmental manager.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not
necessarily actual functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Performs
the duties in accordance with the City's keys to excellent customer service.
Reviews
and analyzes departmental programs, staffing and operations; prepares
recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness; conducts cost benefit,
productivity and management analysis.
Prepares
special financial cost analysis on various projects and reports findings to
management.
Tracks,
maintains and monitors financial status of various funds and departments;
maintains associated records.
Assists
with preparing annual operating and capital budgets.
Monitors
budgetary expenditure accounts for city departments.
Performs
analytical reviews and statistical analysis of trends.
Supplies
analyses and schedules as needed.
Maintains
information for the annual financial report and other reports as required;
assists with the annual audit and preparing the comprehensive annual financial
report.
Maintains
various financial and accounting software packages.
Assists
with training new department personnel.
Develops
applications; evaluates, installs, configures, integrates and supports
software; works directly with end users in design and systems analysis of
applications development; provides support to various applications used by city
departments.
Evaluates
and recommends computer hardware, software and support products for various city
departments.
Participates
in the training of city staff in the use of computer hardware and software.
Prepares
documentation and instructions for users in the use of new or modified
software.
Performs
research on various aspects of financial information using data mining.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough
knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and techniques of municipal
budgeting and program evaluation, statistics and finance; thorough knowledge of
evaluation measurement and review techniques; thorough knowledge of state laws
and local ordinances applicable to budget preparation approval and
administration; thorough knowledge of the functions and operation of municipal
agencies; general knowledge of computer applications programming and program
design methods; ability to analyze and develop budget estimates; ability to
develop and conduct technical program evaluations; ability to conduct detailed
research and prepare reports and findings; ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with associates, auditors, consultants,
auditors and the general public.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's
degree with coursework in accounting, finance, or related field and
considerable experience in accounting work preferably in a municipal setting
and minimal experience in programming/systems development, or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements
This work
requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly
requires sitting and speaking or hearing and occasionally requires standing,
walking and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal
communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the
spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word
levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work
has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately
noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Valid driver's
license in the State of