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 North Carolina.