Finance and Analytics Professional Business Professional III - R14479

Job Title

Senior level professional staff position

Job Description

Financial Duties

Responsible for providing Department-wide financial and budgetary information and formulates and implements effective financial or analytical solutions for management. This position reports to the Public Utilities Finance Manager.

Develops and maintains rate models, budget models, debt models and revenue/expenditure models, including coordinating rate model analyses conducted by outside consultants to measure trends and past performance.

Conducts Public Utilities revenue forecasting and implements strategic operating and capital budget schemes.

Develops strategic budget plans, implements and monitors planning processes including BCC presentations, budget workshop presentations, and divisional and departmental managers briefings including necessary backup materials.

Researches, develops, manages and coordinates annual operational, capital and revenue related calculations and facilitates entry into Gov/Max.

Coordinates and initiates Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) and assembles work teams to help prioritize projects.

Interfaces periodically with divisional management teams to present operating and capital improvement budgets and evaluate projected variances to approved budgets. Facilitates financial, administrative and assessment processes.

Ensures fiscal compliance with operating, capital improvement and fund balance funding.

Provides consistent monthly financial reporting information to the Public Utility management team.

Coordinates the Utilities' system information in the Official Statements associated with issuing new revenue bonds.

Assists Public Utilities Finance Manager with proactive assessments of fraud awareness, prevention, detection and risk mitigation activities, reviews audit findings and ensures appropriate controls are established and implemented.

Administrative Duties

Facilitates strategic business planning meetings with diverse management teams to assure financial and budgetary needs. Develops ongoing fiscal compliance parameter training plans.

Participates in high-level Public Utilities leadership staff meetings, raises issues and seeks uniform policy decisions. Shares and disseminates information to the Public Utilities team.

Participates with Public Utilities management regarding annual strategic planning and staffing plan development.

Participates in development/negotiation of inter-local and other agreements.

Prioritizes, coordinates and tracks eBAR and eCAR Board items in eGenda and provides divisional status in local tracking systems.

Implements and facilitates special studies and analysis projects for Public Utilities Director, Senior Division Managers, and the departmental management team to review and analyze project tracking, schedules and measures for the department.

Assists Finance Manager with financial training programs & facilitates staff professional growth through fiscal procedural changes.

Trains other staff on GovMax and/or other computerized financial management systems.

Manages the Utilities Franchise program; reviews franchise utility reports, manages the process for regulatory hearings required by Sarasota County Code and monitors or prepares rate or service-related inquiries received by regulated Franchise Utilities and their customers.

Work Hours: Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university work major course work in Public Administration, Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics or job-related field and three (3) years professional job-related experience. A Master's Degree preferred can count for one-year of experience. OR Seven (7) years professional job-related experience in management of technical projects/programs can be substituted at management discretion for the required education OR Progressively responsible related professional experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required degree.

Preferred Qualifications: Professional experience in governmental accounting or auditing preferred.

Job Competencies: Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of financial processes, financial modeling, analytics, business planning and budgeting processes. Excellent communication skills, ability to organize and present information; ability to use sound independent judgment; knowledge of research techniques and methods of data collection; ability to create and generate comprehensive reports, ability to collect and analyze data.

About Everything Else

Pay: $56,014.40 - $76,128.00

This Posting is currently Open Until Filled