Financial Analyst

About the role

Hennepin County's Transportation Project Delivery department is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Capital Programming division. This position supports the Capital Programming division’s Fund Manager with tasks associated with the department’s operating budget.

Responsibilities

• Develop the annual budget and enter financials into the county’s budgeting software platform (Planning Analytics).
• Develop forecasts at key milestones for capital road and bridge projects.
• Develop innovative tools to report project costing data for decision-making associated with the Capital Improvement Program.
• Support day-to-day activities associated with the newly established fund associated with the metro sales tax.
• Support the Deputy County Engineer with the development of project control tools.

Requirements

• One of the following:
• Six years or more working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work.
• Associate's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, public administration, statistics, or closely related field and four years or more working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the above or closely related field and two years or more working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work.

Nice to have

• Experience: Working in business, government administration, or financial analysis.
• Entering or maintaining information into financial systems and other databases.
• Using Microsoft 365 applications such as Excel, Access, Power BI, SQL or similar data modeling software.
• Reviewing and analyzing data for departmental budgets.
• Forecasting revenues and/or expenditures.

Skills

• Knowledge of principles and practices of financial analysis, financial statement analysis, expenditure/revenue forecasting, and budgeting.
• Ability to: Plan, coordinate, and implement projects to perform financial/budget analysis.
• Prepare reader-centric reports on analysis.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Benefits

Opportunities for training and professional development will be provided as part of the on-boarding process.

Pay

The salary range for this position is TBD.

Schedule

This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at the Public Works Facility, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340, and remotely as job duties require. There is no public transportation to this facility. Typical work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location

New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis.

Department

We envision a Transportation Department whose members are respectful of one another and the public we serve and are committed to the delivery of a safe, high-quality county highway system. We are widely trusted and recognized for innovation, collaboration and the responsible use of resources.

Hennepin County

Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive. Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow.