Financial Analyst III - Finance & Risk Management

About the role

The Pima County Department of Finance & Risk Management seeks a Financial Analyst III to join their Departmental Analysis Division. This position is responsible for assisting in developing, preparing, and administering the annual budgets for County departments. Other responsibilities include compiling and analyzing data, assisting in the preparation of monthly forecasts, and monitoring budget performance.

Responsibilities

• Conducts Countywide and departmental financial studies to analyze current and projected fiscal and operational matters, providing recommendations for new programs or service expansions;
• Gathers, analyzes, and prepares financial and operational reports, including assumptions, methodologies, findings, and recommendations to support decision-making;
• Performs revenue and expenditure forecasting, financial impact analyses, and develops forecasting models and software tools to project budget trends, guide budgetary decisions, and ensure the accuracy of financial estimates and long-term sustainability;
• Reviews, monitors, and evaluates designated County contracts (expense and revenue) to assess their financial impact and reports findings;
• Prepares, reviews, and evaluates Countywide and departmental budget requests, including operating budgets and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) proposals;
• Updates Countywide and departmental budgets to reflect changes in operations, funding levels, and other adjustments as necessary;
• Maintains fiscal performance of operational and CIP budgets, providing recommendations for adjustments or improvements based on findings;
• Analyzes the fiscal impact of changes to legislation at the federal, state, and local levels and incorporates those impacts into budget planning;
• Designs economic models for forecasting departmental expenditures and revenues, identifies anomalies, and prepares reports on long-term financial projections;
• Participates in budgeting system design, development, and testing, including the preparation of budget books, and assists with tax-related duties, such as gathering property tax rate data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, economics, business, or public administration, or a closely related field, as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment, AND two years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, financial management, or budgeting. (A Master’s degree or CPA designation may substitute for one year of required experience.) (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
• One year with Pima County in an Accountant II – Central Services, Financial Analyst II – Central Services, or related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years experience preparing, developing, and monitoring annual budgets.
• Experience researching, gathering, and analyzing financial data (financial projections, revenue and expense analyses, budget documents, etc.) and communicating the findings, variance explanations, and any recommendations to department leadership.
• Experience with Workday, Adaptive, and Microsoft Excel (specifically, Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, and financial formula functions).