Financial Analyst

Grand Prairie, Texas

City of Grand Prairie, TX
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Salary: $51,417.00 - $79,969.00 Annually
Location : Grand Prairie, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 5
Department: Parks, Arts & Recreation
Division: The Epic - Recreation Center
Opening Date: 04/18/2025
Closing Date: 5/2/2025 5:00 PM Central

Job Summary
Join our team and take charge of shaping our department's financial success. We're looking for a detail-oriented professional to lead budget preparation, generate key financial and statistical reports, oversee billing and collections, and handle department purchases. If you're ready to make a real impact with your financial expertise, we want to hear from you. Apply now with The CIty Grand Prairie.

Essential Job Functions
  • Manages various budgets by assigning account numbers; approving payments; tracking expenses and revenues; computing and analyzing projections; reconciling accounts monthly; providing project status updates to managers; making recommendations; administering professional services, equipment maintenance and grant contracts; completing and submitting budgets; making transfers; auditing the petty cash drawer; and seeking other funding sources.
  • Prepares the annual department proposed budget by analyzing historical trends; requesting and receiving staff recommendations; researching cost and necessity; computing impacts; surveying other cities; computing revenue expectations; providing summary reports; attending meetings; making recommendations; completing required forms; providing supporting documentation; and discussing or justifying needs.
  • Computes financial and statistical reports by reconciling expenses, revenue, and calls; entering criteria parameters; running reports from user systems (Lawson, VMS, EMS, etc.), and Amazon, to compute various reports.
  • Makes departmental purchases by assigning account numbers; researching bid specifications; initiating bids with Purchasing; following City purchasing procedures; analyzing bids; making purchasing recommendations; coordinating and communicating with other departments, vendors and staff; and completing and submitting council communications when required.
  • Monitors and administers billing and collections system and programs by attending courses to maintain compliance with claims filing, privacy and governmental requirements; making changes to billing system tables according to governmental requirements; reviewing documentation; determining or authorizing medical indigence qualifications; maintaining member program; applying charges and payments; and reconciling monthly.
  • All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.
  • Regular and dependable attendance is required.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:
  • Education: Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Relevant experience may be substituted for education.
  • Experience: Over one year up to and including two years.
  • Licenses: Valid Driver's License required
The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide.
01

What is the highest level of Education obtained?
  • Some high school, no diploma or GED
  • High School Diploma/GED
  • Some College, no degree
  • Technical or Trade School (Did not complete)
  • Technical or Trade School (Completed)
  • Associate's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • Doctorate Degree
02

Do you have a valid driver's license?
  • Yes
  • No
03

How many years of increasingly responsible experience and comprehensive background in a financial and related government discipline do you have?
  • Under 6 months
  • 1 year under 2 years
  • 2 years under 3 years
  • 3 years under 4 years
  • 4 years under 5 years
  • Over 5 years
04

Are you available to work a flexible schedule to including nights, weekends, and some holidays if needed?
  • Yes
  • No
05

Do you have any public sector financial administration experience?
  • Yes
  • No
06

Please select your computer skill level using Microsoft Office.
  • No experience
  • Basic
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
Required Question
Date Posted: 20 April 2025
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