Finance Data Analyst

JOB JOB SUMMARYPosition will act as a technical information systems and financial reporting liaison for the Finance, Purchasing, Payroll, Budget, Capital Assets and Grant areas. Incumbent is responsible to refresh data and produce reoccurring monthly, quarterly and annual reports, and lead information system projects/conversions within the department. Responsible for coordinating efforts with internal and external programmers, performing user testing, implementing and maintaining various system settings, workflows, forms and enhancements to increase efficiency and reliability of financial operations and reporting. This position reports directly to the CFO.Pay Grade: P31Salary: $64,207.51 - $74,424.41 EXAMPLE OF DUTIES ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Responsible to produce and properly document reporting methodology of reoccurring financial reports accurately and timely on a set frequency (e.g., monthly, quarterly and annually) as well as any ad hoc reporting needs of the CFO and Finance team.Acts as Finance Project Manager and liaison with 3rd party information systems vendors as it relates to assigned tasks/projects.Adheres to industry acceptable project management methodology to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope and within budget.Coordinates the assignment with appropriate staff based on the specific requested need and the qualifications/expertise/capabilities of the available staff.Makes viable recommendation(s) to the CFO based, as applicable, on the anticipated system cost, estimated life, available resources, timing and any other relevant factor.Locates, tabulates, and accurately compiles financial data in a timely and accurate manner and documents report methodology and design.Obtains or develop effective application related user training materials and provides effective instruction to increase the proficiency of departmental personnel. Develops business requirements for information systems projects, tests functionality, develop workflows, reporting outflows, etc., to evaluate and/or debug new and/or revised functionality to ensure that they are functioning as required and that they fully meet the specifications as designed.Coordinates correcting identified deficiencies and retest to validate. Coordinates all aspects of implementing new systems as appropriate, including project management, design, installation, and testing, documenting procedures and training end users, ensuring that all phases are completed to ensure maximum efficiency and to fully utilize system functionality and reporting capabilities. Maintains organized and thorough project documentation, and maintains desk procedures of duties and responsibilities.Provides appropriate assistance to staff programmers and users regarding their particular area of expertise upon request or as needed/required.Monitors availability of new release version and enhancements, and makes recommendations to CFO for timing implementation.Coordinate periodic software updates to the current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software into a non-production environment. Thoroughly test outputs from updates to mitigate risk before applying to production environment.Places tickets with vendors to solve issues and/or troubleshoot to resolution.Researches, compiles, and submits all available pertinent documentation, data, and information as per authorized records request.Researches, organizes, summarizes, and assembles requested information / documentation from various files and sources, in a timely manner under the direction of the CFO or controller.Conducts successful inquiries into various databases and other appropriate information/records to gather pertinent information for reporting needs.Processes applicable incoming and outgoing documents and/or files in a timely manner.Participates in cross-training with other co-workers; assists those co-workers when the need arises and learns new tasks by working together as a team.Adheres to leave and attendance policies, including punctual arrival and completing full shifts. Informs the supervisor about illness or untimely incidents, reports overtime hours worked, and timely submits timesheet, attendance, and leave requests.Regularly checks assigned mailbox, phone calls, PowerDMS, and email messages, responding promptly and professionally. Keeps CFO aware of anything noteworthy, accomplishments, challenges or issues.Responds to supervision, guidance, direction, and feedback in a receptive manner and in accordance with agency policies.Conducts themselves in a polite, helpful, courteous, ethical, and professional manner, abiding by the established code of ethics, and demonstrates a courteous and professional image when engaged in any activity with the public. Cultivates positive working relationships with colleagues and other agency units to enhance work area output and services in line with agency policies. Demonstrates an understanding, consideration, and respect of cultural, religious, and gender differences when interacting with the public and coworkers. Actively participate in job-specific training designed to enhance job-specific skills, knowledge, and abilities to fulfill job requirements. Performs other duties as assigned. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Salary is negotiable for full-time positions prior to initial hire, if requested, based on verified experience up to step five (5) of the assigned pay grade. Current employee salary changes are determined based on internal methodology. Please contact Human Resources with any questions. Benefits for full time positions include Florida Retirement System, a full suite of very affordable health/life/dental/vision benefits, ancillary insurance policies, college reimbursement, and more. Benefits are effective the 1st of the month after a full 30 days worked. For more information on benefits, please visit https://www.claycountygov.com/government/personnel-services/employee-benefits. The duration of the selection process may range from one (1) to three (3) months and may vary based on the number of applicants and/or urgency of filling the vacancy. Applicants are reminded to take note of the close date listed on this job posting. Interviews are not typically requested prior to this date.If accommodations are required throughout any portion of the hiring process, please contact our Human Resources team [email protected]. All positions at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office have testing requirements to determine eligibility. All selected candidates will complete a drug screening, polygraph examination and a comprehensive background investigation as a condition of employment. Sensitive and/or confidential aspects of candidates’ personal lives may be explored during this process (including driving, drug usage, criminal, employment, and residential histories). Any job qualifications or requirements listed in this job posting are susceptible to written and/or physical testing. This testing may be included in the competitive selection process.Reapplication/Retesting of discontinued or disqualified applicants is available after 365 days. This posting has been reviewed by Human Resources and found to be job related and non-discriminatory. If you are interested in this position, please submit your electronic application at https://www.claysheriff.com/departments/employment/.