Job Description
JOBThe City of Bellevue is seeking a Financial Business Analyst to join the Fiscal Management Team within the Finance & Asset Management Department (FAM). This role involves not only traditional financial management tasks but also serving as a strategic partner to line of business leads across the department. You will support the development and monitoring of biennial budgets by reviewing projections and offering key financial insights to guide business decisions and performance. While line of business owners will lead the budget development and monitoring process, you will play a critical role in advising and ensuring their financial plans align with departmental goals. The Financial Business Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring the alignment of financial planning with departmental goals by developing performance metrics, preparing financial forecasts, and analyzing data to inform budget adjustments. This position directly supports FAM’s fiscal sustainability efforts by providing technical budget expertise, in-depth financial analysis, and ongoing performance reporting. Additionally, the Financial Business Analyst is responsible for coaching and mentoring staff and line of business owners on financial best practices, enhancing their understanding of budget processes and improving overall financial management across the department.Strong candidates will have a customer-focused approach, demonstrating financial acumen while also providing process improvement recommendations. You will need to be adaptable to changing business needs, offering both detailed financial planning and a broad understanding of the department's strategic objectives. Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills are essential, as you’ll work closely with line of business owners and other department leaders to develop innovative solutions and ensure the financial integrity of each program. Proficiency in PowerBI, Microsoft Excel and experience with various business applications will be key to success in this role.Bellevue is a dynamic, international and multicultural, future-focused, diversity driven, high performing City. Our Council vision is: "Bellevue welcomes the world, our diversity is our strength." We value all employees and their contributions. The City invests in its employees and encourages and rewards employee growth and development by building on our commonalities and our differences. Bellevue is noted for its diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. We work collectively to make it a place where you want to work, live and play.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Financial & Performance Management: Support managers in the understanding, monitoring, implementation and performance of biennial budgets, ensuring adherence to approved budgets.Consult managers on adjustments to budget plans as necessary based on financial performance and changing business needs.Develop, publish and continually improve budget and performance reporting for the department, leveraging data from multiple business applications (JDE, Maximo, and others).Provide guidance, mentoring, and support to managers in developing and implementing performance metrics within their lines of business.Assist with the development of the line of business annual work plans.Lead special projects to conceptualize, develop and implement strategies, systems/processes, standard work, and/or plans for financial and budgetary functions. Use continuous improvement techniques to accomplish these initiatives. Develop process documentation, including business process analysis and flow charts.Technical Analysis and Research: Conduct in-depth and technical analysis to support the line of business leads.Provide data-driven insights to support budgetary decisions and proposals.Evaluate financial performance against budgetary goals and benchmarks.Identify trends, variances, and potential areas of concern within financial data.Provide actionable recommendations based on analysis to improve financial outcomes.Budget Planning and Scenario Analysis: Serve as a financial expert to support line of business owners in the creation of biennial budgets.Assist in the development of budget proposals, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities.Support development of FAM General Fund, Facilities Operations and Equipment Rental Fund rate models.Assist in preparation of alternatives and scenario analysis to evaluate budget planning assumptions and inform budget adjustments.Provide insights and recommendations for budget adjustments based on these analyses.Prepare monthly monitoring for revenues and expenditures of various funds. Work with the management team to analyze and interpret projections, resolve any issues, evaluate results and recommend changes to process and models.Develop tools to support financial analysis, write new queries/reports from the asset management database and other resources.Maintain financial data and various reports on department fiscal SharePoint site.Supervision Received & Exercised: Work under the general supervision of the department’s Fiscal Manager. No formal supervisory responsibilities. May act as lead of cross-departmental projects and work products or teams.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Flexible/Hybrid Working: Remote work for this position is subject to department's operational needs and will be discussed with candidates during the selection process. Full-time remote work is not an option. Once hired, employees must reside in the State of Washington and within commuting distance to Bellevue City Hall.
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