Job description
Introduction
Ignite your future by joining the City of Tucson where we value our employees, service excellence, and the power of collaboration! Our professional, friendly team is driven by the opportunity to make a difference in the community where we work and play. Be a part of a legacy that positively impacts the city’s infrastructure and its residents. As a proud Equal Employment Opportunity/ADA compliant employer, we’re committed to embracing, retaining, and developing an effective and diverse workforce dedicated to delivering high quality services to the community of Tucson. Do you pride yourself in being an influential leader and successful manager/lead? Is servant leadership your goal? Are you a highly motivated pioneer? Are you dependable? Then, a job within the City of Tucson’s Business Services Department may be right for you! We have immediate openings for Financial Specialists.
Our Mission
Deliver Exceptional Service to the People of Tucson
Our Values
Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Excellence
Our Priorities
Excellent Customer Service, Employee Focused Organization, Stable Financial Environment and Smart City Focus
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, which includes:
Deliver Exceptional Service to the People of Tucson
Our Values
Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Excellence
Our Priorities
Excellent Customer Service, Employee Focused Organization, Stable Financial Environment and Smart City Focus
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, which includes:
- 37 paid days off (combined Sick, Vacation, and Holiday Leave) your first year
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Free Life Insurance and Long Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Stable Pension Plan, and Life Care
General Description
The positions are assigned to the Shared Services Division to manage professional level accounting and financial activities and play an integral role in budgetary and financial services and is expected to deliver a high level of customer service driven by performance goals and metrics. These positions will be responsible for a wide array of complex duties including, but not limited to, budget controls, bond and debt issuance compliance and presentations, accounts receivable oversight, city banking contracts, grant management, purchasing, process improvement and other project-based activities.
Essential Functions
Regularly directs the work of at least one fulltime employee
Develops and monitors the budget by analyzing historical data and trends, determines cost of service for a department or program, works with stakeholders in rate setting processes, reviews and makes recommendations regarding current and future needs, prepares and submits work papers, monitors expenditures and performs variance analysis
Prepares the executive summary for budgets and financial funds, reconciles revised budgets at year end, prepares and reviews reports, conducts research and resolves budget issues
Performs a full range of professional level accounting duties including the review and approval of journal vouchers, analyzing and reconciling accounts, developing and maintaining internal controls, preparation of financial statements, schedules and note disclosures
Provides financial services associated with the grant management process including financial reporting, internal controls and program compliance
Oversees and guides the workflow of accounts payable, accounts receivable and purchasing processes
Assists in city-wide process improvement endeavors including the standardization of work and training
Plans and organizes a major city-wide program by analyzing budgets, monitoring expenditures and preparing reports, determining funds needed, communicating with stakeholders and researching and organizing strategic plans
Implements plans by conducting research on organizational problems, creating actions plans for implementation and developing metrics for departmental planning
Develops and monitors the budget by analyzing historical data and trends, determines cost of service for a department or program, works with stakeholders in rate setting processes, reviews and makes recommendations regarding current and future needs, prepares and submits work papers, monitors expenditures and performs variance analysis
Prepares the executive summary for budgets and financial funds, reconciles revised budgets at year end, prepares and reviews reports, conducts research and resolves budget issues
Performs a full range of professional level accounting duties including the review and approval of journal vouchers, analyzing and reconciling accounts, developing and maintaining internal controls, preparation of financial statements, schedules and note disclosures
Provides financial services associated with the grant management process including financial reporting, internal controls and program compliance
Oversees and guides the workflow of accounts payable, accounts receivable and purchasing processes
Assists in city-wide process improvement endeavors including the standardization of work and training
Plans and organizes a major city-wide program by analyzing budgets, monitoring expenditures and preparing reports, determining funds needed, communicating with stakeholders and researching and organizing strategic plans
Implements plans by conducting research on organizational problems, creating actions plans for implementation and developing metrics for departmental planning
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education Level & Type: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience Qualifications: At least 3 years of experience in finance or accounting
Preferred Qualifications
Three or more years governmental accounting or finance experience
Selection Plan
Chronological resumes must be uploaded as a PDF or Word document to be considered. Failure to upload your resume as a PDF or Word document will be considered an incomplete application.
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated on the education and work experience in their employment profile and the responses to their supplemental questions and resume. The highest scoring applicants will then be invited to participate in an Oral Board Interview.
Oral Board interviews will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on:
June 13, 2023.
Upon completion of all examination processes, the highest scoring applicants will be placed on the Civil Service Employment List. An applicant's ranking on the Civil Service list will be based on their final score which will be calculated as:
Upon completion of all examination processes, the highest scoring applicants will be placed on the Civil Service Employment List. An applicant's ranking on the Civil Service list will be based on their final score which will be calculated as:
- 20% of your rating for education and work experience
- 80% of your oral board interview
Conclusion
Communications throughout this process will be sent via email exclusively so please ensure your browser accepts emails from jobs@tucsonaz.gov and check your email account regularly. Failure to respond or follow instructions will result in disqualification. All email inquiries should be directed to Erin.Gallego@tucsonaz.gov.
Pre-Employment Medical Testing Requirements
None
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