FINANCIAL ANALYST III

Position overview

Location and working conditions

• Work location is 2999 S. Wayside Dr, Houston, Texas.
• The position is physically comfortable, with discretion about walking and standing; occasional minor discomforts may arise from temperature, air conditions, office chemicals, or extensive video display use.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; schedule is subject to change.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data, budgets, expenditures, trends, variances, projections, and reports; recommend actions to support decisions.
• Lead annual governmental funds budget preparation, coordinate data collection, and ensure accuracy.
• Prepare financial operating reports for five funds using MFORPrep and reconcile them to Finance Department projections.
• Prepare monthly FTE analysis and quarterly payroll and operating expense forecasts for five funds totaling more than $108 million.
• Monitor SAP transactions, research discrepancies, and prepare corrective journal entries.
• Analyze utility data and prepare ad hoc reports and spreadsheets.
• Back up Purchasing Card Coordinator duties, including statements, PaymentNet updates, discrepancy resolution, and year-end accruals.
• Back up Cost Center Approver duties and check expenditures against policies and budgets.
• Prepare budget transfers, journal entries, and quarterly OBB performance submissions.
• Collaborate on capital and operating expenditure reporting, including TPL survey reporting; communicate findings and resolve complex financial issues.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field; experience cannot substitute for the degree.
• Three years of professional experience in finance, economics, budget analysis, or a closely related area.
• A relevant master's degree may substitute for two years of the experience requirement.

Preferences

• Experience with financial forecasts and projections, budget-to-actual and variance analysis, and monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting is preferred.
• Experience with SAP or a comparable enterprise financial system, FTE analysis, purchasing or procurement, or Purchasing Card administration is preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience presenting financial information to management are preferred.