Financial Analyst

Turn Financial Data Into Insight — Help Shape Greensboro’s Financial Story

The City of Greensboro Finance Department is seeking an analytical, independent, and highly skilled Financial Analyst to join the Financial Reporting Division. This position plays a key role in analyzing complex financial information, preparing financial reports, supporting debt management and issuance, and providing reliable financial data to City leadership, citizens, investors, credit analysts, and other stakeholders.

About the Finance Department — Financial Reporting Division:

The Finance Department supports the City’s financial health through responsible financial management, reporting, analysis, and stewardship of public resources. Within the Financial Reporting Division, this position contributes to the City's annual financial reporting, debt management, financial analysis, and communications with professional stakeholders. The role combines technical accounting knowledge, financial analysis, project coordination, and professional judgment to support the City's financial transparency and long-term fiscal management.

Compensation and Benefits:

Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $68,154.00 - $89,676.00 Full Salary Range: $68,154.00 - $121,959.00 Annually

Benefits:

The City of Greensboro offers an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.

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Work Schedule:
Monday- Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Make an organizational impact: Your analysis helps inform City management and external stakeholders about the City's financial condition.
• Work on high-level financial initiatives: Participate in debt issuance, financial reporting, credit rating activities, and bond compliance.
• Use your expertise: Apply technical accounting standards, financial analysis, research, and professional judgment to complex financial matters.
• Build strong professional partnerships: Work with City departments, the Local Government Commission, underwriters, attorneys, credit analysts, rating agencies, and other financial professionals.
• Lead and improve: Supervise professional staff while identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, efficiency, and service delivery.

About the Role:

As a Financial Analyst, you will analyze complex financial data and prepare financial statements, reports, and specialized analyses that meet the informational needs of management and external stakeholders. The position requires a high degree of independence, professional judgment, and the ability to communicate complex financial information to professional audiences. This position is Exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Key responsibilities include:

• Analyze complex financial data and prepare reports regarding the City's financial condition in accordance with applicable technical accounting standards.
• Prepare financial statements and ad hoc financial and budgetary reports for management and other stakeholders.
• Provide inter-departmental financial and budgetary guidance supported by appropriate research and analysis.
• Manage the City's debt issuance process, coordinating document review and execution and communicating with the Local Government Commission and professional partners, including underwriters, attorneys, and credit analysts.
• Research credit rating criteria and prepare materials for credit rating agency presentations and rating calls.
• Develop and maintain a debt cataloging strategy to capture essential information for effective debt management.
• Lead staff planning meetings related to the back-office administration of debt transactions.
• Serve as the primary contact with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding bond-related audits, as necessary.
• Research and develop a post-issuance bond compliance program designed to help maintain the tax-exempt status of the City's bonds.
• Prepare assigned fund statements and note disclosures for the Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Coordinate the compilation and production of the ACFR
• Communicate extensively with external users of City financial information, particularly professional and financial stakeholders.
• Supervise one professional-level Accountant responsible for the City's bank reconciliation process.
• Understand the bank reconciliation process and identify improvements, solutions, and opportunities for greater efficiency.
• Perform special financial reporting, analytical, and other projects as assigned.

Bring Your Financial Expertise to Greensboro

If you are a financial professional who enjoys analyzing complex information, managing high-level financial initiatives, and translating technical data into meaningful information, the Financial Analyst position offers an opportunity to contribute to some of the City's most important financial reporting and debt management activities.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Bring your financial expertise, analytical insight, and leadership skills to the City of Greensboro Finance Department and help strengthen the financial information, reporting, and stewardship that support Greensboro's future.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 24 hours of accounting coursework
  • OR an Associate's Degree in Accounting and at least 7 years of related experience in governmental accounting.
• 4+ years of related accounting experience (i.e.. advanced accounting experience or advanced financial reporting level experience).
• Certified Local Government Finance Officer ( Certification is required by the City within three years of the employment date).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, or related field
• Certified Public Accountant
• NC Certified Local Government Finance Officer
• Progressive work experience or specialized training in governmental accounting principles or related experience
• Experience with NC State Statutes and implementing Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Pronouncements
• Prior experience with budgets, analyzing variances, and forecasting techniques

NC Government Finance Officers' Association Certificate is renewable every 5 years, with completion of required CE hours.