Budget and Financial Analyst

City of Everett; Everett (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Everett is seeking a Budget & Financial Analyst to support operating and capital budgets, forecasting, and performance measurement. You will work across budgets, payroll, staffing, and capital planning to provide clear analyses for city management.

Under the Budget Director, you will build models, produce budget-to-actual analyses, and help maintain the city’s transparency portal while collaborating with multiple departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Data Analytics or similar field and 1–3 years of related professional experience.
• Strong quantitative analysis and practical problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel with data cleaning and multi-sheet analysis.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Working familiarity with budgets and basic financial concepts.
• Experience with forecasting or data analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation, administration and monitoring of City’s operating and capital budgets.
• Analyze budgets, actual expenditures, revenues, payroll, staffing and other financial information; prepare budget-to-actual and variance analyses; investigate unusual activity and significant departures from plan.
• Maintain revenue forecasting models and projections to support budget development and long-range financial planning.
• Maintain the City’s budget database, ensuring accuracy and integrity of budget information, and assist in the preparation and distribution of the annual operating and capital budget book.
• Collect, clean, reconcile and analyze information from financial systems, payroll records, departmental files, and other sources; identify data issues and document assumptions.
• Conduct research and benchmarking with municipal departments and peer communities to evaluate user fees, charges, and cost recovery; prepare analysis to update fee schedules and policies.
• Create clear, repeatable models and reports for staff to understand and use.
• Monitor and report on departmental KPIs in support of performance-based budgeting.
• Collaborate with Finance and other City departments on special projects and financial transparency initiatives.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration/Data Analytics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Posting ID: 2026-0057
Posting Date: 9/3/2026
Closing Date: When Filled
Department: Budget
Vacancies: 1
Grade: N/A
Salary: $75,000 to $85,000 annually, commensurate with qualifications and experience
Hours: 35 hours per week
Shift: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with one regularly scheduled
late day from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Position Type: Full-time, non-union (exempt/salary)

About The City Of Everett

Home to more than 53,000 residents, Everett is a compact, growing city immediately north of Boston with strong neighborhood identity, significant cultural and linguistic diversity, and an increasingly dynamic regional profile. The City is strengthening its municipal organization around fiscal discipline, accountability, responsive service, and long-term planning. Everett is seeking leaders who can work across departments and communities, build durable partnerships, and translate ambitious goals into measurable improvements for residents.

About The Role

Under the direction of the Budget Director, the Budget & Financial Analyst performs professional analytical and administrative work in support of the City’s operating and capital budgets, financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management.

Position Summary

The Budget & Financial Analyst turns financial, operating, and organizational information into clear and practical analysis for the City management. The position works across budgets, payroll, staffing, capital planning, and departmental operations to identify trends, evaluate budgetary issues and support informed decision making. Assignments may involve incomplete and inconsistent information, requiring the Budget & Financial Analyst to evaluate available data, make reasonable assumptions, identify limitations, and communicate findings clearly. This is a growth position for a strong analyst and problem-solver.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Essential duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist with the preparation, administration and monitoring of City’s operating and capital budgets.
• Analyze budgets, actual expenditures, revenues, payroll, overcome, staffing and other financial or operating information; prepare budget-to-actual and variance analyses; investigate unusual activity and significant departures from plan.
• Maintain revenue forecasting models and prepare projections to support budget development and long-range financial planning.
• Maintain the City’s budget database, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of budget information, and assist in the preparation, production, and distribution of the annual operating and capital budget book.
• Collect, clean, reconcile and analyze information from financial systems, payroll records, departmental files, and other sources; identify significant data issues and document assumptions and limitations as appropriate.
• Conduct research and benchmarking with municipal departments and peer communities to evaluate user fees, charges, and cost recovery practices, prepare analysis to update the City’s fee schedules and related policies.
• Create clear, repeatable models and reports that other staff can understand, update and use.
• Monitor and report on departmental and organizational Key Performance Indicators
• (KPI) in support of performance-based budgeting.
• Collaborate with Finance team and other City departments on special projects as assigned and make recommendations for improvement.
• Support the City’s financial transparency initiatives and maintain the City’s transparency portal.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Entrance Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Data Analytics or similar field and one to three years of related professional experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Working familiarity with budgets and basic financial concepts. Specialized accounting expertise is not required.
• Demonstrated strength in quantitative analysis and practical problem-solving, including the ability to find patterns, test apparent conclusions and reach evidence-based answers.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Microsoft Excel, including formulas, lookups, data cleaning and multi-sheet analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two to five years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, or governmental finance.
• Ability to prepare accurate financial analysis and forecasts.
• Experience with large messy or incomplete datasets, budget or cost analysis, forecasting or scenario modeling.

Working Environment

This is a full time, salaried exempt position. Core hours are in-person in an municipal office setting. Extended hours may be required during the annual fiscal year budget preparation process and other peak periods.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• Work tasks are performed primarily from a seated position, with intermittent periods of independent movement. Employee may occasionally manipulate office products and supplies, up to 15 pounds.
• Job duties require minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a personal computer and/or standard office equipment, typing and/or word processing, filing, sorting of papers.
• Visual demands require routinely reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.

Aids and services will be provided to qualified applicants with disabilities free of charge, upon request. For a reasonable accommodation or alternative application method, call Human Resources at 617-394-2280.The City of Everett is an Equal Opportunity / Aff…