Financial Analyst I

City Of Atlanta Careers; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Grants and Community Development seeks a Financial Analyst I to develop and interpret financial concepts for planning and control in Atlanta. You will perform technical analyses, prepare forecasts, and monitor grant expenditures.

Collaboration with senior peers and cross‑department coordination are key aspects of the role. Applicants should have strong Microsoft Office and accounting software skills, excellent numerical accuracy, and the ability to train others while building

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of concepts and processes in finance area.
• Strong understanding of relationship of professional discipline with other organizations and functions.
• Skill in use of Microsoft Office, accounting software, databases.
• Skill in interpersonal communications and in presenting information.
• Ability to apply professional knowledge to carry out assignments with limited supervision.
• Ability to process numbers quickly and accurately.
• Ability to spot inconsistencies and either troubleshoot issues as they arise or elevate to higher level.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to build effective relationships within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develops, interprets, and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control.
• Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance.
• Gathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, trended future requirements, and operating forecasts.
• Performs economic research and studies in rates of return, depreciations, working capital, investments, and government requirements.
• Carries out assignments that are typically straightforward in nature.
• Collaborates with senior peers on projects.
• Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks.
• Applies organizational policies.
• Routinely provides work group leadership, guidance, and/or training to less experienced staff.
• Coordinates with program analysts, service providers, and City departments for grant-efficient and effective financial management.
• Assists in preparation and review of legislation.
• Participates in onsite monitoring and desk audits, performs monthly grant reconciliations, and analyzes expenditure activities.
• Maintains current training on applicable federal grant programs and systems (IDIS, HMIS, SAGE, Oracle, Neighborly, Microsoft 365).
• Monitors contracts’ financial performance, burn rate, and deviations; notifies managers of issues.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Training others

Analytical thinking

Number processing

Relationship building

Tools

Microsoft Office

Accounting software

Databases

Job description

Department of Grants and Community Development

Financial Analyst I

Posting Expires: September 17, 2026

Salary Range: $62,500 - 68,000 /annually

General Description and Classification Standards:

Develops, interprets, and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control. This is a Senior level professional finance position.

Supervision Received:

Works under very general supervision. Depending on organization structure, may work independently with responsibility for an assigned function or program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.

• Develops, interprets, and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control.
• Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance.
• Gathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, trended future requirements, and operating forecasts.
• Performs economic research and studies in the areas of rates of return, depreciations, working capital requirements, investment opportunities, investment performance, and impact of governmental requirements.
• Carries out assignments that are typically straightforward in nature.
• Collaborates with senior peers on projects.
• Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks.
• Applies organizational policies.
• Routinely provides work group leadership, guidance, and/or training to less experienced staff.
• Serves as a technical resource or mentor to other employees.
• Coordinates with the program analysts, service providers, and City departments as necessary for grant-efficient and effective financial management.
• Assists in the preparation and review of legislation.
• Participates in onsite monitoring and desk audits, perform monthly grant reconciliations, and analyze expenditures activities.
• Maintains current training and development on applicable federal grant programs and policies and the systems and tools used by CoA to conduct grants management, including IDIS, HMIS, SAGE, Oracle, Neighborly, Microsoft 365 suite, etc.
• Monitors contracts’ financial performance, including the burn rate to ensure compliance with the contract terms and immediately notify the relevant managers of any deviations and potential non-completion and performance of the contract agreement.
• May lead or instruct less experienced workers in high level or technical jobs.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. COA may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list.

• Extensive knowledge of concepts and processes in finance area.
• Strong understanding of relationship of professional discipline with other organizations and functions.
• Skill in use of Microsoft Office, accounting software, databases.
• Skill in interpersonal communications and in presenting information.
• Ability to apply professional knowledge to carry out assignments with limited supervision.
• Ability to process numbers quickly and accurately.
• Ability to spot inconsistencies and either troubleshoot issues as they arise or elevate to higher level.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to build effective relationships within the organization.