Financial Analyst I

City of South San Francisco; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of South San Francisco is seeking a Financial Analyst I to support the Finance Department with financial forecasting, budget review, and reporting. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for city operations.

Ideal candidates have municipal finance exposure and familiarity with Workday or similar financial systems, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and cross-department collaboration.

Qualifications

• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, variances, cost drivers, and revenue patterns.
• Develop and maintain multi-year financial projection models, including testing assumptions and scenario analysis.
• Monitor procurement and contract activity for budget alignment and adherence to purchasing rules.
• Assist departments with Workday system navigation, troubleshooting, and workflow corrections.
• Support year-end closing activities, including accruals, audit schedules, and financial statement preparation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, variances, cost drivers, and revenue patterns.
• Reviewing, evaluating, and providing recommendations on departmental budget requests.
• Developing and maintaining multi-year financial projection models, including testing assumptions, performing scenario and sensitivity analysis, and interpreting results to inform departmental financial decisions.
• Supporting financial projects such as bond issuances, fee studies, continuing disclosure reports, development impact fees report.
• Monitoring procurement and contract activity for budget alignment and adherence to purchasing rules.
• Assisting departments with Workday system navigation, troubleshooting, and workflow corrections.
• Supporting year-end closing activities, including accruals, audit schedules, and financial statement preparation.

Skills

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or public policy or administration, economics, or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

Applications are being accepted for the position of Financial Analyst I with the City of South San Francisco.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026 AT 5:00 P.M. OR UPON RECEIPT OF THE FIRST 100 ONLINE APPLICATIONS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

THE DEPARTMENT

The Finance Department serves as a strategic and operational hub for the City, guiding how resources are planned, managed, and deployed across all departments. It establishes financial policies and controls that support consistent, compliant use of public funds.

The department oversees the City’s accounting system, payroll, procurement processes, business licensing, and the collection and monitoring of key revenues that fund City services. Finance also provides financial planning, risk mitigation, and advisory support to departments as they navigate operational and capital priorities.

Excluding transfers between funds, the City’s total adopted appropriated budget for FY2026-27, is $302 million. With a staff of 16 FTEs, the Finance Department is a strategic business partner to every City department and is central to City operations.

Ideal Candidate

The Department is looking for a Financial Analyst I whose duties may include:

• Conducting financial analysis to identify trends, variances, cost drivers, and revenue patterns, and using these insights to develop short and long-term financial forecasts.
• Reviewing, evaluating, and providing recommendations on departmental budget requests.
• Developing and maintaining multi-year financial projection models, including testing assumptions, performing scenario and sensitivity analysis, and interpreting results to inform departmental financial decisions.
• Supporting financial projects such as bond issuances, fee studies, continuing disclosure reports, development impact fees report.
• Monitoring procurement and contract activity for budget alignment and adherence to purchasing rules.
• Assisting departments with Workday system navigation, troubleshooting, and workflow corrections.
• Supporting year-end closing activities, including accruals, audit schedules, and financial statement preparation.

The ideal Financial Analyst I is a motivated, analytical, and collaborative professional with a strong foundation in financial analysis and a demonstrated ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations. The successful candidate will bring sound judgment, attention to detail, a team focus, and a commitment to providing high-quality financial services in support of Citywide operations.

Experience in municipal finance and in Workday or similar financial management software is highly desirable. Candidates with backgrounds in financial forecasting and modeling; budget development and revenue expenditure analysis; procurement, contract administration, or purchasing workflows; project accounting; public policy; or related financial work are strong candidates for this role. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with complex financial data, developing forecasts, evaluating budget requests, preparing financial reports, and supporting projects such as bond issuances, fee studies, and fiscal sustainability initiatives. Candidates with transferable skills such as data interpretation, communicating financial information for non‑technical audiences, troubleshooting and root‑cause problem solving, or supporting cross‑departmental financial projects are also encouraged to apply.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical qualifying background would be:

Financial Analyst I:

Experience:Two years of progressively more responsible experience in municipal government administration or a related field.

Training: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in finance, public policy or administration, economics, or a related field. Six months of additional experience as described above may be substituted for some of the educational requirement.

Special Instructions

Prior to appointment, candidates will be required to submit to any or all of the following (as applicable):

1. Reference Check
2. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fingerprint Check

A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment. Determinations are made on a case‑case basis with consideration given to the nature and recency of the conviction and relationship to job duties. All City standards must be met before the final appointment is made.

Candidates with a disability who may require special assistance in any phase of the recruitment process should advise the Human Resources Department upon submittal of application.

Candidates requesting veteran’s preference must provide a copy of U.S. Government DD Form 214 "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty" as an attachment to their CalOpps application.

The policy of the City of South San Francisco is to grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or national origin. It is the intent and desire of the City of South San Francisco that equal employment opportunity will be provided in recruiting, hiring, training, promoting, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The City of South San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

DISCLAIMER: This general announcement does not constitute an express or implied contract and is subject to change. Any provisions contained within this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.