Public Budget Analyst: Ensure City Finance Accuracy

City of Mountain View (CA); Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

On-site City Hall

Accessible recruitment process

Job summary

The City of Mountain View seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to ensure the annual budget narrative and the underlying numbers align across all departments. You will check the math, refine the narrative, and catch discrepancies before publication.

This hybrid role requires a bachelor’s degree in public administration or finance and several years of public budgeting experience; a CPA or MBA is highly desirable and will be favored.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• A master’s degree or CPA is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the City’s annual budget from department submission through Council adoption, ensuring narrative and numbers align.
• Forecast and track revenue at midyear, 1-year, and 5-year horizons, including property and sales taxes with outside consultants.
• Maintain fund schedules underneath forecasts and ensure data accuracy.
• Write and refine the budget narrative for City Council and public consumption.
• Manage relationships with outside financial and revenue consultants.
• Support fee studies and cost allocation as needs evolve.
• Operate the financial platform (CentralSquare) to run reports and keep the source data clean.

Skills

Budget reconciliation

Financial analysis

Narrative storytelling

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration, finance, accounting, economics

Master's in business/public administration or CPA desirable

Tools

CentralSquare

Tyler Munis

Job description

The City of Mountain View seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to ensure the annual budget narrative and the underlying numbers align across all departments. You will check the math, refine the narrative, and catch discrepancies before publication.

This hybrid role requires a bachelor’s degree in public administration or finance and several years of public budgeting experience; a CPA or MBA is highly desirable and will be favored.