PORT SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Port Senior Financial Analyst

Salary: $11,421- $14,148/month

Oakland, CA

Your Port. Your Community. Your Career.

When you join the Port of Oakland, you become part of a proud local legacy, an organization that touches virtually every resident with its services and programs. The Port of Oakland (Port) oversees the Oakland Seaport, Oakland International Airport (OAK), and nearly 20 miles of waterfront. The Port also operates as a publicly owned utility, providing electricity to the Port and its tenants at the Seaport and at OAK. The Oakland Seaport is among the top 10 busiest container ports in the U.S.; OAK is the second largest San Francisco Bay Area airport offering daily passenger and cargo flights; and the Port’s real estate includes commercial developments such as Jack London Square and hundreds of acres of public parks and conservation areas.

The Position

The Port is currently recruiting for the position of Port Senior Financial Analyst. Under direction, the Port Senior Financial Analyst provides highly responsible and complex financial analyses; performs complex budgetary, rate setting, systems and operational analyses; supervises, plans and coordinates budgeting and financial planning activities; provides personnel management assistance; makes recommendations on a variety of management functions; supervises assigned staff, coordinates assigned activities with other Port divisions, departments and outside agencies. Typical duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plans and directs the work of staff in recording and maintaining control of accounting transactions involving a wide variety of accounts including purchasing activities, payment of claims, payroll processing, allocating job costs to appropriate accounts, revenue activities, cash management, capital funding and other fiscal and accounting records.
• Prepares complex financial, fiscal and budget forecasts.
• Prepares and develops instructions, report formats and automated support programs to assist Port departments with monitoring accounts receivable and credit and collection activities.
• Assigns, monitors and supervises the work of subordinate staff; designs and coordinates the training of unit staff; participates in selection and hiring of staff; conducts performance evaluations; recommends merit step awards or disciplinary action as appropriate.
• Monitors and analyzes receivables portfolios and payment patterns.
• Prepares and analyzes flow projections and recommends options to enhance cash flow and minimize loss in credit and collections.
• Meets with management as needed to secure data related to the development and monitoring of credit and collections strategies, informs management of problem accounts and assists management with identifying options to address delinquencies and overpayments.
• Performs various studies, as needed, which may involve analyses of financial information, accounting records, statistics and systems; gathers information relating to tenant and customer assets, liabilities and insurance.
• Develops and maintains close effective working relationships with the Port's maritime, aviation and commercial real estate tenants; maintains contacts and negotiates with Port tenants and customers for purposes of making arrangements to bring their accounts current.
• Responsible for the development and installation of procedures and policies to achieve stated goals and objectives.
• Analyzes workflow within the section and implements changes relating to work processes; designs procedures and methods for maintaining accounting and internal controls.
• Participates in the development and implementation of fiscal and accounting procedures and methods.
• Performs necessary functions as a contact for coordinating and facilitating the requirements of outside auditors; responds to inquiries of auditors.
• Reviews, prepares and oversees the preparation of fiscal and accounting reports, documents, and transactions for conformance with established procedures and control; supervises the maintenance of general ledgers and journals.
• Reviews related financial statements and reports; prepares analyses of the information and provides recommendations to management concerning the financial impact of the data.
• Provides leadership, training and guidance to Port staff.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

This examination is open to persons who have a combination of education and experience that would reflect possession of the required knowledge, skills and abilities. A typical combination would include the following:

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field.

Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the financial area, two of which should have been in either financial and budget analysis, credit and collections or accounting.

Licenses: Must possess a valid California Class C driver license at the time and for the duration of appointment.

Additional Requirements: This classification requires each incumbent to successfully complete a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background check, which will include a fingerprint-based Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) and a Security Threat Assessment (STA), prior to being considered for this position. This status must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Willingness to work overtime in the evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of accounting principles and practices, including automated data processing accounting systems and cataloging principles; City Charter, Board Resolutions and Ordinances, agreements, tariff codes, contractual arrangements, and rules and regulations of outside organizations and government agencies affecting the accounting and financing functions of the Port; Port accounting procedures; complex research techniques, database development, analytical practices and statistical methods; organizational structures and financial systems of governmental enterprise agencies; principles of financial and trend analysis and governmental budgeting; legal requirements for collection of delinquent accounts, including those in the Uniform Commercial code; principles and practices of leadership and effective supervision; and modern office practices, procedures and equipment.

Ability to conduct and prepare general and detailed analyses pertaining to budget variance, budget projections, budget development, collections, cash flow, delinquent accounts, and interest charges; write accurate and clear correspondence and financial/budget reports; review and interpret changes in laws and regulations affecting collections and devise recommended policies and procedures related to the changes; manage, process and query data in a relational database; handle multiple tasks simultaneously within prescribed time limitations; use of personal computers, including the development of financial models using word processing, spreadsheet, and database software; design and install accounting systems and procedures; supervise and direct subordinate professional and support staff; interpret and enforce administrative/operational policies, practices and procedures; analyze and solve problems of a complex nature; prepare concise and accurate reports and make recommendations, which may include oral presentations; develop and implement goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, work standards and internal controls; exercise sound, independent judgment within general policy guidelines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties and to work as a team.

The Port’s compensation and benefit program ranks among the best in the region for public jurisdictions and is designed to reward performance and promote a balanced lifestyle, both at the workplace and away from the workplace, for our employees and their families. The Port is committed to the health and well-being of its employees and has been recognized as a FIT-Friendly Employer by the American Heart Association. We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 457 plan and paid leave.

To apply for this exceptional opportunity, view supplemental questions and/or obtain more details, please visit us at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portoakland/jobs/4568888/port-senior-financial-analyst Apply by July 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM.

Equal Opportunity Employer