Financial Analyst III - Sheriff's Department - #1410102

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**Job Description Summary**

Department - Sheriff\'s Department

**Job Description**

**Job Type: Classified**

**Job Classification: 5268 - Financial Analyst III - Elected Officials**

**Salary Grade: 15**

**Pay Range**

**Hiring Range: \$66,536 - \$79,843 Annually**

**Pay Range: \$66,536 - \$93,150 Annually**

Range Explanation

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The
  
  

actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors,

Including Your Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Education,

licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
  
  

The Financial Analyst III Elected Official leads complex financial

analyses, preparing comprehensive budget reports and providing strategic

recommendations to enhance financial performance for an Elected

Officials office. This position requires a high level of analytical

expertise and collaboration with departmental staff to ensure effective

budget preparation, monitoring, and reporting.

Essential Functions

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As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this

classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge,

skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is

not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by

incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the

departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent

by the supervisor.

• Prepares, analyzes, and monitors the department\'s operating and
  
  

capital improvement budget requests, ensuring alignment with

departmental goals and compliance with financial policies;

• Conducts advanced budgetary and financial studies, addressing
  
  

current and projected fiscal and operational matters, and develops

strategic recommendations for new programs and service expansions;

• Provides expert technical assistance to department staff in budget
  
  

preparation, clarifying complex financial policies and procedures to

promote accurate and efficient use of the budget system;

• Develops detailed recommendations for core funding levels for the
  
  

department, utilizing in-depth revenue and expenditure projections,

overall program budgets, and performance metrics;

• Compiles, analyzes, and prepares budget data for inclusion in the
  
  

departments annual budget documents, ensuring accuracy and

completeness;

• Manages user access and approval workflows for business and
  
  

financial systems, ensuring security and compliance with

departmental standards;

• Utilizes internal tools and procedures to reconcile and balance
  
  

financial data across various systems, enhancing the integrity of

financial reporting;

• Provides advanced user support and troubleshooting for the
  
  

department\'s business and financial systems, facilitating efficient

operations and timely issue resolution;

• Tests enhancements and configurations of financial systems, ensuring
  
  

they meet departmental needs and improve operational efficiency;

• Creates and maintains the chart of account elements in the
  
  

departments financial system, ensuring accurate financial tracking

and reporting;

• Performs detailed cost-benefit analyses and financial studies,
  
  

researching alternatives and critically assessing justifications for

expenditures;

• Prepares internal financial and budget reports by gathering,
  
  

analyzing, tabulating, and interpreting departmental data for

management review;

• Monitors departmental spending throughout the year, providing
  
  

recommended forecasts to support strategic decision-making.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major
  
  

in public or business administration, finance, accounting, economics or

a closely-related field as defined by the department head at the time of

recruitment AND two years of professional level budget, auditing or

accounting analysis, financial management research.**

Or

• Two years with Pima County as an Accountant II, Financial Analyst II,
  
  

or closely-related position as determined by the department head at the

time of recruitment.**

• (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or
  
  

university may be substituted.)**

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the
  
  

\"Education\" and \"Work Experience\"**