About This Position
Who We Are: Austin Financial Services
Our department provides a variety of financial services and programs. Austin Financial Services (AFS) serves residents, vendors, and City departments.
Our mission is to serve as a trusted steward of public resources with integrity and accountability to ensure a fiscally sound city.
Our staff supports a wide variety of financial processes, including preparing the annual budget and annual fiscal report, procurement processes, franchise agreements, real estate transactions, and overseeing the City’s investment portfolio and debt management.
As an internal support function within the larger City organization, AFS is proud to serve and act as a leader in financial management to its partner departments.
Job Description:
Purpose:
Provides financial information to management by planning, monitoring, processing and reporting financial information for use by management.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
Prepares accounting and financial transactions by verifying documentation and accurately completing transactions.
Reviews documentation, funding and other information for accuracy and ensures that transactions are processed in accordance with city policy, applicable laws and regulations, and sound business practices
Prepares financial reports by preparing periodic internal and external financial documents, supporting schedules and financial reports to ensure accuracy; researching, compiling, monitoring, and summarizing current and historical financial information and data; and reporting on financial condition and trends.
Prepares work for processing by gathering and sorting documents and related information; verifying correct funding.
Assures compliance with conditions of grant by monitoring and analyzing Interlocal agreements, contracts, grants and subcontract expenses and activities; ensuring compliance with federal and local laws. Prepares and submits grant reporting.
Provides assistance with department’s performance management activities by monitoring and reporting of performance measures and participating in business planning.
Prepares budget analysis and reports by researching, compiling, monitoring, and summarizing current and historical budget information and data, reporting on budget variances, and downloading financial information from various financial systems.
Assists departments and other customers by providing procedural and financial information and guidance with financial systems.
Monitors expenses and activities and identifies and solves potential or existing problems.
Researches and provides information requested by City Council, City management, boards and commissions, vendors, the public, and other City offices.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
May provide leadership, training, and guidance to others.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Knowledge of the processes and theories used for public budgetary and financial policies.
Knowledge of accounting practices and concepts.
Knowledge of internal control systems.
Knowledge of preferred business practices.
Knowledge of manual and automated financial systems.
Knowledge of financial and budget reporting.
Skill in designing and maintaining complex spreadsheet and database models and utilizing word processing and presentation software.
Skill in effective oral and written communications.
Skill in analyzing and interpreting financial records.
Skill in gathering, analyzing and presenting data to provide accurate information for management's use.
Ability to resolve problems or situations that requires the exercising of good judgment.
Ability to…