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Fiscal Analyst

Employer
City Of Alexandria Virginia
Location
Alexandria, VA
Salary
$49,596.04 - $87,277.06 Annually
Closing date
Jul 25, 2022

Job Details

Fiscal Analyst
An Overview
Under the supervision of the Division Chief of Administrative Services, the Fiscal Analyst provides a wide array of financial support for the Alexandria Library. Key areas of responsibility include the following functional areas: accounting, financial reporting and audit; accounts payable and vendor management; budget preparation and reporting; payroll processing; data management and reporting.

The Opportunity
Accounting & Audit
  • Performs all routine accounting activities for the department, entering expenditures and revenues, ensuring that transactions are properly approved, coded and documented;
  • Creates journal entries of cash receipts, including electronic transfers, credit card payments, monies from debit card machines and cash registers;
  • Reconciles all financial accounts and completes monthly financial close;
  • Prepares monthly and annual financial reports and monitors fiscal condition of operating programs and grants;
  • Exercises responsibility for fiscal-management activities and maintains departmental financial management systems;
  • Coordinates annual audit and financial statement preparation, including provision of supporting documentation and schedules to auditors;
  • Maintains financial records and files for the Alexandria Library, Alexandria Library Foundation and James M. Duncan, Jr. Library Foundation;
  • Prepares tax filings and related documentation for all relevant entities;
  • Serves as Fixed Asset Manager for the Library.

Accounts Payable & Vendor Management
  • Performs accounts payable functions and processes all invoices for payment;
  • Maintains vendor files, manages vendor correspondence, researches and resolves vendor inquiries and issues;
  • Prepares vendor reports, prepares related tax filings and maintains requisite files.

Budget & Payroll
  • Serves as the Library’s Payroll Administrator; reviews and verifies bi-weekly time reporting; updates payroll system for new hires and terminations; resolves any payroll issues in coordination with the City Finance Department;
  • Assists in planning, developing, and preparing the annual operating budget and in developing periodic projections;
  • Develops financial analyses for preparing and monitoring the department budget;
  • Monitors program and grant expenditures and revenues, recommending solutions to identified issues.

Reporting & Data Management
  • Collects and maintains key departmental performance and operational data
  • Leads compilation of annual State “Bibliostat” reporting
  • Develops and provides reports to appropriate City, State, and Federal contacts

Other Responsibilities
  • Provides administrative and fiscal support to the following Boards: Alexandria Library, Alexandria Library Foundation, James M. Duncan, Jr. Library Foundation; prepares information and documentation for Board meetings;
  • Serves as a Financial Liaison to the City of Alexandria, attending requisite meetings;
  • Identifies and implements financial system efficiencies and improvements;
  • Provides technical guidance on financial matters to employees within the department;
  • Communicates work progress and accomplishments in oral and written reports, and generates own new work assignments through feedback obtained in discussions;
  • Responds to policy and procedural questions regarding budget, finance and other matters;
  • Assists with Administrative Office functions, including answering and directing phone calls, and arranging for building and custodial maintenance;
  • Performs related work as assigned.

About the Department
We offer you access to the world of electronic information, not just of our records of holdings and availability, but we offer access to full text articles from thousands of magazines and newspapers through our online databases. You can search genealogy records with HeritageQuest and even borrow e-books and e-audio books on OverDrive. Free public access to the Internet is available at all branches as well as free WiFi access for properly equipped laptops and PDA’s.

Although we have done much with our virtual library, we have not forgotten our buildings. During the past decade, the City Council and the Alexandria Library Board have renovated and expanded the Barrett Branch on Queen Street, built the exciting Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library on Duke and Pickett Streets (designed by world renowned architect, Michael Graves and the local architectural firm of Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville), and redesigned and reopened the Burke Branch on Seminary Road. In September 2005, the completely renovated and expanded Duncan Branch on Commonwealth Avenue was dedicated.

Whether through renovation or innovation, it is a most exciting time for the Alexandria Library. We are rising to the challenge of balancing the traditional user and the nontraditional user. We remain committed to having books and the types of programming that people have come into libraries to use for years, while we are committed as well to those users who are very tech savvy, who primarily want to use the Library through our website. Our resources allow us to provide excellent customer service for those people who are coming into the libraries and to extend our services for those people who are accessing us online.

Minimum & Additional Requirements

Two Year College Degree with coursework in accounting or financial management; at least three years of progressive experience in the field of accounting and financial management; at least two years of experience with QuickBooks or another commercial financial software application; at least one year of work experience involving public accounting or public financial administration; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must have strong attention to detail, strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret fiscal accounting records and to prepare accurate and complete reports.

Preferred Qualifications

Four Year College Degree in Accounting or Financial Management. Experience creating, maintaining, and manipulating spreadsheets; experience with QuickBooks; demonstrated experience with cloud-based financial applications; ability to analyze, summarize and present analyses; Financial certifications and experience with multiple financial and payroll systems a plus.

Notes

This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks including but not limited to criminal background and credit checks.

All newly hired employees must show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain approval of a medical or religious exemption prior to their start date. Newly hired employees who do not show proof of vaccination or exemption will be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing. New employees who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or religious reasons will still be subject to the weekly testing requirement. Otherwise, vaccinated employees will complete the attestation online in the first day of employment.

Company

The City of Alexandria is an award-winning, innovative, and progressive local government that brings together elected leaders, residents, businesses, and staff to foster a thriving community.  We are an independent, full-service city, providing the services typically operated by both counties and cities in areas such as public safety, transportation, human services, parks and recreation, planning, and administration. We offer a wide range of exciting career opportunities in a variety of fields, with the resources and expertise to succeed.  In Alexandria, employees are our most important asset, and we work hard to create and support a culture that delivers excellence through the shared values of respect, integrity, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Our employees have access to excellent medical, dental, vision, life insurance and other benefits.  Alexandria provides a defined-benefit pension and offers six weeks of paid parental leave to employees who become parents through birth, adoption or foster care.

We offer a robust wellness program, interdepartmental rotation program, tuition assistance funding and professional development program that helps employees obtain the knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience to enhance their professional and personal growth.

With a population of approximately 160,000 and a land area of 16 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located on the Potomac River across from Washington, D.C., Alexandria is known for its beautifully preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, charming waterfront, high-tech economy, vibrant retail and restaurant corridors and diverse neighborhoods. We are a unique and historic community, and we continue to innovate for the 21st century.

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