JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Department - Finance and Risk Management

FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS WILL BE ON 6/20/2025.

Pima County’s Finance and Risk Management Department is seeking a dynamic, motivated professional to join its Financial Management Division (Cash and Debt Management Section). Pima County offers many great benefits, including an alternative work schedule and telecommuting up to two days per week after successful completion of the probationary period. The successful candidate will work independently to prepare and analyze statements of cash flow for various County departments and assist in the management of the County’s debt issuance, administration, and compliance, along with reviewing reports for accuracy and creating and analyzing data sets using Microsoft Excel formulas. We are looking to hire a team player with a positive attitude who is proactive, detail-oriented, and reliable. If you enjoy working collaboratively within a team of dedicated professionals and have a passion for learning, growing, and serving others in a fast-paced business environment, then this may be the perfect opportunity for you to join our team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or a closely related field as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment, AND two years of professional level experience in accounting, budgeting, auditing, financial analysis, or financial management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: (BE SPECIFIC IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE IN YOUR APPLICATION. ENSURE THE DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED ILLUSTRATE YOUR COMPETENCIES, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE REQUIRED AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS.):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in finance, accounting, or business administration.
• Minimum t wo (2) years experience working in the finance or accounting department of a corporation, governmental entity, or accounting firm.
• Minimum t wo (2) years experience compiling, analyzing, and interpreting financial or budgetary data, including preparation and analysis of financial statements.
• Minimum t wo (2) years experience reconciling cash and other balance sheet accounts.
• Experience working within a governmental accounting environment.

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 department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Conducts Countywide and departmental financial studies to analyze current and projected fiscal and operational matters, providing recommendations for new programs or service expansions;
• Gathers, analyzes, and prepares financial and operational reports, including assumptions, methodologies, findings, and recommendations to support decision-making;
• Performs revenue and expenditure forecasting, financial impact analyses, and develops forecasting models and software tools to project budget trends, guide budgetary decisions, and ensure the accuracy of financial estimates and long-term sustainability;
• Reviews, monitors, and evaluates designated County contracts (expense and revenue) to assess their financial impact and reports findings;
• Prepares, reviews, and evaluates Countywide and departmental budget requests, including operating budgets and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) proposals;
• Analyzes and recommends funding levels for departmental capital improvement requests and assesses new and amended CIP budget proposals;
• Updates Countywide and departmental budgets to reflect changes in operations, funding levels, and other adjustments as necessary;
• Monitors and evaluates the fiscal performance of operational and CIP budgets, providing recommendations for adjustments or improvements based on findings;
• Analyzes the fiscal impact of changes to legislation at the federal, state, and local levels and incorporates those impacts into budget planning;
• Designs economic models for forecasting departmental expenditures and revenues, identifies anomalies, and prepares reports on long-term financial projections;
• Participates in budgeting system design, development, and testing, including the preparation of budget books, and assists with tax-related duties, such as gathering property tax rate data.