Under general direction of the Finance Director or designee, performs a variety of accounting, auditing, and statistical work involving the preparation, adoption and implementation of the annual budget; verifying special funds such as Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Development Impact Fees (DIF), Community Facility District (CFD) and other special funds; and to perform related work as required.

Develop, analyze and execute budgets; design, develop and update the City's budget development process.
Assist departments with developing their budget submission.
Track changes to the budget plan.
Conduct complex financial analysis and prepare reports.
Coordinate and liaison with departments and/or executive management on all budget related issues including system improvement and security, communications, troubleshooting, etc.
Analyze and interpret budget variances and communicate needed corrections to departments or accounting.
Monitor expenditures within each fund to determine appropriate budget implementation and research problems to identify issues and recommend corrections.
Prepare monthly metrics reports, internal management reports, and external regulatory reports for submission to their immediate supervisor.
Assist with the presentation of financial data, financial/operational progress, and performance metrics information for briefings and other presentations to departments, committees and City Council.
Prepare annual fiscal forecasts to be utilized in the budget preparation process for submission to their immediate supervisor.
Prepare quarterly updates of annual fiscal forecasts and document major deviation (s) for submission to their immediate supervisor.
Consolidate data and prepare reports.
Assist in the preparation of budget for special funding.
Performs a variety of special funding management and reporting.
Performs specific tracking for special funding documentation in accordance with any funding source, (Federal, State, or Local);
Review requisitions against budget availability.
Make budget adjustments at management direction.
Assists Finance Director or designee with special projects as required.

Knowledge of:
Principles, practices and theories of governmental budgeting and accounting.
Principles and practices of complex budgeting and accounting functions and their application to municipal/governmental accounting systems, with emphasis on fiscal and operational aspects of such organizations.
Various professional accounting standards such as Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS), and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards.
Principles, methods, and practices of municipal finance, budget development, economics, organizational, policy, and financial analysis, financial accounting, cost benefit-benefit analysis, and statistical methods and research.
Principles of long-range financial planning and methods.
Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting.
Business computer applications and software, particularly related to statistical analysis techniques, word processing and spreadsheet, and accounting and budgeting.
Organizational and functional structures of municipal government and the relationship between staff, tasks and budget.
Usage of English syntax, language mechanics, punctuation and grammar in technical report writing and report presentation.
Principles and practices of pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
Ability to:
Effectively plan, organize develop and implement complex budgeting projects and activities; design, implement, and monitor internal systems, and procedures.
Use professional accounting judgment and apply generally accepted government accounting standards in all assignments.
Develop budget plans; reduce complex issues to the most basic form; formulate reasonable and achievable recommendations.
Evaluate compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
Analyze statistical and financial data and make operative recommendations regarding budgeting, financial, and accounting procedures and workflow.
Analyze a variety of complex administrative, statistical and organizational problems and make sound policy and procedural recommendations.
Collect, evaluate, and interpret varied information and data, either in statistical or narrative form.
Prioritize workload efficiently, without direct instruction, to meet deadlines under changing conditions; coordinate multiple projects; make sound decisions under pressure.
Work effectively with sensitive and confidential information in a political environment; establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Communicate effectively; prepare and present complex narrative and statistical reports, correspondence, and other written materials to both large and small groups.Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education/Training:
Possession of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business management, accounting, or an equivalent field is desired;
Experience:
Minimum of four years of experience in local government budgeting is desired;
License or Certificate:
Must possess a valid California Class C Driver’s License and maintain possession of such license during the course of employment.
Must have an acceptable driving record, be insurable at standard rates by City’s insurance carrier, and maintain such insurability during the course of employment.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions:
Must be found to be free from any physical, emotional or mental conditions, as determined by a qualified physician and/or psychologist, which with or without accommodation might affect the ability of the employee to perform essential job functions. The position may require prolonged sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting, and stooping in the performance of daily office activities. Additionally, the position requires grasping, repetitive hand movement, and fine coordination in retrieving and entering data using a computer keyboard. Near and far vision is required in order to read work related documents and use the computer. Acute hearing is required when providing phone and personal service. The position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
This classification is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may be required to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by management. The City reserves the right, with the concurrence of the department head, to revise or change classification duties and responsibilities as the need arises and as consistent with the meet and confer process.

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