Location : Chandler, AZ
Job Type: Full-time, Regular
Job Number: 2400186
Department: Management Services
Division: 1195-BUDGET
Opening Date: 11/09/2023
Closing Date: 11/30/2023 11:59 PM Arizona
FLSA: Exempt
Job Announcement
The City of Chandler Management Services Department is currently seeking qualified individuals interested in joining our team as a Budget & Research Principal Analyst. This is a regular, full-time position with benefits. The position is scheduled to work Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Once past probation, theremaybe an opportunity to work remotely a couple of days per week
City of Chandler
Chandler, the fourth largest City in Arizona, is located in one of the fastest growing innovation and technology centers in the nation. Chandler is a vibrant, diverse, fiscally responsible community with a supportive business climate that attracts global industry leaders, exciting startups, talented workers and their families. In addition to being a great place to live, play and work our local hotels, resorts, golf courses, restaurants and ample shopping opportunities make Chandler one of Arizona's great vacation spots.
Who we are:
The City of Chandler Management Services Department consists of 71.625 full time equivalents (FTE) and includes Administration, Accounting, Budget, Purchasing, Central Supply, Tax and License, Utility Services, and Environmental Management. Within the Management Services Department, the Budget Division consists of 6 FTE and is responsible for day to day budgeting needs, and the entity-wide budgeting of operating and capital budgets. The division also provides timely financial information to the public, bondholders, grantors, auditors, City Council and City Management.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking to fill an existing position within our Budget team. This person performs and leads complex work for enterprise-wide budget preparation, fiscal analysis, management systems analysis and other fiscal/managerial research duties. This role performs one or more budget/CIP functions such as preparation of financial forecasts, estimates of fund balances, costing of operating budget impacts for capital projects, preparing capital and operating budgets and analyzing revenue projections/forecasts and expenditure estimates. Someone who is detail oriented with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, will be able to provide the high level of customer service expected from this position.
Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field; and four (4) years of experience performing complex governmental budgeting and research activities; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.
Desired Qualifications
Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, knowledge of GASB, GAAP, and governmental accounting, and experience with ERP, Budget, and document creation software.
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This is a regular full-time position, subject to a six (6) month probationary period. A register of qualified candidates will be active for four (4) months should another position in the same classification become available.
All applicants hired will be required to be fingerprinted with successful results as a condition of continued employment.
Applicants for employment and volunteer opportunities should be aware of the City of Chandler's policies concerning the use of drugs and alcohol. These policies have not been altered by the passage of Proposition 207. The use of recreational marijuana is a violation of the City's Drug Free Workplace Policy. Certain positions within the City are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test. A positive result for drugs tested under the policy, including recreational marijuana, may be grounds for withdrawal of an offer of employment or volunteer opportunity. The examination process may vary if determined necessary.
The City of Chandler is committed to Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation
The City of Chandler offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and some part-time positions. For more detailed information on the benefits offered, please
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Select from the options below your highest level of completed education.
- Not completed High School
- High School or GED
- Associates or Vocational Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree or higher
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Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration?
- YES
- NO
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How many years of experience do you have performing complex governmental budgeting and research activities?
- Less than 4 years
- 4 - 5 years
- 5+ years
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Do you have knowledge of GASB, GAAP, governmental accounting standards?
- YES
- NO
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Do you have experience with budget and document creation software?
- YES
- NO
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Please list the budgeting software programs you have experience with.
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Do you have enterprise-wide budget preparation experience within a public agency (municipal, county, state, etc.)?
- YES
- NO
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