Financial Analyst

Jefferson Wells has a long-term project opportunity for a Financial Analyst with experience in governmental accounting and finance.The project is located near Kingston NY. This is a 35 hr work week and is on site 5 days week (preferred ) but the client may consider a hybrid schedule.Pay rate hourly W2 $35- $45/hrResponsibilities• Analyze financial trends affecting debt and cash management activities.• Responsible for budgetary analysis, entry, and monitoring.• Conduct special research projects, relating to current public issues or County operations, identifying ramifications, restrictions, impact and interpretation which might influence the decision-making process.• Review, analyze and make recommendations on the funding of County programs.• Monitor the expenditure of approved resources for effective and efficient utilization.• Perform in-depth organizational studies related to departmental issues, programs, and operations.• Perform complex financial analysis by building financial models with multiple variables to project and track costs.• Assess financial impact, cost issues, budgetary compliance, or other cost/benefit implications of various initiatives.• Create and edit all budget and financial reports.• May assist the Budget Office in reviewing and analyzing the operating and capital expenditures in the departments’ annual County Budget submissions.• Monitors departmental financial activity, including trust accounts, special funds, and grants,• May review program issues identified through various sources, such as Department of Finance audit reports, departmental reports, and budget in-depth studies.• Monitor compliance with approved expenditure and revenue plans by periodically reviewing activity.• Draft news releases, newsletters, memoranda, power point presentations, social media posts and other types of documents needed for public outreach and education.• Research and respond to constituent requests and complaints.Required:• Thorough knowledge of practice and procedures used in governmental accounting and auditing, financial analysis, and control.• Knowledge of the structure of local government and of the function of its various departments and units.• Understanding of County budgeting, organization and operating procedures and practices; good knowledge of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to government budgeting, fiscal management, and general administration.• Experience with Microsoft Office programs, including Excel and Word; ability to prepare detailed written narrative and statistical reports; strong proficiency in writing.• Ability to prepare and analyze financial reports for presentation.• Analyze public issues and their financial impact; ability to read, understand and edit complex written material including laws, rules, regulations, flow charts, tables of organization.• Experience with New World (Tyler) ERP or similar.Qualifications:• Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Accounting, Economics or Political Science or closely related field and one (1) year of experience in public accounting, government budgeting, general management and/or financial control or Marketing.• Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Administration, Accounting, Economics or Political Science or closely related field and three (3) years experience in public accounting, government budgeting, general management and/or financial control or Marketing.• Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with an Associate’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Accounting, Economics or Finance, Political Science or closely related field and five (5) years experience in public accounting, government budgeting, general management and/or financial control or Marketing.• An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated aboveAbout ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson WellsManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. 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