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Full-time

1120 SW 5th Ave, OR Oregon United States

Yes

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Financial Services division provides support to the bureau so that transportation services can be effectively and efficiently delivered to residents of Portland. Specifically, Financial Services monitors bureau budgets and performance data, directs purchasing of goods and services and facilitates bureau-wide compliance with the Citys accounting policies and procedures. We are looking for a highly motivated Financial Analyst I to provide financial analysis, coordination, and accounting support to PBOT's grant team.

What youll get to do:

• Process Grants, including billing, and reporting: This position provides bureau-wide support for PBOT's grants and associated billings through the City's Grants Office including researching project costs, analyzing project and grant expenses, and compiling and preparing applicable backup documentation to meet reporting requirements and contract compliance for Federal, State, and local agencies.
• Use accounting skills and knowledge of Bureau and City processes to advance a wide variety of finance and accounting-related grant projects.
• Work with initiative and independence while exercising professional judgment and strong communication skills.

• Finance and Accounting professional: You have knowledge of public sector finance and accounting principles, methods, and techniques. You have experience applying your knowledge and utilizing a variety of database and ERP software systems.
• Detail Oriented: You have a keen sense of detail and understand the importance of details within this work.
• Strong Communicator: A person who builds trust and strong relationships through professional, transparent, and clear communications to a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Results Driven: This position is high-paced, dynamic, and requires a candidate who can balance short and long-term goals.
• Collaborative:A motivated individual who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done.
• Equitable: A person who maintains and advocates for an inclusive, respectful, and culturally responsive workplace for all.

• Experience with SAP or other large ERP systems.
• Knowledge and experience with grant accounting

These values guide our actions as we serve the community and engage our workforce. To learn more about the City's core values, please click here.

Why work at the City of Portland?
The City of Portland workforce serves a population of over 650,000. We are culture- and solutions-driven, viewing every challenge as an opportunity to learn, improve, and share our expertise. We are committed to removing systemic barriers to resources, access, and opportunity. The City is a believer in ALL people and continues to actively recruit and retain diverse top talent every day. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, healthcare flexible and/or dependent care spending accounts, Carrot Fertility, basic life, short- and long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families. If you are open-minded, motivated, community-focused, and self-aware, please apply yourself at the City of Portland today.

The City of Portland also participates in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). For more information on the City of Portland's benefits please click here.

Work Location
Most hybrid employees will be expected to perform at least half of their work in person. City Council approved a human resources administrative rule in January 2023, HRAR 4.045, requiring employees, including those who are fully remote and hybrid, to perform work within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here.Applicants must meet each of the following minimum qualifications. Describe in their responses to the supplemental questions and resume how their education, training and/or experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Experiencewith governmental accounting and financial reporting as well as applicable accounting standards and procedures including GAAP, GASB, and FASB.
2. Experience meeting multiple deadlines and the ability to understand the importance of managing a dynamic workload.
3. Experience preparing clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, correspondence, and other documents involving technical, accounting, and/or financial data in a manner appropriate to the audience.
4. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Bureau/Office managers and staff, representatives of other governmental agencies, the public, and others encountered during work.
5. Ability to perform analyses of complex financial operations, accounting procedures and controls, operational, and organizational problems; evaluate alternatives; and reach sound, logical, fact-based conclusions, and recommendations.

• Your responses to the supplemental questions and rsum will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the \"To Qualify\" section of this announcement.
• Your rsum should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• If you are requesting Veteran's Preference, as identified below, please describe in your responses to the supplemental questions and resume any transferrable skills obtained during your military service and how they relate to each of the required minimum qualifications under the \"To Qualify\" section above.

All completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than the closing date and time of this recruitment. E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

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