Port Senior Financial Analyst

*** All completed applications for this position must be submitted online no later than 5:00 PM (PT), on the closing date of the recruitment. PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please follow all submission instructions to ensure your application is complete. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of online applications, therefore, it is important for online applications to be completed fully.

Late applications will not be accepted beyond the closing time and date for any reason, including any technical issues, such as system, browser, or computer failures, etc. ***

The Port is currently recruiting for the position of Port Senior Financial Analyst. There is a total of two (2) vacancies, one (1) in the Financial Services Division and one (1) in the Utilities Division. Under direction, the Port Senior Financial Analyst provides highly responsible and complex financial analyses; performs complex budgetary, rate setting, systems and operational analyses; supervises, plans and coordinates budgeting and financial planning activities;

provides personnel management assistance; makes recommendations on a variety of management functions; supervises assigned staff, coordinates assigned activities with other Port divisions, departments and outside agencies; and performs other related duties as required.

Any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed. Incumbent may perform other related duties at the equivalent level.

• Plans and directs the work of staff in recording and maintaining control of accounting transactions involving a wide variety of accounts including purchasing activities, payment of claims, payroll processing, allocating job costs to appropriate accounts, revenue activities, cash management, capital funding and other fiscal and accounting records.
• Prepares complex financial, fiscal and budget forecasts.
• Prepares and develops instructions, report formats and automated support programs to assist Port departments with monitoring accounts receivable and credit and collection activities.
• Assigns, monitors and supervises the work of subordinate staff; designs and coordinates the training of unit staff; participates in selection and hiring of staff; conducts performance evaluations; recommends merit step awards or disciplinary action as appropriate.
• Monitors and analyzes receivables portfolios and payment patterns.
• Prepares and analyzes flow projections and recommends options to enhance cash flow and minimize loss in credit and collections.
• Meets with management as needed to secure data related to the development and monitoring of credit and collections strategies, informs management of problem accounts and assists management with identifying options to address delinquencies and over payments.
• Performs various studies, as needed, which may involve analyses of financial information, accounting records, statistics and systems; gathers information relating to tenant and customer assets, liabilities and insurance.
• Develops and maintains close effective working relationships with the Port's maritime, aviation and commercial real estate tenants; maintains contacts and negotiates with Port tenants and customers for purposes of making arrangements to bring their accounts current.
• Responsible for the development and installation of procedures and policies to achieve stated goals and objectives.
• Analyzes work flow within the section and implements changes relating to work processes; designs procedures and methods for maintaining accounting and internal controls.
• Participates in the development and implementation of fiscal and accounting procedures and methods.
• Performs necessary functions as a contact for coordinating and facilitating the requirements of outside auditors; responds to inquiries of auditors.
• Reviews, prepares and oversees the preparation of fiscal and accounting reports, documents, and transactions for conformance with established procedures and control; supervises the maintenance of general ledgers and journals.
• Reviews related financial statements and reports; prepares analyses of the information and provides recommendations to management concerning the financial impact of the data.
• Provides leadership, training and guidance to Port staff.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

This classification requires a combination of education and experience reflecting possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. A typical combination would include possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field and four years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the financial area, two of which should have been in either financial and budget analysis, credit and collections or accounting.

A master’s degree in business or public administration, finance or other related field is highly desirable.

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