Financial Analyst
About this role
Job Summary: The Financial Analyst provides advanced financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting support to assist the Harris County Tax Office in well-informed decision-making. Key responsibilities include processing financial and operational data from multiple sources to develop reports, identify trends, explain financial variances, create models, and provide actionable insights to leadership. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills are essential for success in this role. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting and Analysis:
• Develop and maintain dashboards and performance reports that provide visibility into key business metrics. • Produce accurate and timely weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. Identify trends, investigate variances, and communicate key findings. • Present insights, recommendations, and risks to leadership.
Forecast & Modeling Support:
• Analyze historical and current data, assist with scenario analysis, and evaluate potential financial impacts of operational and legislative policy changes.
Ad Hoc Financial Analysis:
• Conduct special projects and financial analysis as needed. • Gather data from financial systems, ERP platforms, accounting records, operational databases, spreadsheets, and other relevant sources.
Process Improvement and Data Management:
• Identify and lead process improvements that increase efficiency, automate reporting, and improve financial accuracy. • Lead or support initiatives to enhance financial processes, create process mapping, identify workflow efficiencies, and resolve recurring issues.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Coverage:
• Collaborate with the Reconciliation, Disbursement, and Revenue Managers to provide reporting while ensuring alignment. • Contribute to cross-departmental projects requiring financial analysis expertise. • Provide documentation, explanations, and operational support for internal and external audits related to budget and P-Card activity.
Leadership Partnership & Departmental Communication:
• Partner with managers, directors, and senior leadership on KPIs, workload trends, staffing needs, policy changes, and department priorities. • Respond to ad hoc budget and financial inquiries and perform other duties as assigned.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net