The Department of Housing Services is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our team in the Finance, Budget and Accounting Division and to support the work of providing housing stability in Washington County.

This position will primarily support the Senior Financial Analyst in building the department budget, creating financial dashboards, updating the cost allocation plan, analyzing financial statements, generating ad-hoc reports, and forecasting the organization's financial health. This position will also work closely with the program staff to gather and provide information necessary for data-driven decision-making.

The Department of Housing (including the Housing Authority of Washington County) is an innovative organization responsible for rent assistance, affordable housing development, and homeless services programming across our community. We are a dynamic team that highly values a culture of equity, diverse perspectives, and life experiences. We embrace collaboration, work-life balance, and a supportive workplace environment, and are passionate about the work we do to serve and support our diverse community.

This position is hybrid eligible and can work remotely 2-3 days per week.

The ideal candidates we are looking for are:

• team players who are interested in providing support at all levels to enable coworkers and the organization to accomplish Housing goals.
• workers who value collaborative and communicative teams, and who contribute to an environment respectful of living and working in a multicultural society.
• well-organized and confident in handling a wide range of tasks and in moving quickly and adeptly from one assignment to another.
• personable, with the ability to form strong, healthy relationships with staff, service providers and vendors while clarifying requirements, requesting missing supporting documents, guiding on error corrections and informing of process changes.
• creative individuals who address each problem with a solution-focused mindset and innovate when the path forward is not defined through precedence.
• able to leverage technology by using the latest software, tools and methodologies to complete deliverables in a logical, efficient manner.
• financially savvy, detail-oriented and understand generally accepted accounting principles.
• individuals seeking opportunities to increase knowledge and grow their skills and experience.

Why Washington County?Washington County is dedicated to the recruitment and recognition of a talented and diverse workforce that is committed to public service. Our shared values of professionalism, innovation, equity, integrity, stewardship, and accountability guide the way we conduct ourselves and deliver services to our customers. Supported by the work of our Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, Washington County celebrates diversity in our employees' backgrounds, beliefs, identities, and abilities, while supporting growth opportunities for all.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

To review the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for this classification, please use this link: Financial Analyst.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, or a related field; AND two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience performing budgetary or financial analysis, or auditing; OR
• An Associate's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, or a related field; AND four (4) years of progressively responsible professional experience performing budgetary or financial analysis, or auditing; OR
• Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional experience performing budgetary or financial analysis, or auditing, of which at least four (4) years of experience must be in the public sector.

Additional Requirements

• Must pass a criminal background check.