Financial Analyst III

Performs professional accounting, auditing, financial analysis, and a broad range of financial management activities for the Department of Airports. Prepares, reviews, and updates monthly, quarterly, and annual financial documents. Responsible for the proper accounting of expenditures and revenue; oversees the Department's grant billings and fixed assets; responsible for hurricane-related billing; compiles the annual expenditure budget; maintains the Accounts Payable ledger; performs detailed financial analyses; prepares forecasts of expenses; evaluates and issues financial reports. Provides assistance to elected officials, prepares special reports, and is assigned projects of a non-routine nature. Work requires extensive knowledge of methods and procedures used in financial analysis. Exercises considerable independent judgment in performing various financial analyses. May have some supervisory responsibility for clerical or support staff or lower-level Financial Analysts. Performance is reviewed by an administrative superior through conferences, reports, and observation of results achieved.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires qualified applicants to possess one of the following:

• A Master's Degree in Business/Public Administration (MBA/MPA); minimum of two (2) years of professional/paraprofessional experience in governmental or commercial accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial data analytics, or financial analysis,

OR

• A Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business/Public Administration, Economics, or related field; minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in governmental or commercial accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial data analytics, or financial analysis,

OR

• An unrelated Bachelor's Degree; minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in governmental or commercial accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial data analytics, or financial analysis,

OR

• An Associates Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business/Public Administration, Economics, or related field; minimum of five (5) years of professional experience performing governmental or commercial accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial data analytics, or financial analysis,

OR

• Graduation from high school or an equivalent recognized certification; minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in governmental or commercial accounting, auditing, budgeting, financial data analytics, or financial analysis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred qualifications include (must specify in application):

• Experience preparing/monitoring expenditure and revenue budgets,
• Experience performing grant administration for a Palm Beach County Department,
• Contract writing, tracking, and monitoring experience,
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience,
• Three (3) years of experience preparing and writing Crystal reports from Advantage relating to revenue billing functions,
• One (1) year of Enterprise Fund accounting experience, and
• Experience in monitoring and drafting Agenda Items for the Board of County Commissioners consideration.

NOTE: It is not necessary to submit another application for this position if you applied 5/22/26 - 6/5/26.