Senior Financial Research Analyst

MOS Code: 6F000 (Air Force), 3451 (Marine Corps), 36B (Army) 

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in business, public administration, economics, finance or related field including two (2) years of experience involving application of research methods to include one (1) year of procurement experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

Under direction, provide financial support, research information, and evaluation of statistics on various departmental procedures, projects and grants. Ensure accurate and complete accounting, and maintain internal control systems and records.

 

Plan, develop, and engage in research projects as instructed regarding but not limited to procurement, contracts, grants and other financial projects as necessary. Collect and compile information. Receive, review, and revise bid and RFP documents and research and formulate purchase orders to ensure compliance with applicable statutes. Develop complex technical or specialized proposals or solicitations. Perform statistical analysis and interpret findings. Identify alternatives to address situations or solve problems with their advantages and disadvantages. Estimate costs of proposals and forecast future demand resources.
 
Manage the procurement of inventory items, contracts, bids, and associated budget. Communicate with vendors to obtain quotes. Prepare purchase requisitions for materials and supplies. Recommend materials/supply and parts sources. Approve purchase requests. Monitor supply contracts, assure expenditures are within budget and notify management of potential deviations. Recommend changes in procurement policies and practices to management.
 
Manage inventory control of assigned area. Manage the receipt, inspection, storage, security and issuance and delivery of material and equipment. Complete special orders for departmental customers. Prepare activity, progress and special reports. Monitor and judge contractor on pricing, quality, and quantity of goods or services specified in contract. Act as liaison between department and contractor in case of disputes, clarifications and complaints. Establish and adjust work procedures to meet warehouse demands. Assist other sections with materials acquisition.
 
Research and review pertinent regulations, laws, manuals, and procedures pertaining to departmental fiscal matters. Draft reports, and other technical documents including but not limited to writing specifications for goods and services. Administer and monitor technical and complex contracts and grant projects. Assist in formal audit review of contractors. Negotiate changes and supplemental agreements. Recommend appropriate remedy in the event of unsatisfactory performance. Conduct pre and post administrative briefings. Finalize data analysis, statistical charts, graphs and spreadsheets. Search, update and access computerized databases in support of the overall program. Use and maintain history and research files.
 
Represent the department and provide technical support and information. Inform suppliers of purchasing policies and procedures on doing business with the city, bidding process and related information. Create and maintain a variety of computerized records or reports such as vendor lists, inventory files and reports, financial reports or records and status reports. Perform other related work as required.

Oversee and monitor assigned staff. Provide assistance and training to professional, technical and clerical staff. Plan and assign work. Oversee and monitor work in progress and finished project. Prepare or provide input to performance evaluations. Provide training, direction, guidance and support for buying and bid section staff.

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To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history.  We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.  

 

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.