Senior Financial Analyst

Description Responsibilities The Senior Financial Analyst is a key member of the MBD team who is responsible for supporting and providing exemplary customer service primarily to the Port Authority’s Tunnels, Bridges, & Terminals (TB&T) Department which operates all Port Authority bridge and tunnel crossings, including the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, and Outerbridge Crossing; as well as the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Upper Manhattan.
This position will also support the Port Authority’s Major Capital Projects (MCP) Department.
This position will work on a team of four within MBD’s Budget Performance and Analysis division, reporting to the Supervising Financial Analyst, and will directly support client departments as it relates to providing financial expertise particularly in regard to Budgeting, financial reporting, and reviewing/approving and analyzing resource and authorization requests to make sound recommendations.
This position will support the Supervisor in achieving timely and accurate financial analysis and ensure the financial review of all agency initiatives is conducted to the highest standard.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Reviewing and analyzing annual Budget submissions in close coordination with the client departments to ensure alignment with Budget targets and planning guidance.
Verifying Budget submissions are properly consolidated in the agency’s enterprise Budget system-BudgetPro-to help prepare the annual Budget Book and other Budget presentations and memorandum for the Board of Commissioners and executive leadership.
Reviewing, evaluating, and presenting monthly financial performance results to ensure financial integrity and alignment with the Budget, including coordinating with the Departments to identify offsets as needed.
Analyzing requests to procure various resources to ensure proper stewardship of the agency’s resources and consistency with approved annual Budget.
Coordinating with various Departments both inside and outside the Finance suite, including (but not limited to) the Comptroller’s, Office of Financial Planning, Real Estate, and the Office of Sustainability, to develop Budget recommendations, ensure accurate accounting transactions, and monitor the impact of economic conditions on revenues and expenses.
Participating on RFP committees and task forces to represent the agency’s financial interests.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or related field and/or a minimum of 3 years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, and/or budgeting.
Experience in both developing financial spreadsheets and in summarizing those results to Departmental leadership including implementing robust quality controls on spreadsheets and ensuring financial accuracy.
Proficiency with using Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint to analyze, track, persuade, or recommend.
Desired: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field.
Knowledge of financial, Operating, and Capital Budgeting processes and/or accounting structures.
Experience with database and visualization tools like Oracle Hyperion/Essbase and PowerBI.
Experience with the Port Authority’s corporate financial systems, including SAP, PeopleSoft, BudgetPro, and ICMS/Cognos.
Experience successfully developing and implementing process improvement initiatives to internal and/or external business processes.
Ability to identify and analyze financial issues, and ultimately recommend solutions or alternatives.
Excellent oral and written presentation skills, with the ability to present and discuss financial information clearly and concisely.
A customer experience mindset and curiosity to learn about the operations of the Departments that play a vital role in keeping the agency moving.