Senior Fiscal and Performance Analyst

Senior Fiscal and Performance Analyst

Salary

$68,429.71 - $99,500.00 Annually

Location

Bernard Adams Municipal Complex, FL

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

01269

Department

Financial Services

Division

Budget and Performance

Opening Date

06/05/2026

Closing Date

6/12/2026 5:00 PM Eastern

• Description
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Summary Objective

This position performs advanced professional work in budget development, financial analysis, and performance management. This position supports the preparation and monitoring of the City's operating and capital budgets, conducts complex financial and economic analyses, including revenue forecasting and expenditure projections, to support budgeting, long-range planning, and strategic financial decision-making, and assists in developing performance measures to evaluate organizational effectiveness. The role plays a key part in data-driven decision-making, ensuring fiscal accountability, and supporting City's performance management program, including the development and tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs) and outcome measures, ensuring alignment with the City's Strategic Plan. The role requires a high level of analytical skill, independent judgment, and collaboration with departments to ensure fiscal integrity, regulatory compliance, and alignment with organizational priorities. This position works closely with the Budget Manager and operates under general supervision, exercising independence in developing work methods and determining work sequences.

Essential Functions

The essential functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Assist with the development, coordination, and publication of the City's annual operating budget, including the revenue and expenditure projections and performs financial analyses to support budget preparation and long-term planning.
• Reviews monthly budget-to-actual reports to monitor departmental budgets, analyze variances and overall financial performance, and recommends budget transfers and amendments, and prepare variance analyses as needed to ensure alignment with fiscal objectives.
• Supports the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the City's Strategic Plan to ensure alignment of departmental budgets and initiatives with organizational goals.
• Collaborates with department leadership to identify strategic priorities, define objectives, and establish performance measures that support the Strategic Plan.
• Monitors progress on Strategic Plan initiatives and prepares reports that track outcomes.
• Responsible for the City's Performance Measures Program, including the development, implementation, and oversight of processes for linking program budgeting to performance metrics; conducts quarterly reporting, analyzes results, and benchmarks performance against comparable localities and agencies.
• Designs benchmark surveys and quantitative techniques to improve the productivity and quality of operations and build an effective workforce. Provides support with creating dashboards, reports, key performance indicator analysis, and other tracking mechanisms to support operations.
• Creates standard operating procedures related to performance measurements, key performance indicators, balance score cards, and other budget support systems.
• Assists grant budgeting activities, including budget development, financial monitoring, reimbursement tracking, and compliance with grant requirements and reporting standards.
• Conducts complex financial analyses to support policy decisions, service level changes, and operational initiatives.
• Assists in the development and implementation of budget policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Create and provides technical guidance and training to departments on budget development, CIP planning, grant financial requirements, standard operating procedures, key performance indicators, and other budget support systems.
• Supports audits and responds to inquiries related to operating budgets, capital projects, and grant funding.
• Conducts various demographic and economic research and surveys and of the surrounding municipalities and other taxing authorities regarding proposed and final millage rates, water rates, utility service taxes, solid waste fees, and other user fees and rates.
• Performs financial, statistical, trend, and modeling analyses identifying patterns and relationships to support evaluation of different business decisions and scenarios.
• Ensures budgetary compliance and assists in problem-solving to accomplish overall project and/or program goals and objectives
• Exercise considerable initiative, high degree of responsibility for research, analysis, and sound judgment in the planning, scheduling, and carrying out of assignments.
• Performs a variety of other budget and other special projects upon request, including preparing briefings, recommendations, and presentations.
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in governmental operations, budgeting, grant management and reporting, financial analysis, and performance management, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's Degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, or related field;
• Experience in municipal government budgeting and financial systems, fund accounting, capital improvement planning, and grant-funded programs
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools, including intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with municipal budgeting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, including Tyler Munis, OpenGov, or ClearGov.
• Familiarity with Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) best practices.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Work Environment and Work Hours

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of government operations, policies, accountability requirements, financial reporting, local ordinances and resolutions, State statues, and internal control procedures.
• Strong understanding of capital improvement programming, debt financing, and long-range financial planning.
• Knowledge in budget transparency and accountability software systems, strategic planning methodology and processes, program evaluation, data collection, analysis, and reporting methods.
• Knowledge in research methods, benchmarking, best practices in performance management, statistical tools, data visualization techniques, and performance dashboards.
• Ability to develop performance metrics, monitor progress toward strategic goals, evaluate program effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
• Knowledge of grant budgeting, compliance, and financial reporting requirements.
• Knowledge and ability in the preparation of financial and budget documents in conformity with established practices and procedures for distribution to internal and external parties.
• Demonstrated analytical skills with attention to details that allow for the interpretation of budgetary, financial and related management information.
• Skill in the creation of charts, tables, graphs, and other visual aids to relay complex data with ability to work with large complex spreadsheets maintaining the highest of integrity of the data and information summarized from them.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments, work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, results-driven environment, maintain accuracy and attention to detail in data-driven work.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to embrace new technologies and innovative organizational practices.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

• Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

• None.

WORK HOURS

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (May be required to work nights, weekends and holidays to meet the business needs of the City.)

ESSENTIAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS

It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with established policies, procedures and safe work practices. Each employee must follow safety training and instructions provided by their supervisor. Each employee must also properly wear and maintain all personal protective equipment required for their job. Finally, each employee must immediately report any unsafe work practices or unsafe conditions as well as any on-the-job injury or illnesses.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE

The City of Deerfield Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Note: During emergency conditions, all City employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. City employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as hurricane, or other emergency situations and are expected to perform emergency service duties as assigned.

The City of Deerfield Beach values the service veterans and their family members have given to our country and supports the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.

CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH 2026 BENEFITS SUMMARY

HOLIDAY LEAVE

Twelve (12) days shall be the days observed by all City employees as holidays and the one (1) personal leave day shall be taken at the employee's discretion with permission of the Department Director or their designee (once each calendar year)

New Years DayLabor DayMartin Luther King Jr. DayVeterans DayPresidents DayThanksgiving DayMemorial DayDay Following Thanksgiving DayJuneteenthChristmasIndependence Day Day preceding or following Christmas Day as designated by the City Manager

VACATION LEAVE

Employees start to accrue vacation leave effective at the start of the first full month of employment based on the following schedule:

Service TimeLeave Accumulated Annually HoursMaximum Accrual Hours0 - 48 months96 hours per year19249 - 108 months112 hours per year224109 - 168 months136 hours per year272169 months and over 176 hours per year352

SICK LEAVE

Employees start to accrue sick leave effective at the start of the first full month of employment. Employees sick days shall be credited at the rate of eight (8) hours or one (1) working day for each month of completed service.

RETIREMENT PLAN

The City provides a defined contribution plan under Section 401(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The City contributes eight percent (8%) of your salary as an employee, and you as an employee contribute four percent (4%) of your salary. The City has a 5-year Vesting Schedule. Vesting refers to your ownership of the money in your account. Based on your period of service completed you are gradually vested in your employer contributions: 20% in 1 year, 40% in 2 years, 60% in 3 years, 80% in 4 years and 100% upon the completion of 5 years of service.

Employees may also make voluntary contributions to a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, up to the annual limit as defined by the IRS.

EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

Full-time employees are eligible to receive educational reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate coursework according to the following criteria and schedule of benefits. Employees who have completed their one (1) year of employment are eligible to participate in the Educational Reimbursement Program. With approval of the course(s) and subject to availability of funds, employees may be eligible for reimbursement (other than Masters Degree program courses) of 100% for a grade of A, 90% for a grade of B, and 75% for a grade of C. The City will provide reimbursement up to a maximum of $5,250.00 per tax (calendar) year based on current federal taxation requirements and limits, or as may be modified in future years. Per IRS regulations, tax-free benefits under an education assistance program are limited to $5,250 per employee, per year.

ANNUAL EVALUATIONS

An annual evaluation will be given on the anniversary date of employment. Annual evaluations are eligible for merit increases to commensurate with the City's pay for performance policy of up to 3%.

DISCOUNT PROGRAMS

The City offers a variety of discount programs. The following are some areas for available discounts: Tickets at Work, Government Car Rental, Tri-Rail EDP Discount., and etc.

WELLNESS PROGRAMS

Employees on the Citys medical plan may participate in the City's Wellness Program to help offset the cost of their medical premiums. For new hires, points toward the Wellness Program can be accumulated starting from your date of hire through the last day of the year. Existing employees may begin participating in the program at any time. Please note, points will only be tallied on a calendar-year basis.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS

The City of Deerfield Beach provides group insurance benefits to eligible employees. The Employee Benefit Highlights Booklet provides a general summary of the benefit options as a convenient reference.

2026 Employee Benefits Highlights

Please note, the benefits listed above are subject to change. Full descriptions of each benefit listed may be found in the Employee Benefits Highlight Booklet, Employee Personnel Rules and Regulations, applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement, or by contacting Human Resources and Risk Management at 954-250-4107 or web.hr@deerfieldbeach.com

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?

• Less than High School
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Some College
• Associates Degree/Trade School/Certification
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree or higher

02

What is/was your major field of study? (Associates degree or above)?

• Public Administration
• Finance
• Accounting
• Economics
• Related Field
• N/A

03

This position requires a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in governmental operations, budgeting, grant management and reporting, financial analysis and performance management or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Which of the following best describes your experience as indicated above? Your response must be validated by the information provided in the WORK EXPERIENCE section of your application and will be verified by Human Resources if selected.

• No experience
• Less than one year
• More than 1 year but less than 3 years
• More than 3 years but less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

04

In which of the following areas do you have related experience?

• Experience in municipal government budgeting and financial systems, fund accounting, capital improvement planning, and grant-funded programs.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools, including intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with municipal budgeting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, including Tyler Munis, OpenGov, or ClearGov.
• Familiarity with Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) best practices.
• N/A

05

Do you have possession of a valid Florida drivers license with an acceptable driving history? (must remain valid throughout employment)

• Yes
• No

06

Has your drivers license ever been suspended, cancelled or revoked for any reason in the past 7 years?

• Yes
• No

07

Have you previously applied to this or any other position with the City of Deerfield Beach?

• Yes
• No

08

If yes, please state the position(s) and dates applied.

09

Where did you hear about this job opportunity?

• Governmentjobs.com
• LinkedIn
• Social Media
• Deerfield-beach.com
• Word of Mouth
• Other

Required Question

Employer City of Deerfield Beach

Address 150 NE 2nd Avenue

Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33441

Website http://www.deerfield-beach.com