Financial Analyst III

ISSUED: 03/10/2026

CLOSES: 03/18/2026

Position:

FINANCIAL ANALYST III

Salary:

$76,862 to $129,727 Annually. Pay Grade 40.

Department:

Public Safety

Division:

Administration

Hours:

8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday – Friday; may be required to work on evenings.

Other:

Respiratory screen/chest x-ray and Hearing Loss Test required for selected candidate.

THIS IS AN AT-WILL POSITION

Use the Job ID based on the Position Location as follows

Location

Job ID

20 S. Military Trail, WPB

33830

Responsible, professional work involving financial analyses and a broad range of financial management activities, including grant administration and monthly fund reviews. Performs detailed financial management analyses; prepares, reviews, and updates monthly, quarterly, and annual financial documents, designs and improves financial and/or management systems; reviews or prepares budget requests; prepares forecasts of revenues or expenses; evaluates and issues financial reports. Work requires considerable knowledge of methods and procedures used in financial management analysis and considerable independent judgment in performing the same. May have some supervisory responsibility for professional staff and be assigned projects of a non-routine nature.

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,

A Bachelor's 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,

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,

An Associate's 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,

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 experience in/with (must specify in application):

Analyzing complex financial data,
Governmental accounting,
Crystal report-writing software,
Advantage/performance budgeting,
Grant management and reporting,
Supervising employees,
Developing, preparing, and monitoring budgets,
Reviewing agenda items,
Reviewing and monitoring contracts, and
Procurement.

All employees of Palm Beach County may be required to work before, during and/or after a natural or man-made disaster or hurricane.

In accordance with Affirmative Action requirements of Sec. 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the County provides reasonable accommodation. If you need a reasonable accommodation for interviewing or initial employment, please notify the Palm Beach County BCC Human Resources Department. EO/AA Employer M/F/D/V; (Drug Free Work Place).

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