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Jacobs Financial Analyst 
United States, Georgia, Atlanta 
622528069

17.08.2024

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The position will be hired through the Joint Venture JRMT Program.

The Financial Analyst's responsibilities include establishing baseline budgets, comparing monthly budgets to actual costs, and ensuring that budgets and costs align with each project. They also handle complex financial forecasting models that support operating and capital programs and analyze future bus, rail, facility, maintenance, and expansion projects.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with project managers to develop annual budgets and forecasts for meticulous monitoring, variance analysis, and projected profitability assessment.
  • Collaborate with the manager to develop a ten-year capital plan and coordinate various aspects of the operating and capital budgets.
  • Provide financial analysis for individual capital projects, including lifecycle analysis.
  • Work closely with senior-level staff to analyze and optimize MARTA's debt structure, commercial paper program, sales tax bond issuances and refunding, lease/purchase decisions, and other short-term financing alternatives.
  • Utilize Unifier and other database systems to streamline processes, track project costs, and enhance financial reporting accuracy.
  • Develops and supports the preparation of annual CIP and 10-year forecast, mid-year budget update, regular budget analysis, and monitoring and reporting of project budgets and schedules to various stakeholders, including the MARTA Board of Directors, Executive Management, and External Stakeholders.
  • Perform cash management duties, including daily position determination and long-range cash flow forecasting.
  • Conduct technical analysis and prepared reports, presentations, and briefings for executive management, GM/CEO, and the Board of Directors.
  • Prepare special studies and serve on Technical Evaluation Teams (TETs) for large Authority contracts.
  • Represent the manager during meetings with internal and external customers when required.
  • Take charge of captive accounting, including premium calculations, claims handling, and regulatory compliance.
  • Manage the authority's budget consolidation, ensuring thorough review and eventual approval.
  • Provide comprehensive month-end reporting on project performance and prepare robust, insightful reports.
Here's what you'll need

Requirements:

  • Must have a strong knowledge of budgeting, accounting, economics, and statistics related to government agencies or state regulations.
  • Comprehensive understanding of tax regulations and compliance requirements related to construction accounting.
  • Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
  • Good decision-making skills; analytical and detail-oriented.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with Oracle is a plus.
  • Must be capable of making recommendations that are often the basis for decisions made by the Manager, Director, AGM, CEO and Board of Directors

Applicants should have a minimum of eight years of experience in PMCM contracts for a project or program, having worked on a client's site and interacting with internal/external customers at all management levels.

Experience with Project Management Information Systems is required. A CPA certification is preferred.

A 2- or 4-year college degree or equivalent job experience with ten years of progressive and relevant experience is necessary.

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