Senior Operations Analyst

Salary : $71,021.84 - $114,580.19 Annually
Location : Wastewater Plant, 1621 N. 14th Ave., Hollywood, FL, FL
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 2027-011
Department: Public Utilities Finance and Budgeting
Opening Date: 10/08/2026
Closing Date: 10/22/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the general direction of a supervisor, the position assists in coordinating, planning and directing budget development, budget control and special management projects. Work involves reviewing, planning and monitoring the department budget; assisting in the development and implementation of budgetary procedures and policies; responsible for financial forecasting, project management, grants management and assistance in meeting the overall goals of the department including strategic and financial planning, budget preparation and analysis, and review of complex technical documents.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in the facilitation of and participates in the preparation and control of assigned department's annual capital and operating budgets by compiling and analyzing financial data.
• Coordinates the preparation of narratives; preparing cost information, budget related documents and charts, budget reports, plans and projects.
• Identifies budget problems, processes and procedures.
• Provides assistance, research and counsel to assigned department on policy, and administrative and operational issues of the Department.
• Facilitates studies performed by outside consultants and reviews consultants work to ensure accuracy.
• Consults with and assists assigned department in the formulation, analysis, review and control of the Department's budget; forecasts future revenues and expenditures; suggests cost-cutting alternatives; and reviews expenditure requests and revenue estimates.
• Develops procedures and/or processes to identify deficiencies and take corrective action
• Attends and assists in facilitating budget meetings with top management.
• Researches and prepares reports for management's review concerning revenues and expenditures including five (5) year forecasts for revenue, expenditure and financial trends; assists in cost analysis of assigned department's safety operations.
• Builds positive business partnerships while leading and/ or participating on inter and intra-agency projects and committees.
• Develops and maintains budgetary database to track budgets and expenditures, and others to project financial impacts of changing operational data and fee structures related to fire assessment fees, ambulance transport fees, fire inspection fees and fire rescue service agreements and contracts.
• Must effectively and positively represent the City in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Must establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

The Requirements

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in accounting, business or public administration
• Three (3) years governmental budgeting and/or accounting experience.

Preferred:

• M.B.A. or M.P.A. is preferred.
• Five (5) years governmental budgeting and/or accounting experience

Additional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above requirements

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Valid Driver's License: With proof of automobile insurance
• Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record
• Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental budgeting and accounting including general and specific revenue, debt service, capital projects, enterprise, internal service, purchasing and taxation.
• Skill in utilizing microcomputer spreadsheets, word processing, graphics, and database management systems.
• Knowledge of the operating departments normally found in a municipality and their budgeting requirements.
• Knowledge of business office practices and procedures, computerized budgeting and accounting systems and equipment.
• Knowledge of auditing techniques.
• Ability to apply professional budgeting principles and implement standards for operating departments to follow.
• Ability to identify and analyze the efficiency of departmental operations.
• Ability to evaluate complex financial documents.
• Ability to conduct thorough analytical work, including designing statistical analyses of budgetary information.
• Ability to conduct and analyze statistical reports.
• Skill in communicating clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with fellow employees, supervisors, managers and the public.

The Examination
Required Education and Background Information: Look over the announcement carefully to determine your eligibility. Please note minimum education and experience requirements. Closed competitive positions are open only to employees while open competitive positions are open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications for the position. Evidence of a GED test score is required if submitted for high school diploma. Applicants are responsible for clearly documenting work experience and/or providing all relevant information at the time of application. Additional information will not be accepted after the announcement closing date.

Examination: Depending on the number of applicants and the quality of their education and experience, the examination may consist of one or more of the following tests: written examination, performance examination, education and experience evaluation, oral examination and/or other job related examinations.

You will be notified of the time and place of your examination when you file or later by mail. A passing grade is required on each part of the process. Repeated participation in any examination for which the same test is used is limited to once every 6 months. Your examination results will be sent by email as soon as possible after the grading is completed.

Final passing grades are used to determine a candidate's position on the eligibility list of successful candidates. Departments fill vacancies from this list. The top three names are considered for each vacancy unless otherwise modified. Those not appointed are returned to the eligibility list for further consideration in accordance with the Civil Service Ordinance. Your name will remain on a register for one year for open competitive examinations and two years for closed competitive except where labor contract conflicts.

Your name may be removed from an eligibility list prior to one year according to Hollywood's Civil Service Ordinance or labor contracts. Your eligibility may be canceled if you refuse a position or if you are not available for work. You are responsible for notifying the Employment Office, in writing, of any change in your address or telephone number.

Special Accommodation and Communication Needs: The City of Hollywood provides necessary reasonable accommodation in the examination process upon request to persons with disabilities. Such requests must be made PRIOR to any scheduled examination.

Veteran's Preference: The City values the service that veterans and their family members have given to our country, and as such, proactively recruits and hires veterans and qualified spouses to the greatest extent possible. Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. To obtain veteran's preference, candidates MUST submit a copy of separation papers (DD214) and meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Florida Statutes. For additional information, please refer to the .

Additional Information
All successful applicants will be required to pass an extensive background which may include criminal history searches, driving history checks, credit report, courthouse searches, education verification, employment verification, professional license verification, or other search methods as deemed necessary for the position. In addition, the applicant will be required to undergo a medical examination, which may include a drug screening, prior to appointment.

Employment of Relatives: The City of Hollywood has an Ordinance which regulates the employment of relatives of City employees. Effective January 28, 2008, a relative may only be hired under the following additional conditions:

• The relative must have competed in an appropriate examination process as determined by Human Resources and be placed on a civil service eligibility list;
• The relative must be among the top three ranked candidates available on the certified eligibility list unless expanded by the Civil Service Board;
• The Department or Office Director and the Director, Human Resources must demonstrate that it is in the best interests of the City of Hollywood to hire the relative of a public officer or employee.

As of 12/15/2005 the City will require all newly hired employees to sign an affidavit affirming non-usage of tobacco or tobacco products within the last year prior to submission of application and will continue to be a non-user of tobacco products throughout employment with the City of Hollywood.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling (954) 921-3216.

SUMMARY OF BENEFITS FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES

• Professional employees shall be provided with 200 hours of vacation leave per vacation year (the vacation year shall begin on October 1st and end on the following September 30th). Employees shall be required to utilize 80 hours of vacation during the vacation year in which it is earned or it will be lost at the end of the vacation year. The remaining 120 hours may be carried forward and must be used within 18 months following the vacation year in which the leave is earned or be liquidated by cash payment at that time. The employee will become eligible for liquidation of accrued leave after approximately two years of employment. Leave that is liquidated shall be paid at the employee's rate of pay when the vacation time was earned.

• Professional employees accrue eight hours sick leave for each month worked with no limit on the amount that is accumulated. Additionally, each fiscal year an employee shall have the option of converting a maximum of 40 hours of accrued sick leave days to personal leave, provided the employee has a balance of 96 hours after the conversion.

Accrued sick leave shall be terminally paid at the following rates in relationship to full years of credited service with the City to a maximum of 1200 hours (e.g., an employee with 20 or more years of service with 1200 (or more) hours of sick leave shall be paid at 80% of 1200 hours, which would be 960 hours):
Accrued Sick Leave Payout

• Less than five (5) years 20% sick leave
• Five (5) to ten (10) years 40% sick leave
• Ten (10) or more years 70% sick leave
• More than twenty (20 years) 80% sick leave

Upon the accumulation of 300 sick leave hours, all employees have the option of converting the next forty (40) hours of sick leave to vacation days.

• Employees may participate in the City's Sick Leave Pool Program upon the completion of one year of employment and with a minimum accumulation of 96 hours of sick and/or vacation leave. This program entitles eligible employees to participate in extended sick leave benefits for cases involving non-work related catastrophic or long-term illnesses or injuries.

• Professional employees shall be eligible to participate in a Disability Salary Replacement program that will provide for a 60% base salary benefit after a 90-day waiting period. During the 90-day waiting period, an employee may utilize accrued sick