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Fiscal Analyst

Salary

$66,703.00 - $103,398.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Temporary with benefits (More than 1000 hours)

Job Number

25-05719

Department

Community Safety

Opening Date

12/01/2025

Closing Date

12/12/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $66,703 - $80,043

Work Day/Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am - 5pm

*This is temporary 1-year position with benefits. There is a possibility that this position will continue after one year, but that will depend on allocation of funding by City Council as part of the annual budget process.

In 2022, the Durham Community Safety Department (DCSD) launched four 911 crisis response programs—collectively known as HEART (Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Teams)—to meet the needs of people in crisis with compassionate care and behavioral health expertise. In the first three years of operation, and having responded to over 30,000 calls, HEART continues to demonstrate that alternative 911 responses are safe and effective.

In 2025, DCSD’s scope of work has grown to include other dimensions of community safety. This new Stabilization Services division includes a reentry program, a guaranteed income pilot, street outreach, homeless services, a Care Navigation team that follows up with residents after 9-1-1 calls, and a Familiar Neighbors team that support people with complex needs — often at the intersection of homelessness, mental illness, and substance use — who are interacting frequently with the criminal legal system).

About the Role

DCSD is hiring a Fiscal Analyst to support core business, budget, and finance operations for 75+ person department. The Analyst will report to DCSD’s Business Services Manager and will part of a small administration team, providing management analysis and oversight; preparing, reviewing, monitoring and adjusting a department’s budget; preparing financial reports; supporting contract administration via contract progress payments, managing procurement processes (requisitions and invoices, reviewing and approving purchase card statements, managing payroll, and personnel management. The Analyst will primarily support this team by processing purchase cards; supporting DCSD's contract team by processing all invoices; processing direct, regular payments to residents through a city-run guaranteed income program; preparing, reviewing and maintaining complex financial reports; assisting with the annual budget process; performing journal-level accounting, ensuring compliance with financial practices, procedures, and deadlines.

Want to learn more before you apply?

Interested applicants can visit our website (http://www.durhamnc.gov/HEART) and dashboard (http://www.durhamnc.gov/HEART-data) ; listen to The Fifth Branch (https://www.durhamnc.gov/4838/Community-Safety-News-Media) , a 3-part podcast that offers a behind the scenes look at HEART; watch this clip (https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/health/911-response-mental-health-durham-wellness/index.html) from CNN’s Sanjay Gupta; listen to this segment (https://www.wunc.org/news/2023-02-06/national-trend-durham-dispatching-mental-health-police-911-calls) on NPR (WUNC); or read this piece (https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/criminal-justice/durhams-new-model-for-public-safety/) from The Assembly to learn more about our department.

How will you know you and DCSD are a great fit?

+ You take pride in accuracy and organization and want your work to connect to something bigger: reducing harm and extending care in our community.

+ You balance attention to detail with flexibility when new ideas or processes emerge, and you notice opportunities to strengthen systems through collaboration and thoughtful improvements.

+ You value clear communication and enjoy working alongside people from different backgrounds—from clinicians to community members—to make programs run smoothly.

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Working with the Finance Department to set up and then administer direct cash payments to residents through a city-run guaranteed income pilot; tracking payments; ensuring participants are receiving payments; troubleshooting any issues and communicating with program participants; ensuring any necessary documentation is completed and on file prior to payments. Providing other administrative support as needed to Welcome Home program staff who are operating aspects of the guaranteed income pilot.

+ Processing purchase card payments.

+ Reviewing invoices for compliance; entering invoices for payment into the City’s ERP system (Munis transitioning to Oracle); tracking and reporting out on amount of funding remaining.

+ Running reports to answer budget and financial questions of interest DCSD leadership; analyzing budget data to make recommendations; making budget transfers as needed.

+ Assisting with other administrative assignments as needed which mean ordering supplies, supporting staff in booking travel, serving as a backup to processing payroll or entering other personnel actions.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting, business or public administration or a directly related field, and

+ Two years of experience performing financial, budget, or program operations work relevant to the responsibilities of this role

+ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfortable using excel to manipulate and analyze data.

Additional Preferred Skills

+ A commitment to the mission of this department: to reduce harm, extend care, and increase stability for neighbors facing crises.

+ Experience working with OnBase and Munis and/or Oracle.

+ Experience working in a government setting.

+ Interest in supporting a guaranteed income program.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

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How many years of related experience do you have in performing financial, budget, or program operations work?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of related experience

+ 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience

+ 2 years but less than 6 years of related experience

+ 6 years but less than 10 years of related experience

+ 10 or more years of related experience

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How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel?

+ No experience

+ Beginner level

+ Intermediate level

+ Advanced level

+ Expert level

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Do you have experience working with OnBase and Munis and/or Oracle?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have experience working in a government setting?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have interest in programs/projects about supporting a guaranteed income program?

+ Yes

+ No

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