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MANAGEMENT ANALYST III

City of Houston

Houston, TXFull-time$53–92K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$53–92K/yr
Location
Houston, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

The Management Analyst III develops, organizes, implements, monitors, and controls operating and financial activities, serving as a liaison to assigned departments and agencies. The role prepares and analyzes budgets, forecasts, projections, reconciliations, and reimbursement requests, and coordinates purchasing card activity. It requires a bachelor's degree and four years of professional experience in a related field; a related master's degree may substitute for two years of experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial ReportingBudget AnalysisFinancial ForecastingBudget ReconciliationVariance AnalysisMicrosoft OfficeSAPSelf-StarterTask CompletionPayroll ReimbursementPurchasing Card Coordination

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, or Related FieldFour Years Professional ExperienceMaster's Degree or Two Years Experience SubstitutionCriminal Background CheckFederally Mandated Security Clearance

Full job description

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Develops, organizes, implements, monitors and controls specific operating and financial activities. Serves as the primary liaison to assigned departments, agencies and organizations to effectively coordinate financial operating and management policies, procedures and systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Prepare, create, analyze, monitor, and forecast monthly financial report and annual operating budget
  • Provide monthly line-item projections based on thorough review of year-to-date actual and trends, budget transfers, and journal entries
  • Reconcile and provide budget vs. actual analysis and variance reports.
  • Assists in resolving expenditure and revenue concerns by implementing alternative solutions
  • Reviews specific transfers, financial statements, and departments’/agencies’ requests and actions
  • The position has significant use of Microsoft Office and SAP
  • Must be a self-starter and committed to completing tasks timeline
  • Prepare the Biweekly Payroll Reimbursement request from Greater Harris County 9-1-1 (GHC)
  • Prepare the Quarterly Reimbursement request from GHC for all other expenditures
  • Prepare the cash receipts of all the revenues from GHC and for miscellaneous copies
  • Purchasing Card Coordinator for the department
  • Performs other duties and special projects as requested

All duties and responsibilities may not be included in the above job descriptions.

WORKING CONDITIONS The position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc. There are occasional minor discomforts from exposure to less-than-optimal temperature and air conditions. The position may involve dealing with modestly unpleasant situations, as with occasional exposure to office chemicals and/or extensive use of a video display terminal.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check, obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearance where required.EDUCATION Requires a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance or a field directly related to the job. EXPERIENCE Four years of professional experience in accounting, budget analysis, finance, public administration or a field directly related to the job are required. Substitutions: Experience cannot be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement. A Master’s degree in a field directly related to the job may substitute for two years of the above experience requirement. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS None.Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6. SALARY INFORMATION Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

Pay Grade - 21

SAFETY IMPACT NO

APPLICATION PROCEDURES Only online applications will be accepted for this City of Houston job and must be received by the Human Resources Department during active posting period. Applications must be submitted online at: www.houstontx.gov.

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All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.

EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,990 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$53–92K/yr
  • Texas median$83–130K/yr222 salary ranges
  • US median$85–135K/yr3,929 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $73K, is 32% below the Texas median midpoint ($108K) — in the lowest quarter of Financial Analyst salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 446 open Financial Analyst jobs in Texas and 5,990 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Financial Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,811 postings).
Education
3,112 of the 5,990 open Financial Analyst jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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