Fiscal Analyst II

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) is the public transit authority responsible for the planning and construction of the Honolulu rail transit system for the City and County of Honolulu. The rail system, called Skyline, is the first fully automated, driverless urban light metro system in the U.S. and is the largest public infrastructure project in the history of Hawaii. Considerable work is in progress to extend the system past the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and into downtown Honolulu, representing an 18.9-mile fixed-guideway rail system with 19 stations. It is an exciting time to be at HART, as the first segment of the rail system is open to the public.

HART is seeking a dedicated self- starter to join our Project Controls team as a Fiscal Analyst II. Under direction of the Director of Project Controls, this role is responsible to track budget and expenditures for all phases of the project.

Get on board with HART if you are looking for a challenging opportunity in a professional and fast-paced environment.

Benefits

HART is a part of the City and County of Honolulu, and its employees receive the full range of comprehensive benefits package, as provided by the City, and includes:

• Vacation: Employees may earn up to 21 days per year.
• Sick Leave: Employees may earn up to 21 days per year.
• Holidays: 13 days a year; 14 days during an election year.
• Training and Development: Computer, career, and personal enhancement courses are offered; curriculum designed for employee, supervisory, and management development.
• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug and Vision Care: Various health plans are available. Premiums are subsidized by the City and deductible from pre-tax income for participants of the Premium Conversion Plan (PCP).
• Group Life Insurance: No cost for eligible employees.
• Deferred Compensation Plan: Invest in your future…choose to defer part of your pre-tax income for retirement.
• Retirement Plan: The Employee Retirement System (ERS) of the State of Hawaii administers retirement benefits for State and County employees. Employee contribution required.
• Commuter Choice Pre-Tax Benefits: Employees may designate certain transportation expenses (TheBus, LOTMA, Vanpool Hawaii, etc.) as pre-tax item.
• Parking: Some job locations offer parking on-site; others may have access to parking at low monthly rates.
• Direct Deposit: Direct deposit of paychecks to designated financial institution is available.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential, professional counseling and resource referral.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program: A federal program forgiving the balance of federal student loans for individuals working in public service.

All benefits as stated above, are subject to eligibility requirements and to legislative and/or negotiated changes. Individuals are responsible for any related fees or charges that may apply.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages preparation of the monthly cost reports which track the Project’s budget, expenditures, and progress.
• Reviews financial information to correlate and analyze financial data with respect to cost forecast and determine the need for adjustments.
• Monitors contingency allocations for various contracts, and identify areas that need to be addressed, by analyzing and reporting trends to drive adjustments to the scope of work, design changes, etc.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the Project Cost Report and its timely and accurate distribution.
• Develops procedures and processes, for the project cost control, and certifies that data from the Project Management Information System (PMIS) is appropriately transferred to monthly cost reports and other cost analysis reports.
• Ensures that cost/financial data provided by the general engineering consultant’s (GEC) contract meets HART, City, and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements.
• Supervises subordinate cost analysis staff.

Minimum Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university, or a combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with major work in public or business administration, accounting, economics or a closely related field.
• Four years of professional experience in management, financial, budgetary, economic or tax analysis work.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of public and municipal finance; budget preparation and analysis; public administration; sources and uses of socio-economic information; research and statistical methods and techniques; laws and ordinances relating to City finances; basic economic theories and principles.
• Ability to gather and analyze legal, operational, statistical and financial data and reports; apply sound budgetary and fiscal theories and principles; develop and maintain effective budgetary control policies and establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with others.

Work Schedule and Location

• Monday – Friday, 8-hour shift.
• The work for this position is conducted in the HART offices, located in Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.  Telecommuting is not currently available for this role.
• HART does not cover relocation costs.  Must be able to reliably commute or relocate by first day of employment.

Salary Range

$71,016.00 – $ 101,064.00/Annually