Foothill Transit, the primary fixed-route transit provider in eastern Los Angeles County, California. Our mission statement is to help people get to the places that make their lives better. We are an award-winning bus system with a fleet of over 350 vehicles and ridership exceeding nine million annually.

This position reports to the Controller and is responsible for senior-level administrative, financial and revenue data analysis, and revenue collection system technical support. In addition, this individual will perform a variety of duties supporting all of Foothill Transit’s activities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide administrative and technical support in one or more of the following areas, as assigned: financial and revenue data analytics, fare collection system, special programs policy development, contract monitoring, and departmental duties
• Provide support for the operation and collections of the agency’s various fare collections systems, including multifaceted revenue collection programs that require interdepartmental coordination and communication with internal groups
• Provide support to contractors/vendors as required for fare collection, smart card (TAP), and farebox procurement, and third-party hosting for credit card transactions at transit stores
• Coordinate and trouble-shoot farebox and revenue collection system resolutions with the regional fare partners, system contractors, and Transit Operations Contractors
• Support third party integrations to the fare revenue collection ecosystem
• Support fare collection system software updates and fare table revisions
• Assist in fare revenue refund request reviews, investigation, and approvals
• Calculate and reconcile the annual EZ Pass program average cash fare and serves as the main point of contact for the auditors
• Compile, analyze, and report financial and operating data to the National Transit Database (NTD) and for the regional Transit Performance Measures (TPM) report
• Translate and interpret data impacting key performance indicators and communicates the results;
• Support Transit Store point-of-sale system reporting and investigate discrepancies
• Reconcile daily fare revenue deposits and investigate discrepancies beyond reasonable limits
• Analyze and create policies, procedures, and internal controls for the revenue-to-actual deposit variance process
• Analyze regional fare monthly fare settlement and prepare appropriate accounting journal entries to record revenue from regional sales
• Represent Foothill Transit on regional transit committees, including the regional coordination of fare collection systems and mobile ticketing solutions
• Assist in compiling operating and financial statistics for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (AFCR) and review computations and calculations of sections in the report
• Assist in pass partnership programs in providing ad-hoc reporting and forecasting
• Perform and formulate financial, administrative, policy, and organizational analyses and recommendations
• Conduct forecasting analyses and studies, research and prepares reports, requiring compilation and analysis of data
• Develop program management, data tracking and other software applications
• Develop and implement records maintenance and analysis systems
• Utilize data visualization tools to create compelling insights to aid decision making
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills Required:

• Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of financial data analytics, revenue management, and administrative technical analysis
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to exercise judgment and creativity in decision-making, and analytical ability to tackle complex problems
• Ability to compile and analyze data working with data analytical/visualization tools to gain insight on large datasets
• Proficiency in business and statistical software applications and Structured Query Language (SQL) and other database tools are desired
• Knowledge of general office equipment and Microsoft Office, with advanced knowledge of Excel software
• Knowledge of general financial/accounting functions; i.e., journal entries, accounts payable (A/P), accounts receivable (A/R), cash receipts
• Knowledge of bus/transit revenue equipment, smart card technology and payment industry best practices
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, and budgets
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to stand, stoop and work on irregular surfaces, and move freely about unassisted on buses, operations and maintenance facilities and other places as required
• May be required to wear appropriate apparel and safety equipment when applicable
• California driver’s license

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Administration or other related field or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree is desirable
• Three years of experience performing basic or entry-level budgeting and administrative work
• One year experience with bus/transit revenue equipment, smart card technology and/or payment industry systems desirable

Must be a U.S. citizen or a legal resident and eligible to work in the U.S. as determined by U.S. Immigration Laws and the Department of Homeland Security. The individual selected for this position must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

FLSA Exempt: Yes | This is a full-time on-site position
Salary Range: Grade 6 | $82,182 - $132,314*

*Foothill Transit reserves the right to make a salary offer at any value within the range; however, most offers will be within the first 50% of the overall range.

This position is open until filled. Please submit your resume promptly for full consideration.
EOE: M/F/V/D

If you are interested in this challenging opportunity, please download the Foothill Transit application, and send application and resume to applications@foothilltransit.org.