Research and Budget Officer

Distinguishing Features of the Class

• Residency Incentive
• Alternative Work Schedule Options
• Paid Volunteer Time-Off
• Parental Leave
• Vacation and Sick Leave Accruals
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Health/Dental/Life/LTD Insurance
• Wellness Programs and Activities
• Tuition Reimbursement and Continuing Education Programs
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Benefit
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan through IPERS
• Deferred Compensation Plan matching up to 2.5%
• Voluntary Insurance Benefit Options
• Employee Discount Program

Acceptable Experience and Training

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelors’s Degree in Public Administration, Accounting, Finance or related; and
• Seven (7) years of experience directly related experience in public sector research and budgetary development; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications

• Candidates for positions in this class must pass a post employment offer physical examination and drug screen;

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

• Plans, organizes and directs the operations and activities of the Research and Budget office;
• Supervises, trains, evaluates and coordinates the work of Analysts in the preparation of municipal budget;
• Oversees research methodologies, statistical techniques and the compilation of empirical data to perform budget analyses for the purpose of designing, planning and developing the operating budget for municipal Departments;
• Directs the preparation and compilation of the annual Operating Budget, Capital Improvement Budget and Capital Improvement program;
• Directs the preparation of multi-year financial projections and analysis of City enterprise operations, including rate increase recommendations;
• Prepares multi-year financial projections of economic factors and programs, including Tax Increment Financing, municipal operations, sales tax initiatives and related;
• Assists with the maintenance and updates the City’s financial software;
• Develops policies and procedures used in budget preparation and compilation;
• Completes special reports on financial operations for the Finance Director or City Manager as requested;
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions;
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
• Performs other directly related duties consistent with the role and function of the classification.