What are the responsibilities and job description for the Budget Analyst position at City of New York?
The Budget Analyst will serve in the Expense Budget Unit within the Division of Budget and Capital Program Management. The unit is responsible for managing the agencys $1.4 billion annual operating budget evenly split between Personal Services (PS) and Other Than Personal Services (OTPS). Under the supervision of the Assistant Director the Analyst should possess excellent analytical critical thinking skills be highly motivated and a resultsoriented individual. To effectively support the assigned divisions and manage the portfolios the analyst will perform duties that include but are not limited to monitoring the portfolios spending plan and Financial Plan changes as well preparing expenditure reports. Provide programmatic staff with oversight and technical assistance with funding and budgeting. Serve as a key person for the agencys interfund agreements (IFA) budget planning and managing the activities of the agencys IFA budget while interacting extensively with the IFA Unit at OMB. Responsibilities will also include developing and evaluating Financial Plan proposals designed to help balance the budget by reducing costs or increasing revenue; reviewing and updating program budgets for assigned divisions; identifying funding for unanticipated needs; and performing critical technical budget exercises related to fiscal year close. The Budget Analyst will also oversee variance explanations of planned versus actual spending; develop estimates of fiscal impact of policies using reports to inform decisionmakers; prepare ad hoc budget spending and performance reports and analyses as required. As part of this work assignment the Budget Analyst will work with the Capital and Expense Budget Office as well as division staff in presenting summary briefing materials for Executive and Expense Budget Directors.
- IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST OR BE REACHABLE ON THE CURRENT CIVIL SERVICE LIST FOR ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST OR ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 55A PROGRAM
Qualifications :
1. A masters degree from an accredited college in economics finance accounting business or public administration public health human resources management management science operations research organizational behavior industrial psychology statistics personnel administration labor relations psychology sociology human resources development political science urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and one year of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the following : working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration accounting economic or financial administration or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis operations research organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration recruitment position classification personnel relations labor relations employee benefits staff development employment program planning / administration labor market research economic planning social services program planning / evaluation or fiscal management or in a related area; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in the areas described in 1 above.
3.An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience as described in 1 above.
4. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience as described in 1 above.
5.A combination of education and / or experience equivalent to 1 2 3 or 4 above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
Key Skills
Forecasting,Microsoft Access,Microsoft Word,Military Experience,Pivot tables,Accounting,Microsoft Powerpoint,Microsoft Excel,Financial Analysis,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Financial Management
Vacancy : 1
