Budget and Policy Analyst, Senior

The Department of Budget & Strategic Planning is seeking two (2) dynamic, team-oriented, enthusiastic, and hardworking people to join its team! Incumbents must be self-starters, exceptional communicators and listeners, problem solvers, and most importantly, team players. Incumbents will join a dynamic team of individuals, to help achieve the Department’s mission, which is: To provide corporate, performance informed oversight for the development, analysis, and execution of the City’s budgeting and strategic performance management processes as well as grant support in order to balance the needs and resources of the community.
 
Specifically, incumbents will play a vital team role in the development of the City’s nearly $2.8 billion total and nearly one-billion-dollar operating budget. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work with multiple municipal departments and employees, learning about key government operations, assisting departments in solving budgetary and financial challenges that may arise, and helping chart a course for the overall improvement in city department operations – making them more efficient, accountable, and effective. Work may include analyzing complex issues to facilitate and execute decision-making; serving on inter- and intra-departmental committees and task forces; reviewing and assessing departmental performance measures; overseeing budgetary transactions; performing complex analysis; serving as a liaison and official representative to senior staff, external agencies, and the public; conducing trainings; researching, developing, writing, and editing complex reports and plans; preparing financial forecasts, reports, and presentations related to the city’s budgets; coordinating or leading tasks to prepare the department for budget proposal or adoption; understanding and dissecting complex financial transactions; and providing policy recommendations based on research and findings.
 
The Department of Budget & Strategic Planning is an employer of choice. We value our employees and seek to attract and retain the best. We are also committed to your individual, professional growth! The selected candidates will have the opportunity to attend applicable training and educational workshops, obtain relevant certifications, and join appropriate professional organizations in order to further enhance and develop professional skill sets.
 
The selected candidates will have the opportunity to work with multiple, municipal departments and employees as well as a unified, core group of individuals within the Budget Department - focused on providing excellent, prompt, and accurate services to both internal and external customers.

• Perform detailed expenditure and revenue analysis of multiple city departments’ operating, special, enterprise, capital, and/or internal service fund budgets.
• Perform expenditure and revenue projections of multiple city departments’ operating budgets.
• Engage and communicate with multiple staff members on their departmental budgets and other fiscal/budgetary matters.
• Assist in program evaluation and policy analysis, particularly as it pertains to city/local government finance or budget policy related matters.
• Work with high volumes of data in excel.
• Analyze and interpret financial/budget data and present solutions/results of analysis clearly, promptly, and in an articulate matter.

KNOWLEDGE (some combination of the following):

• Considerable knowledge of best financial practices and City-wide governmental budgeting principals.
• Foundational knowledge of strategic focus areas. 
• Understanding of local governance.

 
SKILLS (some combination of the following):

• Demonstrate skills in analyzing complex issues, building budgets and forecasts, collecting, assembling, verifying, and analyzing data on various platforms and databases.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Effective communication with various internal and external partners as well as city leaders.
• Strong interpersonal and creative writing skills

 
ABILITIES (some combination of the following):

• Problem-solve
• Active listening
• Adapt to changing priorities and deadlines

 
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, or field related to assignment.
• Three years of journey-level professional experience in area related to assignment, such as management/policy/financial analysis.

 
LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• None required.

 
PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in a business-related field or public administration is preferred.
• At least three years of experience performing budgetary analysis of local government departmental budgets – reviewing, analyzing, developing, etc. - individually or a combination of all three. 
• Experience reviewing and assessing departmental/program performance measures – to include key performance indicators and metrics.
• Experience working in teams.
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills and experience.

Salary : $80,282 - $133,016