What are the responsibilities and job description for the Budget Officer position at Office of the New York City Comptroller?
The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.
The Bureau of Administration is committed to delivering strategic support services to strengthen and empower Office of the New York City Comptroller employees as they work toward ensuring the City's fiscal health. We provide service and support in a manner that promotes communication, transparency, and collaboration. These services include Human Resources, Procurement, Payment, Facilities Management, and Budget Management.
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the core responsibilities of the Budget Officer include providing planning and supervision of staff that is responsible for the preparation and administration of the agency's Personnel Services and Other than Personnel Service budgets. These responsibilities will also include reporting and compliance activities related to budget management.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following
Minimum Qualifications
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
The Bureau of Administration is committed to delivering strategic support services to strengthen and empower Office of the New York City Comptroller employees as they work toward ensuring the City's fiscal health. We provide service and support in a manner that promotes communication, transparency, and collaboration. These services include Human Resources, Procurement, Payment, Facilities Management, and Budget Management.
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the core responsibilities of the Budget Officer include providing planning and supervision of staff that is responsible for the preparation and administration of the agency's Personnel Services and Other than Personnel Service budgets. These responsibilities will also include reporting and compliance activities related to budget management.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following
- Supervises and provides guidance to a team of two senior budget analysts and manages Personnel Services (PS) and Other than Personnel Service (OTPS) budgets throughout the fiscal year, including identifying variances and recommending corrective actions; and managing major plan exercises (November Budget Plan, January Budget Plan and Executive Budget Plan) for the agency.
- Serves as an advisor to the Director of Finance and will provide recommendations in formulating and implementing policies and procedures in their areas of responsibility to support the agency’s mission
- Oversee ongoing budget modifications, variance analyses and the Fiscal Year End Close exercise.
- Assist with the compilation of New Needs and PEG submissions to OMB.
- Provide guidance and training to staff on budget policies and procedures.
- Oversee the preparation of detailed financial projections and justifications from staff.
- Prepares management and analytical reports and presents findings and recommendations
- Utilize data analytics tools to assess budget performance and to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement in the management of budget; and assign to, direct staff in the completion of these tasks.
- Performs other duties as assigned and manages projects/initiatives as necessary.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a closely related field and four (4) or more years of progressively responsible experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration, or a closely related field; or,
- Master's degree in Business, Public Policy Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field, and three (3) or more years of relevant experience as described in "1" above; or,
- Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.
Minimum Qualifications
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time experience in budgetary planning, financial analysis, management, or engineering. Work toward a Law degree or toward a Master's degree in business, public administration, economics, engineering or a related field may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
- Professional public sector experience (ideally NYC) in budgeting, economic or fiscal analysis expected. - Strong background in financial management with extensive experience and thorough knowledge of budgeting, accounting, auditing and banking principles. - Experience and knowledge of developing internal control and accounting systems. - Knowledge of FMS and NYC Directive 6. - Experience using data to drive unit performance. - Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel, Access, Crystal, and FMS strongly preferred. - Ability to effectively use formulas and pivot tables to analyze large data sets and effectively format spreadsheets for presentation and review. - Demonstrated ability to complete budgetary projects and analyses independently with minimal supervision. - Ability to work with a variety of software applications and experience analyzing large and complex data sets is expected. - Strong interpersonal, analytical, quantitative, writing, project management and organizational skills expected.
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
