Budget Analyst

About the role

Join a team that plays a vital role in shaping the City’s financial future and supporting services that impact the community every day. The Budget Analyst position offers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, collaborate across departments, and gain valuable experience in municipal finance, budgeting, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of the annual operating, capital and component unit budgets as well as quarterly budget amendments.
• Serves as liaison between department and management to formulate and implement the budget objectives.
• Aids in departmental training during the budget cycle.
• Maintains department budgets for compliance throughout the fiscal year.
• Submits City’s adopted budget to GFOA for review and applies for the annual Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
• Prepares reports and maintains transaction records for the City.
• Reviews accounts to determine availability of funds and makes recommendations to resolve finance related problems.
• Maintains ongoing communication with all departments regarding financial activities and assists them with necessary budget transfers and generating journal entries to reclassify miscoded transactions.
• Supports with special audits and requests for schedules and reports.
• Provides financial reports to include complex statistical forecasting models, trend analysis and financial projections.
• Compiles financial data and prepares work papers, graphs, charts, etc. for internal and external presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• Prior municipal experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate and maintain effective working relationships with employees, department directors, city management and elected officials.
• Detail-oriented and able to accomplish duties in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• Positive attitude and ability to learn new tasks quickly.
• Must be able to work independently without constant supervision, multi-task, troubleshoot and problem solve.
• Strong working knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing systems.
• A general knowledge of accounting and financial reporting.

Benefits

• Medical: United Healthcare
• Dental: Cigna
• Vision: Superior Vision
• Retirement: Texas Municipal Retirement System
• Disability: Equitable
• Life Insurance: Up to 1X your base annual salary
• 457 and 457 Roth IRA plans: Additional voluntary employee participation
• Training and Tuition Assistance: Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for job-related or enhancing work performance courses
• Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave: 10 holidays per year, 15 days sick leave per year, 15 days of vacation per year, up to 25 days per year, sick and vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit, 15 days Paid Parental Leave