BUDGET ANALYST

About the role

The Capital Budget Management Office (CBMO) is seeking to hire a Budget Analyst to manage the Department's Capital Budget.

Responsibilities

• Prepare preliminary budget documents and disseminate information to the operating bureaus;
• Cook up budget exercises with bureau staff and other agency staff as required, and compile submissions into the proposed capital plan;
• Evaluate schedules, identify risks and reconcile the capital plan to comply with OMB targets;
• Review and update weekly reporting on year-to-date capital commitments based on current year funding;
• Audit Certificates to Proceed (CP) status and procurement schedules regarding DEP's capital construction contracts and consultant contracts to ensure the maximization of commitments;
• Identify potential project deferrals and reallocate funding resources towards other new needs;
• Review all CP requests, schedules, reports and change orders prepared by consultants, contractors and agencies to ensure conformance with capital eligibility and project completion dates;
• Coordinate the review, preparation and maintenance of the Department's Capital Commitment plan;
• Liaison between CBMO and the operating bureau administrators, other managing agencies, and critical oversight agencies (OMB) for the maintenance of the Capital budget;
• Participate in meetings and summarize key discussions;
• Represent the Sr. Capital Budget Director and Director at meetings;
• Generate and present analytical and descriptive documents as required for review by the Sr. Capital Budget Director;
• Perform related duties and special projects as required by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Sr. Capital Budget Director and Director.

Requirements

• A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, 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;
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas:
• 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;
• In a related area.

Qualifications

• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above;
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

Preferred Skills

• The selected candidate must have knowledge of MS Office in a PC Windows-based environment, including advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint;
• Working knowledge of the city's Financial Management System (FMS 2 & 3).