Budget Manager

Responsibilities

• Affirmatively engage stakeholders to improve and develop new processes to produce a transparent and workable annual spending plan.
• Provide senior management and other key staff with budget intelligence and controls so that spending decisions are made in the context of available resources within that plan.
• Develop and implement controls, processes, and methods to manage the annual Agency/Department spending plan and project needs into the future.
• Incorporate variance reporting, projections to year-end and multi-year projections, position management mechanisms, department-level non-personnel budgets, required encumbrances and reserves, budget amendments for mid-year changes to plan, lease-purchase program for short-term asset purchases, and solutions to long-term funding challenges related to capital needs, etc.
• Improve current budgeting processes and documents required to meet or exceed the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) or other industry standards and best practices.
• Develop annual budget documentation to detail the resources applied in support of the Agency’s mission as well as to maintain transparency and increase awareness of the Agency’s financial status.
• Build, maintain, and prepare presentations for senior management, BRA/EDIC Boards, and other audiences as required to accomplish the above.
• Maintain the budget record and support monthly closing activities.
• Prepare information for year-end audits.
• Identify and investigate variances.
• Develop and run financial reports.
• Manage special projects for the department and division.
• Deliver reporting on a department level to provide insight into the Agency’s financial performance.
• Collaborate with key Agency/Department staff to monitor the capital spending, project planning, and projections.
• Ongoing outside management budget analysis, revenue collections, and monthly expenses.
• Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly analysis of top revenue and expense accounts for the Agency.
• Monitor the leasing activities and changes to tenant billing and expected future revenues.
• Provide support, and when necessary, act as a back-up to other department functions such as Accounts Receivable and Lease administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a similar field and a minimum of four to seven (4-7) years of relevant experience in finance, administration, and operations required.
• Experience in a municipality setting is preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of financial analysis and budget experience in a complex organization.
• Establish and cultivate good working relationships with the Agency and the City of Boston staff.
• Provide a high degree of professional customer service to both internal and external parties.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills are needed.
• Must be a leader, collaborator and proactive with follow-through/follow-up with the ability to meet commitments and deadlines.
• Must be able to work under pressure, deal with multiple deadlines, effectively handle stressful situations, and work with minimal direction/supervision.
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Products, especially Excel, and Google Workspace is required.
• Experience with BAIS is a plus.