Fiscal and Management Analyst

About the role

To coordinate and participate in the City's budget development processes including budget review and analysis, short-term and long-term fiscal forecasting, and development of budgeting systems; to participate in the most complex City-wide studies related to operational and fiscal analyses; and to perform related work.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate and participate in the City's budget development processes including short-term and long-term fiscal forecasting;
• Participate in highly complex financial analyses and budgetary planning;
• Plan, schedule and coordinate the preparation of the City's annual budget and update processes;
• Review the work of departmental staff involved in the analysis, development, and evaluation of City programs and services;
• Provide technical assistance to departmental personnel;
• Provide specialized budget related systems, policy, and procedural training and assistance to City staff at all levels;
• Cooky/coordinator the citywide grant reporting and compliance requirements on behalf of the City working with individual departments;
• Ensure that grant spending complies to all applicable program rules, implement and manage the Grants module in the City’s ERP system;
• Investigate, interpret, analyze, and prepare recommendations related to improvements of budgeting, management, and fiscal information systems;
• Monitor and analyze City expenditures and revenue;
• Analyze and evaluate the fiscal impact of development activities;
• Review, analyze and evaluate staff reports and Council agenda statements to ensure that budget priorities are properly executed;
• Prepare and present recommendations related to new budget appropriations;
• Coordinate and participate in the development and implementation of computerized fiscal forecasting models for both short and long-term uses;
• Analyze and monitor program revenues;
• Aid in the development and implementation of City-wide long-term goals, polices, procedure and strategic plan initiatives;
• Analyze, interpret and provide appropriate guidance on City policies and procedures to the public, City officials and City personnel;
• Develop and evaluate program goals, objectives and performance indicators;
• Assist department managers with using automated work systems to improve productivity and measure program and organization effectiveness;
• Design, plan, and participate in productivity improvement studies;
• Provide recommendations for improving operational efficiency;
• Coordinate and participate in department studies requiring complex statistical and fiscal analyses;
• Provide fiscal knowledge and expertise to various City departments and committees;
• Participate in confidential labor negotiations with various employee bargaining units and/or represent the City on other negotiating teams;
• Monitor, supervise and evaluate the work of consultants providing financial services to the City;
• Prepare requests for proposals for consulting services;
• Conduct or coordinate special projects and assignments relating to grant-in-aid, legislative policies, community relations programs, inter-agency projects, City construction projects or as assigned;
• Represent the City at community, interagency, and professional meetings as required;
• Make presentations to the City Council and City boards and commissions;
• Provide highly complex staff assistance to the Budget and Analysis Manager and the Finance Director;
• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and perform highly complex, administrative and analytical work in City-wide financial operations;
• Review and analyze the work of departmental staff to determine the accuracy of fiscal calculations and aid in resolving operational and administrative issues;
• Participate in the selection of assigned staff;
• Provide and coordinate staff training;
• Create schedules and facilitate time off requests;
• Work with subordinates to correct deficiencies, implement performance improvement plans, implement disciplinary procedures;
• Provide staff assistance to senior management;
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service;
• Perform other duties related to this position as assigned.