Senior Budget Analyst

Overview of Position

This position reports directly to the Assistant Superintendent of Technology and Optimization (CIO) and provides dedicated financial management support across the Department of Technology Services (DoTS) and the Plans & Programs office (EPMO). The Senior Budget Analyst serves as the embedded FinOps partner for both Capital Levy and operational funding - supporting budget development, BEX and BTA levy planning, expenditure tracking, forecasting, financial compliance, and state and federal reporting and auditing across a complex, multi-year technology and projects investment portfolio. The role requires close coordination with DoTS and EPMO leadership to align project-level spend plans with levy authorization, operational allocations, and district financial policy.

This position serves as a finance leader who develops and manages complex budgets and/or management processes including General Fund interdependencies between Capital and Grant programs and operational processes such as annual central budget development and reporting and financial support for labor negotiations. This role also partners with Grants, Accounting and Payroll to improve, streamline, and facilitate finance processes. Assists the Budget Director Financial Management with monitoring complex department budgets and district revenues to ensure variances are identified and incorporated into total district financial management data. Assists the Executive Budget Director with special projects in support of new district initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Develops financial management or monitoring processes for district-wide activities such as central budget development, capital program interfaces and grants management.
• Reviews budget reporting and monitoring requirements and assists in the development, implementation, and analysis of new, revised, or proposed budget systems and reports.
• Makes recommendations to the Executive Director of Budget regarding potential major process changes.
• Analyzes complex revenue formulas and calculates revenue and expenditure trends to support informed decision making.
• Identifies major financial cost or revenue risks to the district based on program changes or proposals.
• Performs cost analysis and develops reports related to proposed program changes or new district initiatives.
• Initiates and conducts special projects in support of district goals.
• Determines timelines and tasks required to achieve required outcomes and develops action plans and required tools.
• Maintains current knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations to assess the fiscal impact of economic and policy changes.
• Interprets District budget and finances for the public, employee groups, and other agencies.
• Selects, assigns, supervises, schedules, and evaluates the work of assigned staff.
• Advises, assists and trains assigned staff in new processes.

Other Functions

• Lead role in special projects including supervising the work of others.

Relevant Competencies

• Strategic Agility & Innovation Management
• Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work.
• Succeeds in mediating conflict between individuals and groups; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and obtain cooperation with minimum noise.
• Collaboration
• Performs work with energy and drive; values planning, but will take quick, decisive action when an opportunity presents itself.
• Uses analysis, wisdom, experience and logical methods to make good decisions and solve difficult problems with effective solutions; appropriately incorporates multiple inputs to establish shared ownership and effective action.
• Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely and cost-effective results; determines objectives, sets priorities and delegates work; accepts responsibility for mistakes; complies with established control systems and rules.

Typical Qualifications

• EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
• Five (5) years of experience in Financial Management, Budget development, or Analysis. Master's degree may substitute for two (2) years of the required work experience; Bachelor's degree in Financial Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field; additional work experience can substitute for the educational requirement on a year-to-year basis; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the work will be considered.

Clearances

• Criminal Justice fingerprint and background check

Employer

Seattle Public Schools

Address

2445 3rd Ave South
Seattle, Washington, 98124-1165

Phone

206-252-0215