Budget Performance & Analytics Lead

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Supervising Financial Analyst role in the Management And Budget Department supports the development and consolidation of the agency’s annual Budget, including overseeing BudgetPro and related analyses. You will work with TB&T, PATH, and Major Capital Program departments to ensure sound fiscal stewardship and accurate monthly reporting.

You will supervise a small team, coordinate with finance and client departments, and contribute to continuous improvement in budgeting, reporting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field or 5 years of finance experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and/or operational analyses, and supervisory experience.
• Excellent data and financial analysis skills with a focus on identifying problems and solutions.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate review and analysis of each department’s annual budget submissions with client department Financial Services teams.
• Ensure budget submissions are consolidated in BudgetPro and assist in preparing Budget Book and presentations for the Board and leadership.
• Present monthly financial performance results to senior staff, focusing on operating expenses, revenues and workload hours; highlight variances and propose actions.
• Lead analysts in reviewing and presenting Board Items and resource requests to ensure optimal use of resources.
• Coordinate with departments inside and outside the Finance suite to develop budget recommendations and monitor economic impacts on revenues and expenses.
• Evaluate financial programs to identify operational impacts from new initiatives and productivity improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting and budgeting processes and lead implementation as part of continuous improvement.
• Supervise and develop staff to ensure timely and accurate deliverables and an engaging workplace environment.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Presentation skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or related field

Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or related field

Tools

SAP

PeopleSoft

Oracle Hyperion

Cognos

Power BI

Hyperion/Essbase

BudgetPro

Job description

The Supervising Financial Analyst role in the Management And Budget Department supports the development and consolidation of the agency’s annual Budget, including overseeing BudgetPro and related analyses. You will work with TB&T, PATH, and Major Capital Program departments to ensure sound fiscal stewardship and accurate monthly reporting.

You will supervise a small team, coordinate with finance and client departments, and contribute to continuous improvement in budgeting, reporting, and