Hybrid FP&A: Senior Budget & Performance Analyst

First-5-Alameda; Alameda (CA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Commuter benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

First 5 Alameda County is seeking a Senior Budget & Performance Analyst for our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. This newly formed group partners with stakeholders across the agency to conduct strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.

The ideal candidate will develop budgets and models, monitor program performance, design dashboards, and translate analyses into clear recommendations for leadership.

Qualifications

• Five years of progressively responsible budgeting and financial analysis experience; relevance to public sector preferred.
• Experience with project management and cross-functional coordination.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cost modeling, and quantitative analysis.
• Experience building and maintaining dashboards and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop agency budgets, forecasts, financial models, and analyses to support planning and decision‑making.
• Partner with program and policy teams to assess financial implications of options.
• Design dashboards and reporting systems to improve transparency and performance.
• Translate analyses into actionable recommendations for leadership.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Cost analysis

Data dashboards

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Policy/Public Administration/Business Administration/Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

First 5 Alameda County is seeking a Senior Budget & Performance Analyst for our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. This newly formed group partners with stakeholders across the agency to conduct strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.

The ideal candidate will develop budgets and models, monitor program performance, design dashboards, and translate analyses into clear recommendations for leadership.