Management and Budget Analyst

City-of-Miami-Beach; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Miami Beach in Florida is seeking a Budget Analyst for the Office of Management and Budget. You will assist in preparing and maintaining the city\'s operating and capital budgets, and provide budgetary analysis to the OMB Director and City Manager.

Responsibilities include developing guidelines for department budgets, reviewing expenditures, and performing comprehensive fiscal analysis across diverse areas; requires analytical rigor and strong communication with officials and staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration is required.
• Experience in preparing budgets, management systems analysis, performance improvement reviews, or related analytical work is preferred.
• Experience can substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of the Proposed and Adopted Budgets.
• Analyzes department budget requests and recommends approval/disapproval of line items to the City Manager.
• Prepares quarterly revenue and expenditure projections.
• Reviews City Commission agenda items for funding, for bid awards, and appropriation of funds.
• Maintains budgets in the City’s financial management system.
• Reviews and recommends approval of department vacancy requests.
• Performs research and analysis on budget/management issues.

Skills

Budget analysis

Financial analysis

Policy analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration

Job description

This is technical and professional management and budget analysis work in the City's Office of Management and Budget (0MB) department. Employees in this class assist in the preparation and maintenance of the City's operating and capital budgets, and in providing budgetary analysis and assistance to the 0MB Director and City Manager.

Employees assistinthe development of guidelines for department budget preparation,make recommendations regarding fee (revenue) changes,monitor and review expenditures,maintain personnel position control,make recommendationsregarding the results of fiscal or operational reviews,and perform general and technical fiscal analysis of a diverse nature.

Supervision is generally received from the 0MB management team who provide technical advice, review draft reports during various phases of assignments, and review completed work for professional quality and achievement of objectives.

• AssistsDirectorinpreparationoftheProposedandAdoptedBudgets
• Analyzesdepartmentalbudgetrequestsandrecommendsapproval/disapprovaloflineitemstotheCity Manager
• Preparesquarterlyrevenueandexpenditureprojections.
• ReviewsCityCommissionagendaitemsforapprovaloffundingforbidawardsandappropriationoffunds
• Reviews Purchase OrdersandDirect Payment documents for funding availability,proper accountcodes and appropriateness of purchase/payment
• MaintainsthebudgetsintheCity'sfinancialmanagementsystem.
• Maintainspositioncontrolmoduleinthepayrollsystem.
• Reviewsandrecommendapproval/disapprovalofdepartment'srequesttofillexistingvacancies.
• Conductsresearch/analysisprojectsonongoingbasisonavarietyofbudget/managementissues.
• Performsresearch,compile informationrelated tocostsofspecific requestsbydepartmentsand/orLabor Relations
• Performsreviewsofcitysystemsandrelatedoperations
• Supportsseniormanagersinpreparingandadministeringoperatingbudgetandfinancialanalysesthatinclude items such as capitalimprovementplans andothercomplex budgetandfinancial assignments.
• Abilitytomaintainregularandpunctualattendance.
• Performsspecialprojectsandrelatedworkasrequired.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Business or Public Administration, or a related field
• Experience in preparing budgets, management systems analysis, performance improvement reviews, or related analytical work
• Experience can substitute for education on a year-for-year basis

Physical Requirements:

• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through personal contact, telephone, e-mail, or fax
• Physicalcapabilitytoeffectively useandoperate variousitemsofofficerelatedequipment suchasbutnotlimitedtocomputers,computersoftware,calculator,copier and fax machine
• No significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, reaching, handling, sitting, standing, pushing, and pulling.

For all positions:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press the general public and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, gender identity or sexual orientation.
• Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of all city ethics and conflicts of interest policies. Strong understanding of ethical behavior is required
• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Performs related work as required
• Reports to work as directed during an emergency as an essential employee of the City of Miami Beach

For all technical, professional, supervisory and managerial positions:

• Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to issues consistent with the City’s strategic plan.

Applicants must detail any related work experience on the application or risk disqualification. It is the applicant's responsibility to update their NEOGOV profile with work experience, education, certifications and personal contact information when submitting each application, failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

City of Miami Beach employees must reflect their current position and detail their work experience on the application to avoid being disqualified.

Veterans Preference:

Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (either Member 2 or Member 4), as well as the final Department of Defense Disability Letter (dated within one year) must be submitted with the application.