Management & Budget Analyst

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County is seeking a Management & Budget Analyst to support budget development, monitoring, position management and program analysis in the Department of Finance, Office of Management and Budget. The role requires collaboration with elected officials and department financial managers to shape operating and capital budgets and advise on budget policy.

The candidate will analyze department revenues and expenditures, ensure policy compliance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a financial, business administration, public administration, or related field.
• Experience with government-wide or complex operating budgets.
• Knowledge of general accounting principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for financial and policy analysis.
• Experience interpreting laws, policies, and grant requirements related to budgets.
• Ability to evaluate business processes and recommend improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop operating and capital budgets, execute financial plans and troubleshoot management issues.
• Monitor and analyze the financial affairs of assigned departments; resolve budget issues.
• Assist departments with preparing and submitting budget requests.
• Analyze departmental budget requests for accuracy, cost effectiveness, and compliance.
• Provide guidance on processes and troubleshoot compliance issues.
• Prepare and analyze estimates of department revenues and expenditures.
• Assist with government-wide operating budget preparation and management.
• Collaborate with Finance divisions to ensure policy compliance.

Skills

Budgeting principles

Government budgets

Communication skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/public administration/business

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

This position Management & Budget Analyst is located in the Department of Finance, Office of Management and Budget and performs budget development, budget monitoring, position management, and program analysis. The selected candidate will assist in government-wide operating and budget development. The incumbent must have a good understanding of budgeting principles and the ability to independently work on multiple tasks with short deadlines.

Metro Finance has several divisions, including procurement, treasury and management and budget. The department's employees are charged with providing financial management, information and business products to policy makers, departments, investors and the Nashville community to give them confidence in our government and to help them make informed decisions.

• Works closely with elected officials, department heads, and department financial managers to develop operating and capital budgets, execute financial plans and troubleshoot management issues.
• Monitors and analyzes the financial affairs of assigned departments that are generally complex; works to resolve budget issues.
• Assists departments with the technical and procedural aspects of preparing and submitting budget requests.
• Analyzes departmental budget requests for accuracy, cost effectiveness, and compliance with established budget policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance to assigned departments on processes and diplomatically and productively troubleshoot compliance issues.
• Prepares and analyzes estimates of assigned department's revenues and expenditures.
• Assists with the preparation, analysis, and management of the government-wide operating budget.
• Assists in documentation and development of existing systems and processes
• Collaborates with other divisions of Finance to foster compliance with policies
• Prepares various narrative, statistical, and financial reports and short- and long-term forecasts.
• Participates in evaluating departmental performance, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelors’ Degree in a financial, business administration, public administration, or related field.

Additional experience in a related field may be considered In lieu of education.

Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.

Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.

• Experience working with government-wide or complex operating budgets
• Knowledge of general accounting principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to facilitate financial and policy analysis
• Experience understanding, interpreting, and applying laws, policies, & grant requirements as far as they relate to departmental budgetary issues
• Experience with evaluate business processes and make recommendations for process improvements

We are an equal opportunity employer. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Metro Nashville is committed to selecting the most qualified candidate for each of our roles.

Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.

Requests for ADA or other protected accommodations for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640.