Public Sector Budget & Labor Analyst

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is seeking a Budget and Labor Analyst to assist the DCFO and CFO with budget reporting and analysis. You will support the development, preparation, evaluation, and submittal of MBTA's annual operating budget for MASSDOT Board approval, tracking spending and maintaining budget reporting tools.

You will collaborate with budget and finance teams to analyze trends, perform special studies, and prepare data for labor negotiations and arbitration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or related field.
• Two (2) years of experience in budgeting and/or financial analysis in public sector and/or transportation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial modeling, analysis, and analytics.
• Proficiency with FMIS (PeopleSoft or other financial systems) and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• Ability to pass a pre-qualification Excel assessment.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Track, analyze, and report on budget trends and variances with budget and finance teams.
• Perform special studies and participate in projects related to budget, revenue, personnel, and management decisions.
• Maintain operating budget in the Authority's FMIS (PeopleSoft).
• Edit and maintain reports, charts, tables, and presentations to monitor spending.
• Identify issues needing further analysis and raise early notices of problems at department level.
• Ensure departments conform to approved budgets and propose efficiencies and cost controls.
• Review budget requests and provide analysis and recommendations.
• Examine and approve purchase requisitions and journal entries with accounting.
• Develop and implement methods for analyzing financial information and respond to data requests.
• Support training on new systems and act as liaison to promote use of tech resources.
• Improve budget reporting processes and techniques.

Skills

Budget analysis

Analytical thinking

Quantitative skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft (FMIS)

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is seeking a Budget and Labor Analyst to assist the DCFO and CFO with budget reporting and analysis. You will support the development, preparation, evaluation, and submittal of MBTA's annual operating budget for MASSDOT Board approval, tracking spending and maintaining budget reporting tools.

You will collaborate with budget and finance teams to analyze trends, perform special studies, and prepare data for labor negotiations and arbitration.