Senior Budget Analyst

City of El Paso; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

City of El Paso seeks a skilled budget analyst to perform complex financial analysis, forecast revenues, and manage the annual city budget across multiple departments. You will monitor expenditures, advise management on budget deviations, and prepare comprehensive cost analyses and budget reports while supporting strategic planning for city growth.

A bachelor's degree and two years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in business/public administration, accounting, finance or related field.
• Two years of professional experience in budgetary or fiscal analysis and/or research and statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex analytical work related to projection of revenues and administration of the annual City budget.
• Plan and coordinate development of multiple and complex annual budgets for assigned departments.
• Monitor and reconcile operating and project revenues; ensure expenditures stay within budgetary and policy guidelines.
• Inform management of budget deviations and issues affecting operations; prepare cost analyses and projections.
• Coordinate with staff to advise on budgetary issues and allocate indirect program costs.
• Prepare reports on estimates, costing data, and budget limits; participate in strategic planning for city growth.
• Assist in debt service budget preparation and reconciliation of debt proceeds.

Skills

Budget analysis

Research & statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in business or public administration, accounting, finance or related field

Job description

MOS Code: 3451 (Marine Corps), 1025 (Navy)

Education and Experience

A Bachelor's degree or higher in business or public administration, accounting, finance or a related field and two (2) years of professional experience in budgetary or fiscal analysis and/or research and statistical analysis.

Licenses and Certificates

None.

Job Responsibilities

Under general supervision, perform complex and specialized analytical work related to the projection of revenues and the preparation and administration of the annual City budget. Plan and coordinate the development of multiple and complex annual budgets for assigned departments. Involves: Monitor and reconcile operating and project related revenues. Ensure that expenditures are within budgetary and policy guidelines. Inform management of budget deviations, problems and events likely to affect operations. Prepare cost analyses, including projections and recovery alternatives. Confer with departmental staff to obtain information, advise and assist department directors and others on budgetary issues. Make recommendations on the use and distribution of funds, including allocation of indirect program costs and budget evaluation techniques. Oversee, coordinate and prepare a variety of technical reports on estimates, costing data, and budget limits. Perform a variety of operational, planning and management studies. Participate in the strategic planning process for the City's future growth and impact on services. Assist in preparation of the annual debt service budget, oversee and reconcile debt proceeds.

Prepare City's annual budget and monitor execution of approved budget. Involves: Collect and compile data for production of the annual budget document. Participate in and make presentations in budgetary and related hearings. Represent the department in meetings with various departments, committees and other intergovernmental agencies. Train City staff in various budget and financial matters. Maintain accurate financial and statistical records. Review, process, evaluate and verify a variety of budgetary and financial information. Identify, investigate and resolve financial errors and discrepancies. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Review policies, objectives and operational plans of grant funded programs. Involves: Advise on grant program matters. Review and recommend grant application submissions. Recommend city matching funds requirements. Report on budgetary impact upon grant termination.

Participate in management studies, lean six sigma projects, or other various assignments. Involves: Identify and review current processes and/or procedures. Perform financial analysis to identify costs and efficiencies. Compile recommendations for process improvement.

Supervise designated employees, if assigned. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide and monitor work. Appraise employee performance. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.

Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.