Senior Budget & Strategy Analyst (Remote)

Bernalillo County; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 61,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote & flex-work options

Health benefits

Longevity pay

Job summary

Bernalillo County is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to lead complex budget duties, produce county-wide reports, and present funding solutions. You will manage projects, collaborate with IT, ERP, Treasury, and Accounting, and guide staff through performance development and training.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of budget experience, with remote/flex options mentioned in benefits. This on-site position supports county residents and departments with strategic financial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional budget program experience.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex professional duties related to the County's budget; develops comprehensive reports, impact analysis, and projections for management and funding agencies, including detailed County-wide expenditure reports for budget planning; formulates and presents funding solutions and process improvement recommendations to management.
• Serves as Project Manager on an ongoing basis for budget and business improvement initiatives, including revenue enhancements, process mapping/documentation, and the development of comprehensive and accurate fiscal data reporting tools.
• Assigned projects may involve cross-departmental collaboration (e.g., Information Technology, ERP, Treasury, Accounting).
• Manages all aspects of project execution, including project justification and innovation potential, establishing priorities and implementation strategies, coordinating work of project team members, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, and budget, Provides funding and process improvement recommendations to leadership.
• Plans, directs, and supervises the work of professional, technical, or clerical staff; participates in the selection process, performance evaluations, and employee development; conducts or contributes to training efforts; documents and addresses performance issues in collaboration with Human Resources; recommends corrective or disciplinary actions as needed.
• Prepares economic forecasts for revenues and tax rates, including bond issues, investment strategies, and grant funding; recommends budget strategies accordingly.
• Performs advanced budget functions, including those related to bond sale budgeting; collaborates with external financial consultants; formulates and recommends strategic funding and budgetary approaches.
• Collaborates with departments and the Capital Improvement Office to ensure accurate capital reporting in the budget; recommend and implement process improvements to strengthen data integrity and long-term sustainability, including identifying and incorporating operational impacts.
• Analyzes the financial implications of payroll and benefits changes, including union negotiations, reclassifications, fringe benefits, and vacant positions; coordinate with Human Resources to reconcile position counts; recommend actions to maintain budget and position control within approved levels.
• Prepares the annual budget report submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA); coordinates with Information Technology and Accounting to establish crosswalks for DFA reporting and troubleshoot issues; proposes and implements process improvements to maintain compliance with DFA Local Government Bureau Management System (LGBMS) standards.
• Works with management to establish and implement short- and long-term goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for budgeting and fiscal planning.
• Develops and implement methods for compiling fiscal data from the financial management system to generate diverse financial reports and documentation, such as department revenue summaries.
• Assesses and resolves budget-related issues; recommends and implements appropriate adjustments to achieve County financial objectives.
• Collaborates with budget staff to produce the Biennial Budget Book, Budget in Brief, and Quarterly Budget Reports for public, state agency, and internal County use; prepares narrative and financial content for these documents.
• Reviews and analyzes the impact of new or modified federal and state legislation; advises on fiscal and budgetary implications.
• Prepares and submits mandated reports and documents to regulatory or oversight agencies as required.

Skills

Budget analysis

Financial reporting

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Business Admin

Job description

Bernalillo County is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to lead complex budget duties, produce county-wide reports, and present funding solutions. You will manage projects, collaborate with IT, ERP, Treasury, and Accounting, and guide staff through performance development and training.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of budget experience, with remote/flex options mentioned in benefits. This on-site position supports county residents and departments with strategic financial