Senior Public Budget & Financial Analyst

City of Austin; United States; On-site; USD 63,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits

Retirement Security

Sustainable Transportation Options

Focus on Wellness

Career Growth

Modern Workspaces

Job summary

The City of Austin seeks a budget and financial analyst to coordinate the annual budget process, develop budget deliverables, and provide management with critical financial information and analyses.

You will prepare fund summaries, support CIP projects, and generate reports from City financial systems while collaborating with multiple departments to ensure accuracy and fiscal integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics plus 4 years of related experience.
• Master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.
• CPA or five-year accounting degree may substitute for 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of operating or CIP budget for the department.
• Perform budget analysis and monitor budget variances and forecasts.
• Prepare financial analyses and ad-hoc reports from multiple financial systems.
• Monitor debt service schedules and CIP project support.
• Prepare fund summaries and maintain complex spreadsheets/models.

Skills

Budget analysis

Financial reporting

Debt administration

Spreadsheet modeling

Financial systems knowledge

Communication

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Master’s degree substitution for 2 years experience

CPA or five-year accounting degree substitution

Tools

Advantage

e-Capris

MicroStrategy

Job description

The City of Austin seeks a budget and financial analyst to coordinate the annual budget process, develop budget deliverables, and provide management with critical financial information and analyses.

You will prepare fund summaries, support CIP projects, and generate reports from City financial systems while collaborating with multiple departments to ensure accuracy and fiscal integrity.