Strategic Budget Analyst: Forecasting & Reporting

City of Maypearl; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Round Rock is seeking a Budget Analyst who enjoys working with numbers, solving financial puzzles, and supporting informed decision-making. This role blends analysis, collaboration, and creativity to help shape financial strategy.

The ideal candidate will monitor budgets, prepare reports, forecasts, and presentations for leadership, ensure data integrity, and communicate complex financial information clearly to diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of accounting, budgeting, or related financial experience (advanced education may substitute for experience).
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with financial databases and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Assist departments with budget requests and provide guidance on budget policy, historical actuals, revenue estimates.
• Monitor, track, and forecast revenues and expenses for budget preparation and reporting.
• Conduct budget-to-actual analyses, historical trend analyses, and cost-benefit analyses.
• Ensure data integrity by reconciling budget reports with the general ledger.
• Support Budget Manager with research and special projects for leadership and departments.
• Prepare and deliver reports on citywide revenue and expenditure activity.
• Utilize analytics tools to produce trend analyses and audience-ready summaries.
• Develop and update financial planning models, including long-range revenue forecasts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial communication

Budgeting

Data accuracy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Public Administration/Business

Tools

Financial databases

Business analytics software/BI tools

Job description

City of Round Rock is seeking a Budget Analyst who enjoys working with numbers, solving financial puzzles, and supporting informed decision-making. This role blends analysis, collaboration, and creativity to help shape financial strategy.

The ideal candidate will monitor budgets, prepare reports, forecasts, and presentations for leadership, ensure data integrity, and communicate complex financial information clearly to diverse audiences.