Strategic Budget & Performance Leader

City of Annapolis (MD); Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Annapolis is seeking a highly analytical Budget Manager to lead the Budget Office, oversee municipal budgeting, forecasting, and policy development. This role directs the Business Intelligence Office and mentors staff while coordinating across city departments and external agencies.

The ideal candidate has public sector financial management expertise, strong data-driven decision making, and excellent communication skills for City Council briefings and public meetings.

Qualifications

• Four or more years in administrative and budgetary roles in the public sector.
• Experience directing budgeting processes, forecasting, and policy analysis.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and public finance practices.

Responsibilities

• Budget Cycle Coordination: Coordinates the preparation, development, and monitoring of the City-wide operating and capital budgets. Establishes and presents standard procedures, instructions, system requirements, and timelines for departmental input, review, and budget modifications.
• Fiscal Forecasting & Analysis: Directs operating and capital budget administration, resource forecasting, and cost/benefit analyses. Manages unit payroll and departmental operating budgets, monitors budget-to-actual revenues and expenditures, and suggests strategic adjustments.
• Business Intelligence & Data Governance: Assumes full operational management of the Business Intelligence Office. Oversees dashboard creation, custom reporting, data governance policies, and technical system administration, specifically providing direct Workday support functionality.
• Staff Leadership & Evaluation: Manages, directs, monitors, and evaluates Budget Office and performance staff. Provides guidance on complex analytical tasks and prepares performance reviews.
• Regulatory Compliance & Policy: Reviews legislative bills, ordinances, and external policies to evaluate budgetary impacts. Audits diverse source documents for compliance with federal, state, and City regulations.
• Media & Public Relations: Acts as a primary media spokesperson and liaison for budget matters, fielding inquiries, giving interviews, speaking at press conferences, and presenting at community events and public forums.
• Legislative Advisory: Directs budget presentations for public meetings, collaborates directly with City Council members, and compiles statistical program performance reports to aid executive and legislative decision-making.
• Fiscal Accountability: Formulate and deliver regular budget-to-actual variance reports to legislative committee, members, and staff and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data governance

Public speaking

Leadership

GAAP

Financial analysis

Cross-department collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Workday

BI dashboards

Job description

The City of Annapolis is seeking a highly analytical Budget Manager to lead the Budget Office, oversee municipal budgeting, forecasting, and policy development. This role directs the Business Intelligence Office and mentors staff while coordinating across city departments and external agencies.

The ideal candidate has public sector financial management expertise, strong data-driven decision making, and excellent communication skills for City Council briefings and public meetings.