Job Title

Job Family

Job Code

Job Exempt

Budget Analyst III

Non_Bargaining

CL-AFM77

Pay Grade

Pay Rate Type

Minimum

Midpoint

Maximum

NB112

Salary

$31.59

$40.29

$48.98

Job Description

Position consists of professional budget and management analysis work, which may include guiding the work of lower-level budget analysts. Duties include assisting departmental personnel on all budget related matters, analyzing departmental budget requests, formulating recommendations, and monitoring the collection and expenditure of funds to ensure operations are financially sound and consistent with approved directives. This position will also be responsible for assisting with or coordinating various division-wide publications and projects. At this level, departmental assignments and other tasks will generally be the most challenging in nature, with increased emphasis on proactively pursuing improvements. Work is performed independently within established guidelines and is reviewed by the Budget Manager and/or Budget Division Manager through conferences, reports submitted, and results obtained.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field with four (4) or more years experience in performance measurement, management, accounting, finance, data collection and analysis or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.

Additional Qualifications for Promotion:

Promotions are not to be considered an automatic function of longevity and are subject to the review and authorization of the Supervisor. The employee’s last performance review must have resulted in an overall rating of Meets standards or better with no factor rating of less than meets.

Responsibilities

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

Note: The listed duties are only illustrative and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed by this job class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.

Analyzes complex local, state, and federal guidelines, rules, and laws.

Analyzes and processes budget amendments and revision requests for submission to the Budget Division Manager.

Assists with collection and analysis of key performance indicators (KPI) and strategic planning efforts.

During development of the annual budget: reviews and analyzes departmental budget request; consults with appropriate departmental representatives for any budget modifications; and submits comments for consideration by the Chief Financial Officer, Budget Division Manager, and CAO.

Monitors actual revenues and expenditures to ensure conformance with the approved budget/estimates.

Performs various personnel-related responsibilities including: creating/maintaining supervisory organizations; maintaining citywide organizational charts; and ensuring that authorized position counts adhere to the approved budget.

Assists with or coordinates with various division-wide publications and projects.

Reviews and approves items submitted for consideration by City Council for fiscal impact, applicable documentation, and conformance with approved budget/directives.

Plans and implements policies, methods, procedures, and process improvements for enduring compliance with the City's approved budget.

Guides the work of lower-level budget analysts and department staff.

Develops and maintains the City's financial forecasting model, including recommending and implementing enhancements.

Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of budgetary best practices, principles and procedures.

Knowledge of the principles of organization and management.

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Knowledge of laws and regulations governing budgeting and financial operations.

Knowledge of laws and regulations related to the City's ability to assess and collect revenue from all available sources, including underling assumptions for use in developing a forecast.

Ability to use a personal computer and proficiency with desktop and mainframe financial software packages, including the use of modeling software.

Ability to organize and clearly present oral and written reports of findings and recommendations using financial and statistical analysis, management best practice, and organizational theory concepts.

Ability establish and maintain and effective working relationship with elected Officials, executive management, other employees, vendors, customers other governmental agencies and the general public.

Ability to have high levels of energy and enthusiasm for accomplishing organizational goals with the ability to function collegially in a team environment.