Senior Budget Analyst

Senior Budget Analyst Apply Senior Budget Analyst Agency: OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER Posted on: 02/17/2024 Job type: Full-time Location MANHATTAN Title Classification: No exam required Department Administration Salary range: $85,000.
00 – $95,000.
00 Job Description The New York City Comptroller, an independently elected official, is the Chief Financial Officer of the City of New York.
The mission of the office is to ensure the financial health of New York City by advising the Mayor, City Council, and the public of the City’s financial condition.
In addition, the Comptroller manages assets of the five New York City Pension Funds, performs budgetary analysis, audits city agencies, registers proposed contracts, etc.
The Bureau of Administration manages the Comptroller’s Office operating and capital budgets, as well as procurement and payment responsibilities, facilities management, support services, and the full breadth of its human resource functions including payroll and time management.
Under the direction of the Director for Budget and Planning, the Senior Budget Analyst will assist with managing and monitoring the agency’s expense, capital and revenue budgets.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: - Daily management and control of the agency’s $114 million expense budget which includes Personal Service (PS) and Other Than Personal Services (OTPS) funding.
Such control and management will include forecasting budget conditions, undertaking internal and externally required studies and reports, determining variances to plan, and offering remedies to current or potential budget problems; includes substantial use of FMS and other systems; - Analyze large, complex datasets to extract meaningful insights and trends relevant to project goals and interpret data findings in a clear and concise manner for stakeholders; - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate data requirements and to ensure data infrastructure supports the needs of both the data analyses and project goals.
- Interacts with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) daily; serves as advocate for the agency on budget and other OMB matters.
Monitors agency items currently before OMB; - Drafts, researches, and reviews funding proposals associated with expense, capital or revenue budget matters; prepares letters of transmittal; works on issues or matters concerning other units within the Bureau that affect budgeting; reviews and prepares modification requests; - Prepares technical budget documents, including surplus/needs analyses, spending plans, analytical reports and briefings on related budgetary issues; and, * Perform other related duties and responsibilities as may be required.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: -Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a closely related field and three (3) or more years of progressively responsible experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration, or a closely related field; or, -Master's degree in Business, Public Policy Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field, and two (2) or more years of relevant experience as described above; or, - An equivalent of education and/or experience as described above.
PREFERRED SKILLS: - Professional public sector experience (ideally NYC) in budgeting, economic or fiscal analysis expected; - Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel, Access, Crystal, and FMS strongly preferred; - Ability to effectively use formulas and pivot tables to analyze large data sets and effectively format spreadsheets for presentation and review; - Demonstrated ability to complete budgetary projects and analyses independently with minimal supervision; - Ability to work with a variety of software applications and experience analyzing large and complex data sets is expected; - Strong interpersonal, analytical, quantitative, writing, project management and organizational skills expected.
Note: We appreciate every applicant’s interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Certain residency requirements may apply.
Vacancy notices listed as “Until Filled” will be posted for at least five work days.
Minimum Qualifications 1.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time experience in budgetary planning, financial analysis, management, or engineering.
Work toward a Law degree or toward a Master's degree in business, public administration, economics, engineering or a related field may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.
For more information, please visit the U.
S.
Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.
gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.
However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.
To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Minimum Qualifications 1.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time experience in budgetary planning, financial analysis, management, or engineering.
Work toward a Law degree or toward a Master's degree in business, public administration, economics, engineering or a related field may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.
For more information, please visit the U.
S.
Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.
gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.
However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.
To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job ID 627356 Title code 06711 Civil service title BUDGET ANALYST (COMPTROLLER) Title classification Pending Classification-2 Business title Senior Budget Analyst Experience level: Experienced (non-manager) Number of positions 1 Work location 1 Centre St.
, N.
Y.
Category: Finance, Accounting, & Procurement