Administrative Budget Analyst

City of New York•New York, NY

6d•$98,140 - $99,500•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) promotes and supports inclusive, safe, affordable, healthy aging. NYC Aging remains steadfast in its role and responsibility to preserve the dignity and quality of life for approximately 1.8 million diverse older New Yorkers by eliminating food insecurity, providing access to affordable, stable housing, enhancing access to quality healthcare services and protecting older New Yorkers from harm and abuse with the ultimate goal of a more age-friendly city in which older adults can age gracefully with respect. The Budget Planning and Monitoring Unit is responsible for managing the Agency's $600 million Expense Budget and $100 million Capital Budget; preparing budget and financial analyses and reports; and coordinating the Agency's budget and financial activities with the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other oversight and partner agencies.

Requirements

Must be a current City Employee and serving permanently in the title of Administrative Staff Analyst or have taken the most recent Administrative Staff Analyst civil service exam and be reachable for appointment from the resulting list.
A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

Monitor agency spending and procurement activities and review and update operating budgets for assigned divisions.
Create and process budget modifications in the City Financial Management System (FMS) for both Personnel and Other Than Personnel (OTPS) budgets.
Process encumbrances in FMS3 and participate in the year-end accrual process.
Reconcile internal operating budgets with FMS to ensure initial budgets, modifications, and chargebacks are accurately recorded.
Work with grant managers to review and update grant budgets in FMS and prepare grant budget modifications.
Serve as a liaison among General Services, Procurement, Grant Managers, and the Budget Unit to review and approve purchase requests.
Prepare and submit quarterly Spending Plan updates to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) through FMS, and assist with other budget reporting requirements, including Miscellaneous Revenue and Monthly Variance reports.
Serve as a Budget Preparer in Passport for AOTPS budget actions.
Assist in preparing Certificates to Proceed (CPs), ensuring project scopes align with the Capital Commitment Plan and capital eligibility requirements for Comptroller contract registration, and respond to OMB inquiries regarding pending CPs.
Update capital forecasts in FMS by forecasting task orders and change orders, modifying the Capital Plan based on current cost estimates, and tracking commitment plan projects against fiscal year targets.
Prepare Budget Code Modifications and create Fixed Asset Intents (FNs) and Commodity Requisitions (RQC1s) in FMS to support timely contract registration.
Communicate with other City agencies and OMB regarding the status of capital projects.
Use FMS and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word, to prepare reports, analyses, and memorandums.