Analyst - Miscellaneous Budget

City of New York•New York, NY

14d•$60,764 - $77,327•Hybrid

About The Position

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of more than 90 City agencies and entities. The Miscellaneous Budget is an agency of the City that provides budget appropriations of over $14 billion to pay for expenses of the City that are citywide in scope. Such expenses include employee fringe benefits such as health insurance, social security and workers’ compensation, and a citywide reserve for tort claim expenses (Judgments & Claims). The Miscellaneous Budget also contains subsidies for transit, criminal justice and other programs that are not contained in regular city departments. The position would involve preparing and maintaining budgetary controls for the entire Miscellaneous Budget, developing and improving expense-forecasting models, monitoring expenditures, providing analytical support and assistance in the procurement of benefit programs, and performing work on ad-hoc issues.

Requirements

Strong analytic and quantitative skills and demonstrated attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
Able to work effectively individually and/or in a team environment.
Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Strong familiarity in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is necessary.
Must be able to work occasional late nights and weekends as needed.
A cover letter is required to be considered for this position. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment with no or one year of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration or a related field. (For Assistant Analyst)
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment and a minimum of two years of budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration, or a related field; or an awarded Master's degree in Financial Management, Business, Public Administration or a field related to the specific assignment. (For Analyst)
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.
You must be a City resident within 90 days of the date of appointment and you must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with fringe benefits or judgments and claims.

Responsibilities

Gather and analyze citywide data and prepare budgetary projections for the City’s fringe benefit expenditures and various other than personal service expenses contained in the City’s Miscellaneous Expense Budget
Maintain and manipulate database and spreadsheet applications to develop budget estimates
Understand and monitor program expenditures, identify and explain trends and spending patterns
Prepare variance analyses, cash flow and other required budgetary exercises
Monitor payments, journal entries and accounts payable on the City’s Financial Management System
Monitor contractual expenses within other than personal service areas of the Miscellaneous Budget
Assist in the processing of payment vouchers that support agency operations
Coordinate with OMB task forces/agencies in analyzing cost issues related to the Miscellaneous Budget
Assist in the financial administration of the City’s Retiree Health Benefits Trust
Assist in the selection of outside service providers to the City obtained through Request for Proposals (RFP)
Apply analytical skills to various ad-hoc projects that arise from time to time