Assistant Director - Citywide Government Operations

City of New York • New York, NY

7d • $167,101 - $167,101 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency, responsible for assembling and overseeing the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets for approximately 90 City agencies and entities. The Citywide Government Operations Taskforce specifically oversees and prepares the budgets for over 30 agencies, offices, boards, and commissions. In this role, the Assistant Director will lead the development, monitoring, and maintenance of complex expense and capital budgets for these agencies, and will be instrumental in evaluating and coordinating citywide initiatives, cost savings, and resource allocation.

Requirements

• A cover letter is required to be considered for this position.
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of six years of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, cash flow analysis, financial publications, or a Master's degree in Finance, Business, Administration, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Economics, Law or a field related to the specific assignment and a minimum of four years of relevant experience.
• Applicants must also possess at least two years of supervisory experience.
• Strong communication, analytical and quantitative skills.
• Ability to meet pressured deadlines to satisfy budget and financial plan preparation, updates and reporting requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple, often-competing priorities, and manage staff effectively to ensure properly skilled individuals are assigned to and satisfy specific needs.
• Must be a City resident within 90 days of the date of appointment.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Intermediate-level Excel proficiency
• Experience with Crystal
• Experience with FMS

Responsibilities

• Developing and evaluating strategies for implementing Mayoral budget priorities
• Reviewing and developing recommendations for fiscal and operational efficiencies
• Supervising staff and coordinating preparation of expense and capital budgets and four-year financial plans for their agencies
• Reviewing and evaluating on-going agency fiscal requests and personnel requests and formulating appropriate recommendations to ensure sufficient allocation of resources
• Monitoring and reviewing the agency expense budgets, including conducting expenditure analyses, determining validity, feasibility and cost-effectiveness of projects in the budget and preparing analytical reports and briefings
• Monitoring and reviewing the agency capital budgets and preparing and updating capital plans
• Acquiring and maintaining detailed knowledge of agency programs and operations
• Analyzing fiscal and programmatic impacts of legislative and regulatory changes on agency operations
• Recommending options and preferred course of action with supporting fiscal and policy analysis
• Representing OMB and Deputy Director at meetings, hearings and other public forums
• Ensuring staff is fully trained and briefed on issues and deadlines and provide periodic and appropriate feedback and guidance to staff to ensure optimal performance
• Coach and mentor staff to advance their career development and skill set
• Overseeing other special projects relating to agency programs and operations

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager