Budget Analyst

City Of Gainesville • Wichita, KS

306d • $67,200 - $105,903

About The Position

As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville—you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it's a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life. An employee in this class is responsible for assisting in the overall process of preparing and administering the City's annual operating budget, five-year Capital Improvement Budget, performance data and multi-year revenues/expenditures projections. The Budget Analyst compiles and analyzes both statistical and fiscal data as the basis for preparing specific schedules, tables, and narrative summaries that are included in these various budget documents. Budget Analysts are responsible for the analysis of one or many City departments and funds with assistance from their supervisor or a Senior Budget Analyst. A Budget Analyst is expected to perform work independently with periodic supervisor review. Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by its lack of supervisory duties and by its entry-level analytical duties related to city-wide budget development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, finance or a related field.
• Two (2) years of experience in financial, operational, fuels, marketing analysis, or related analytical experience.
• Valid Florida Driver License.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), particularly as applied to governmental accounting and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of the principles and procedures associated with the preparation of the annual budget and the Truth in Millage (TRIM) compliance process.
• Knowledge of Florida Statutes applicable to budgeting and financial management within the public sector.
• Knowledge of the State of Florida Uniform Accounting System for Local Governments.
• Skill in demonstrating leadership on assigned special projects and other complex assignments.
• Ability to communicate ideas, findings, and recommendations in a clear, concise manner, both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the preparation of city-wide operating and capital budgets.
• Provides guidance to Departments in the preparation of plans that include items such as capital improvement programs, annual budgets, administration, debt management, and other complex finance and accounting assignments.
• Performs policy, budget and financial analysis, technical fiscal studies, analyzes acquired data, and independently recommends courses of action.
• Monitors changes in policies, procedures, and laws in order to identify areas of financial impact.
• Works with sensitive information related to personnel and financial data at the city-wide and departmental levels.
• Monitors departmental budget and assists in annual budget process for one or more assigned departments.
• Provides superior customer service to departments of moderate size and complexity to enable them to manage their budgets such that the department accomplishes its strategic goals and initiatives.
• Assists with the facilitation of performance improvement initiatives to help achieve the City's key intended outcomes and to improve efficiency.
• Performs moderately complex, customer-focused professional financial services tasks and assignments designed to meet operations and capital projects' requirements.
• Performs assigned projects of research and analysis of financial data from moderately complex data management systems.
• Provides guidance to assigned department customers with the development of their departmental budget requests, accounting and financial reporting requirements.
• Performs various technological business and functional administrative tasks required to maintain software.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements and supports development of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Reviews and monitors budgets, expenditures, and contracts to assure conformity with federal, state, and City laws and regulations.
• Tests software updates and patches as well as implementation and upgrades to budget software.
• Prepares periodic financial reports and other special reports required for federal, state, and internal purposes.
• Works with Workday technical support resources providing technical support to software users.
• Develops multi-year financial forecast for designated funds.
• Delivers presentations to internal and external customers.
• Collaborates with coworkers to develop and deliver training.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid leave
• 11 paid holidays a year
• Pension plan
• Deferred compensation plan
• On-site fitness centers
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site medical staff
• Wellness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree