Budget Manager

City of New York • New York, NY

22h • $72,595 - $83,484 • Hybrid

About The Position

The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is the nation’s leading municipal enforcement agency charged with delivering economic justice. DCWP leverages its authority to bring New Yorkers real economic relief and protect them from predatory, deceptive, and unfair practices that violate their rights as consumers and workers. This includes pioneering cutting-edge protections, such as the City’s Consumer Protection Law, Protected Time Off Law, Fair Workweek Law, and Delivery Worker Laws, including the Minimum Pay Rate for delivery workers. Through licensing more than 45,000 businesses in over 45 industries, DCWP ensures fair competition and a level playing field for responsible small businesses that are integral to New York City’s vibrant communities. DCWP also provides essential services such as free tax preparation and financial counseling to ensure New Yorkers keep more of what they earn and can plan for their futures. DCWP is committed to making sure New York City is a fairer, more affordable place to live. For more information about DCWP and its work, call 311 or visit DCWP at nyc.gov/dcwp, sign up for its newsletter, or follow on its social media sites, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

The Budget Office seeks a self-driven and analytical Budget Manager to monitor and manage the agency's budget portfolio. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Budgets, the ideal candidate will exhibit initiative, independent judgment, and strong analytical skills in performing the following responsibilities, which include but are not limited to:

Requirements

• 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 Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: 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, labor 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.
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", "3", or "4" above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma.

Responsibilities

• Plan, monitor and analyze DCWP’s PS, OTPS and capital budgets, including the preparation, maintenance, reconciliation, and modification of the Agency’s expense and miscellaneous revenue budgets.
• Prepare regular financial reports, support and advise divisions in all aspects of budget matters, analyze and provide discrepancies between planned and actual expenses
• Review and track New Need submissions by assigned divisions and ensure provided backup and requested amount are accurate and adhere to the agency’s requirements.
• Participate in technical budget activities including budget modifications, management of PS Budget accruals, journal entries, monthly variance reports, quarterly spending plans and other technical budget functions in the City’s Financial Management System (FMS)
• Partner with Procurement, Accounts Payable and other units to reconcile purchase orders and resolve discrepancies.
• Track agency hires, separations, vacancies, pending staffing actions, and other information and provide updates to Budget management.
• Collaborate and draft OMB Q&A responses, ensuring accurate alignment with PS budget constraints and organizational staffing priorities.
• Perform ad-hoc reports, other budget analyses and special projects as needed.

What This Job Offers

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