Departmental Budget Analyst- Information Technology Services (Civil Service)

City of Dallas • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

Dallas is Growing. Grow With Us. Looking for more than just a job? The City of Dallas offers careers with purpose. With competitive benefits, growth opportunities, and a vibrant work culture, we’re committed to helping you thrive while you help our city flourish. Be part of a team that’s committed to service, innovation, and community. Job Summary Assists in developing, preparing and administering a departmental budget providing financial analysis and monitoring to ensure effective oversight and financial management of funds. Job Description Overview The Departmental Budget Analyst provides sound financial research, analysis, and evaluation to make recommendations on departmental budget ensuring effective control of expenditures and available funds.

Requirements

• Knowledge of automated accounting programs and ability to use spreadsheets and other programs.
• Knowledge of financial, accounting, and budgeting principles and practices.
• Ability to analyze complex policy, financial, and organizational issues.
• Knowledge of City policies and procedures.
• Ability to research financial metrics, forecast future requirements, analyze budget, and make recommendations.
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in an accounting, public administration, finance or business field.
• EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of experience in financial analysis, budget planning/monitoring or professional accounting.
• OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Requires PC skills for spreadsheet analysis, report preparation, research and utilizing Advantage Financial Systems (AMS).

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of the annual operating budget including capital, grants, community development, or trusts; prepares budget documents that reflect accurate expenditures and operating costs.
• Performs special projects and responds to requests for financial information; creates complex statistical forecasting models, historical trend analysis and other financial projection methods to provide management appropriate information.
• Prepares routine monthly, quarterly, and annual reports such as cost analysis, performance data, financial target analysis, and expenditure and revenue status reports to provide appropriate monitoring for effective decision making.
• Reviews and evaluates council agenda items for appropriate financial and budgetary data; coordinates with departmental staff for resolution of problems; coordinates and reviews annual budget development and submissions with departmental staff; assists in the oversight and financial management for capital, grant, and trust programs to ensure strategic financial planning.
• Communicates with city departments, managers, auditors, and service providers to obtain or provide information, integrate activities and resolve problems such as reconciling department submissions with approved budgets.
• Prepares and processes financial system transactions such as overseeing the payments for and services received by a department to ensure proper procedures are followed; supervises cash deposits, receivables, payables, and general revenues; performs account reconciliation, grant fund reimbursements and other accounting activities.
• Coordinates and reviews annual budget development and submissions with departmental staff including providing instructions, reviewing for technical accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established procedures, format and guidelines.
• Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees