Director, Budget Management

City of New York•New York, NY

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Budget Management is responsible for planning and monitoring the agency budget, processing payments for vendors and employee reimbursements, and monitoring financial performance by forecasting and reporting. The Director manages the unit. Under direction of the Chief Financial Management Officer, with wide latitude for independent initiative, judgment, and decision, the Director provides strategic oversight of agencywide budget operations, participates in the formulation, recommendation, and implementation of policies and procedures pertaining to budget, personnel actions, and reporting, and directs and manages PS and OTPS budgets across City, State, Federal, Capital, and grant funding sources.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or fiscal management, at least two years of which must have been in an executive, managerial, or supervisory capacity
Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above. However, all candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in a supervisory, managerial, or executive capacity as described in “1” above.
Only permanent Administrative Staff Analysts, applicants who are reachable on the Administrative Staff Analyst open competitive list, and applicants as indicated below will be considered.
Candidates who are permanent in comparable civil service titles may be considered for title change under rule 6.1.9 of the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of New York.
A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, 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, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or 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. Eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.
An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” 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 eight years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” 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 and at least two years of experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic oversight of agencywide budget operations
Participate in the formulation, recommendation, and implementation of policies and procedures pertaining to budget, personnel actions, and reporting
Direct and manage PS and OTPS budgets across City, State, Federal, Capital, and grant funding sources
Oversee budget planning, monitoring, and variance analysis to ensure alignment with financial goals and compliance requirements
Lead and supervise a team of 12 staff, including hiring, training, performance evaluations, and workload management
Manage Accounts Payable operations to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payment processing
Ensure compliance with agency fiscal policies, contract terms, Comptroller directives, and Procurement Policy Board rules
Oversee and enhance internal OTPS tracking systems to improve financial management and reporting capabilities
Conduct audits, quality assurance reviews, and workflow assessments; implement process improvements and standard operating procedures
Collaborate with budget managers, Operations Analysis, Analytics and Data Science, Revenue Planning and Compliance, and Procurement teams to coordinate financial activities and policy implementation
Analyze complex financial data using quantitative and cost analysis techniques; develop reports, dashboards, and recommendations to support executive decision-making
Represent DOB with oversight agencies, primarily the Office of the New York City Comptroller and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)