Management Analyst II

City of New Haven•New Haven, CT

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Management Analyst II within the Office of Policy, Management, and Grants (OPMG) for the City of New Haven. This role offers hands-on experience in budget analysis, public administration, and municipal finance. The diverse nature of the assignments will allow for the building of a strong foundation applicable across various career paths. Joining OPMG means directly contributing to the enhancement of New Haven's quality of life. The ideal candidate will have accounts payable experience, the ability to work independently, and a strong attention to detail. This particular appointment will be in the Office of Policy, Management, and Grants; other opportunities in other departments may arise.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, supplemented by graduate course work in municipal finance, business administration, public administration or law
At least two years of experience in budget, public administration and municipal finance work, or any equivalent combination of training and experience
Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration and budgetary control.
Considerable knowledge of the organization and operations of City departments and agencies.
Considerable knowledge of municipal accounting principles and procedures.
Considerable knowledge of advanced integrated data processing.
Knowledge of municipal payroll processing, payroll deduction procedures, and municipal pension systems.
Ability to discover and develop methods for adopting accounts payable, payroll and budget procedural requirements to machine accounting and data processing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with department heads, staff associates and the general public.
Ability to analyze management and budgetary problems and recommend effective solutions.
Ability to deal effectively with others.
Ability to organize and present clearly oral and written reports of management studies and recommendations.
Ability to organize and write problems definitions for integration on advanced data processing systems.
Ability to assemble and analyze fiscal data for budgetary purposes and to discover significant trends within detailed fiscal information.
Current authorization to work in the U.S. without employer-sponsored visa support.

Nice To Haves

Accounts payable experience
Ability to work independently
Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

Implements the budgetary programs of the Board of Finance under the direction of the Controller and the Budget Officer.
Confers with departmental officials to resolve questions pertaining to budgetary requirements, attends intra-departmental conferences on budget requests; studies and evaluates requests in light of departmental policies, program and prior operating experience; recommends changes in original budget requests; presents budget requests orally to representatives of management and fiscal officials; assists departments in evaluating service levels.
Plans, analyzes and makes procedural recommendations relating to all phases of work in the department.
Advises and assists department officials and employees in the proper use of finance related procedures and forms.
Reviews and analyzes data submitted by departments for completeness, accuracy and conformance to budget and payroll requirements as well as adherence to policies established by the Board of Finance.
Oversees the maintenance of central controls on departmental payroll accounts, deductions and leaves of absence.
Assists in the development and installation of accounting systems.
Acts as a liaison between the Controller’s Office and other municipal departments with respect to budget analysis and procedures.
Performs related work as required.