PS Budget Analyst

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Personal Service (PS) Budget Analyst will serve in the Division of Budget and Capital Program Management Expense Budget (BCPM) Unit, which manages the agency’s $1.5 billion annual operating budget. About half of that budget is allocated to the agency’s PS budget. The analyst will assist in monitoring and analyzing the agency’s $660+ million PS budget and perform other PS-related analysis and tasks. The role involves working with Budget Office colleagues and operational division partners to develop analyses and formulate recommendations for senior management.

Candidates must be serving permanently in the title of Associate Staff Analyst or be reachable on DOT’s promotion list. The stated Associate Staff Analyst qualifications include specified combinations of education and satisfactory full-time professional experience in budget administration, accounting, financial or economic administration or research, management or methods analysis, operations research, program evaluation, personnel or public administration, and related areas. All candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of qualifying experience.

Requirements

• Must be serving permanently in the title of Associate Staff Analyst or be reachable on DOT’s promotion list.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Quantitative and computer skills.
• Knowledge of the City’s budget and budget processes.
• Must have a high school diploma and at least one year of qualifying professional experience.
• Qualifying experience and education may meet one of the stated pathways: a relevant master’s degree and one year of qualifying experience; a bachelor’s degree and three years; an associate degree or 60 semester credits and five years; a high school diploma or equivalent and seven years; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. College credits may substitute for professional experience at the stated rate of 30 semester credits per year, subject to the minimum high school diploma and one year of experience requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the City’s budget, especially personal services expenditures.
• Experience at DOT or another City agency.
• Knowledge of the City’s Financial Management System (FMS), which is preferable but not required.
• Creative ability to rethink and organize existing work processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring and analyzing the agency’s PS budget of more than $660 million.
• Review proposed personnel actions for compliance with available headcount and funding.
• Prepare and process budget modifications.
• Prepare and submit the agency PS spending plan.
• Prepare, process, and clear PS accruals.
• Prepare and distribute biweekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports for agency divisions.
• Work with Budget Office colleagues and operational division partners to create analyses and formulate recommendations for senior management.
• Contribute to rethinking and organizing existing work processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED