Senior Management Analyst

City of San Diego • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Senior Management Analysts lead the work of other professional, subprofessional, and/or clerical staff and perform complex budgetary, fiscal, administrative, and organizational analyses. Work includes long-range financial planning, feasibility studies, capital improvement projects, specialized management research, and other assigned duties. Analysts may exercise considerable initiative and independent judgment in evaluating issues, planning studies, conducting research, analyzing data, identifying problems, determining solutions, and making recommendations, with the level of guidance varying by assignment.

The position involves reviewing budget requests, cost-benefit and revenue studies, and other fiscal factors; making financial projections and revenue forecasts; estimating expenditures; evaluating City programs and recommending cost-saving work methods; and determining appropriate work volumes and staffing levels. Analysts develop detailed research reports and present analyses, findings, recommendations, and implementation strategies to management, City Council, committees, and other interested groups. Assignments may also include analysis of capital improvement projects and grants.

Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, are automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS). The posting lists general wage increases for employees in classifications represented by the Municipal Employees Association: 3.5% effective July 1, 2027; 2% effective July 1, 2028; and 2% effective January 1, 2029.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education (at least 120 semester or 180 quarter units). Additional qualifying professional budgetary/fiscal and/or administrative/organizational analysis experience may substitute for missing education on a year-for-year basis; one year of full-time experience equals 30 semester or 45 quarter college-level units.
• Three years of full-time professional-level budgetary/fiscal and/or administrative/organizational analysis experience.
• Qualifying experience must include professional-level duties in at least one of the following areas: budgetary/fiscal analysis, including collecting and analyzing data for financial projections and budgets, fiscal projects, budget implementation or monitoring, project or business budget planning and control, and reports presenting findings and recommendations; or administrative/organizational analysis, including management data analysis, administrative projects, analysis of organizational processes and structures, implementation or monitoring of administrative operations, organizational development, or personnel administration programs, and reports presenting findings and recommendations.
• A Master’s degree in Public or Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a closely related field may substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
• City employees relying on Out-of-Class Assignment experience must submit documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist that details the work performed, dates, and total qualifying OCA hours.
• Submit proof of degree or transcripts if used to meet the minimum requirements; City employees must also submit proof of Out-of-Class Assignment if relying on it to qualify.

Responsibilities

• Lead the work of other professional, subprofessional, and/or clerical staff.
• Perform complex budgetary, fiscal, administrative, and organizational analyses, long-range financial planning, feasibility studies, capital improvement project analyses, and specialized management research.
• Direct, coordinate, and/or perform management research projects.
• Review budget requests, cost-benefit and revenue studies, and other budgetary and fiscal factors.
• Make financial projections, forecast revenues, and estimate expenditures.
• Evaluate City programs and identify or recommend cost-saving work methods.
• Determine appropriate work volumes and staffing levels to improve the effectiveness and economy of work systems, procedures, and processes.
• Develop detailed research reports and present data analyses, findings, recommendations, and implementation strategies to management, City Council, committees, and other interested individuals or groups.
• Analyze capital improvement projects and grants.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, are automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• General wage increases for employees in Municipal Employees Association-represented classifications: 3.5% effective 7/1/27, 2% effective 7/1/28, and 2% effective 1/1/29.

What This Job Offers

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