Budget and Policy Analyst, Senior
Budget and Policy Analyst, Senior
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Are you RichmondR.E.A.D.YRespect.Equity.Accountability.DiversityYOU!!!
This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent fostering growth opportunities and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program
Description
The Department of Budget & Strategic Planning is seeking two (2) dynamic team-oriented enthusiastic and hardworking people to join its team! Incumbents must be self-starters exceptional communicators and listeners problem solvers and most importantly team players. Incumbents will join a dynamic team of individuals to help achieve the Departments mission which is: To provide corporate performance informed oversight for the development analysis and execution of the Citys budgeting and strategic performance management processes as well as grant support in order to balance the needs and resources of the community.
Specifically incumbents will play a vital team role in the development of the Citys nearly $2.8 billion total and nearly one-billion-dollar operating budget. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work with multiple municipal departments and employees learning about key government operations assisting departments in solving budgetary and financial challenges that may arise and helping chart a course for the overall improvement in city department operations making them more efficient accountable and effective. Work may include analyzing complex issues to facilitate and execute decision-making; serving on inter- and intra-departmental committees and task forces; reviewing and assessing departmental performance measures; overseeing budgetary transactions; performing complex analysis; serving as a liaison and official representative to senior staff external agencies and the public; conducing trainings; researching developing writing and editing complex reports and plans; preparing financial forecasts reports and presentations related to the citys budgets; coordinating or leading tasks to prepare the department for budget proposal or adoption; understanding and dissecting complex financial transactions; and providing policy recommendations based on research and findings.
The Department of Budget & Strategic Planning is an employer of choice. Wevalue our employees and seek to attract and retain the best. Weare also committed to your individual professional growth! The selected candidates will have the opportunity to attend applicable training and educational workshops obtain relevant certifications and join appropriate professional organizations in order to further enhance and develop professional skillsets.
The selected candidates will have the opportunity to work with multiple municipal departments and employees as well as a unified core group of individuals within the Budget Department - focused on providing excellent prompt and accurate services to both internal and external customers.**The advised compensation hiring range for this position is to not exceed $91000/year**Duties include but are not limited to
- Perform detailed expenditure andrevenue analysis of multiple city departments operating special enterprise capital and/or internal service fund budgets.
- Perform expenditure and revenue projections of multiple city departments operating budgets.
- Engage and communicate with multiple staff members on their departmental budgets and other fiscal/budgetary matters.
- Assist in program evaluation and policy analysis particularly as it pertains to city/local government finance or budget policy related matters.
- Work with high volumes of data in excel.
- Analyze and interpret financial/budget data and present solutions/results of analysis clearly promptly and in an articulate matter.
Qualifications Special Certifications and Licenses
KNOWLEDGE (some combination of the following):
- Considerable knowledge of best financial practices and City-wide governmental budgeting principals.
- Foundational knowledge of strategic focus areas.
- Understanding of local governance.
SKILLS (some combination of the following):- Demonstrate skills in analyzing complex issues building budgets and forecasts collecting assembling verifying and analyzing data on various platforms anddatabases.
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel.
- Effective communication with various internal and external partners as well as city leaders.
- Strong interpersonal and creative writing skills
ABILITIES (some combination of the following):- Problem-solve
- Active listening
- Adapt to changing priorities and deadlines
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:- Bachelors degree in business public administration or field related toassignment.
- Three years of journey-level professional experience in area related to assignment such as management/policy/financial analysis.
LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:- None required.
PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:- Masters degree in a business-related field or public administration is preferred.
- At least three years of experience performing budgetary analysis of local government departmental budgets reviewing analyzing developing etc. - individually or a combination of all three.
- Experience reviewing and assessing departmental/program performance measures to include key performance indicators and metrics.
- Experience working in teams.
- Strong quantitative data analysis skills and experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Employment Type
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