Budget Expense Analyst, Division of Budget

About the Agency:


The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the citys housing and diversity and strength in the citys neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.


- We maintain building and resident safety and health.

- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability.

- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.


HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work the administration has committed over $7 billion in new capital funding and invested approximately $22 billion in housing across the 10-year capital plan the largest in the citys history. This investment coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis by addressing homelessness and housing instability promoting economic stability and mobility increasing homeownership opportunities improving health and safety and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.


Your Team

Situated within the Office of Finance & Administration the Division of Budget manages the agencys $1.5 billion operating budget which is comprised of 15 funding sources from city state federal and other categorical sources. The divisions staff advise and support HPDs program managers and budget liaisons on matters pertaining to funding availability grant compliance cost savings initiatives financial analysis and program development.


Your Impact

As a Budget Expense Analyst you will play a key role in supporting the Division of Budget by collaborating with colleagues and agency stakeholders to ensure efficient planning analysis and execution of budgetary processes. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong analytical communication and organizational skills who thrives in a collaborative setting while also working independently.


Your Role & Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director of Reporting and Analysis you will be responsible for coordinating the agencys OTPS budget with a focus on reviewing funding requests monitoring expenditures analyzing trends understanding program operations and making recommendations for efficiencies. Although most of your work will be done independently you will be required to develop strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Consult and provide technical support to divisions withing the agency on subject matters pertaining to budget proposal contract preparations funding allocations and budget modifications.

Provide oversight of OTPS operational budget to ensure that program budgets are funded adequately and monitor spending against the plan.

Collaborate with other agencies to facilitate and implement new funding initiatives to support new and existing programs.

Utilize budget reports to project spending for all OTPS programs.

Participate in the bi-annual and annual reporting practices: City Council Hearing OMBs allocation and appropriation of funds exercises and comptroller year-end closing exercise.

Utilize historical data and analyze trends to create models to determine funding levels forecast spending and identify potential issues that impact the budget.


Minimum Qualification Requirements

- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in the development appraisal financing negotiation or disposition of real estate or in real estate law or in urban planning or analytical or coordination work related to housing programs; or


- A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and seven years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 1 above; or


- Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. Graduate student in the field of urban studies city planning business or public administration finance architecture engineering or other related fields may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience on the basis of 30 credits equaling one year of experience. Graduation from an accredited law school may be substituted for one year of the required experience. However all candidates must have at least two years of experience as described above.


Preferred Skills

- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with various deadlines.

- Critical thinking and analytical skills

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)

- Strong fluency with Microsoft Office 365 (especially Excel and Word) and willingness to learn new applications

- Interest in affordable housing policy issues

- Knowledge of budgeting practices and the citys Financial Management System (FMS)

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time