About this role
Posting Expires: Until Filled
Salary Range: $63,401.31- $72,682.62
General Description and Classification Standards:
This position performs complex budgeting, forecasting, and analysis functions of the Office of Budget & Fiscal Policy. The position analyzes budget requests of assigned departments, programs and funds, and acts as a primary source providing advice in the development of operational needs, new initiatives, estimated costs and expenditures needed to finance programs and operations. Works with assigned departments, programs, and funds, in the development of the annual budget; participates in the development and analysis of budget recommendations, appropriations and allocations. Presents budget recommendations to the Budget Director, Deputy Budget Chief, and Budget Chief.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned.
Develops, interprets and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control.
Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance.
Plans and carries out budget procedures for one or more departments including monthly monitoring of department expenditures and revenues.
Performs monthly, quarterly, and annual variance and budget analysis for financial reports.
Assists departments in the preparation of department budgets and budget materials.
Reviews and makes recommendations on department budget proposals.
Assists in the development of multi-year forecast estimates for department expenditures and revenues.
Reviews department performance measures.
Develops and maintains budget monitoring models and coordinates production of the formal monitoring report.
Provides support and assists with special studies that require data compilation.
Analyzes and interprets information in oral and written presentations.
Assists in the fiscal evaluation of proposed legislation
Performs ad hoc analysis and collaborates with senior peers on special projects.
The above statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. COA may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
This is a partial list of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list.
Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills
Extensive knowledge of concepts and processes in finance area.
Strong understanding of relationship of professional discipline with other organizations and functions.
Strong Microsoft Office experience – Excel and PowerPoint
Experience with Financial Functions – V Look Up, Pivot Tables, Sum IF statements, Macros, etc.
Experience with Financial Management software and databases.
Skill in interpersonal communications and in presenting information.
Ability to apply professional knowledge to carry out assignments with limited supervision.
Ability to process numbers quickly and accurately. Ability to spot inconsistencies and either troubleshoot issues as they arise or escalate to higher level.
Ability to train others.
Ability to build effective relationships within the organization.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field; OR an equivalent combination of education, skills, experience, and training.
Minimum of (3) years as budget, finance, policy, and/or management analyst with direct responsibility for budget development, analysis and management
Preferred Education & Experience
Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public administration or a closely related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience as a budget, finance, policy, and/or management analyst with direct responsibility for budget development, analysis and management.
Direct experience working in large ERP environment and accounting systems
Experience in local government finance preferred.
Licensures and Certifications
None required
Other facts
About City of Atlanta
The City of Atlanta remains a transportation hub, not just for the country but also for the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the nations busiest in daily passenger flights. Direct flights to Europe, South America, and Asia have made metro Atlanta easily accessible to the more than 1,000 international businesses that operate here and the more than 50 countries that have representation in the city through consulates, trade offices, and chambers of commerce. The city has emerged as a banking center and is the world headquarters for 13 Fortune 500 companies.
Atlanta is the Capital city of the southeast, a city of the future with strong ties to its past. The old in new Atlanta is the soul of the city, the heritage that enhances the quality of life in a contemporary city. In the turbulent 60's, Atlanta was "the city too busy to hate." And today, in the 21st Century, Atlanta is the "city not too busy to care".
For more than four decades Atlanta has been linked to the civil rights movement. Civil Rights leaders moved forward, they were the visionaries who saw a new south, a new Atlanta. They believed in peace. They made monumental sacrifices for that peace. And because of them Atlanta became a fast-pace modern city which opened its doors to the 1996 Olympics.
Die-hard Southerners view Atlanta as the heart of the Old Confederacy; Atlanta has become the best example of the New South, a fast-paced modern city proud of its heritage.
In the past two decades Atlanta has experienced unprecedented growth -- the official city population remains steady, at about 420,000, but the metro population has grown in the past decade by nearly 40%, from 2.9 million to 4.1 million people. A good measure of this growth is the ever-changing downtown skyline, along with skyscrapers constructed in the Midtown, Buckhead, and outer perimeter (fringing I-285) business districts.
What you'll do
- The Budget Analyst II performs complex budgeting, forecasting, and analysis functions, providing advice on operational needs and budget requests. They assist in the development of the annual budget and present recommendations to senior budget officials.
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