Budget Analyst

The City of Albany is seeking a Budget Analyst to help shape the financial decisions that support our community. This position provides an opportunity to apply your skills in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, labor costing, and data analysis while partnering with departments and City leadership. As a Budget Analyst, you’ll turn complex financial information into clear analysis and recommendations, help monitor and forecast departmental budgets, evaluate the financial impact of organizational decisions, and support the City’s operating and capital budget processes.

If you’re a detail-oriented financial professional who enjoys solving problems, collaborating with others, and using data to make a difference, this could be the opportunity for you!

• Excellent medical, vision and dental benefit package for the employee and qualified family members with low monthly out-of-pocket cost. Employee-paid premium is approximately $58 per month for employee-only coverage up to a maximum of $170 per month for family coverage.
• City-paid contribution to a VEBA Trust account for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. Currently, the annual contribution is $2,000 for employee-only and $4,000 for employee plus dependent(s).
• Paid time off including:
  • 17 hours of vacation leave per month, with progressive increases
  • 8 hours of sick leave per month
  • 10 paid holidays per year

• Excellent retirement benefits including:
  • City-paid participation in the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (OPSRP and City pays 6% IAP contribution)
  • City-paid 2.5% contribution into pre-tax deferred compensation plan
• In addition, other benefits such as job-related college tuition and book reimbursement, employee assistance program, basic life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and flexible spending accounts for healthcare and childcare expenses.

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The Budget Analyst performs professional budget, financial, and analytical work in support of the City’s operating and capital budget processes. This position supports assigned departmental budgets and financial activities by assisting with budget development, monitoring, forecasting, revenue and expenditure analysis, labor costing, financial reporting, and related analytical assignments. Responsibilities include preparing budget documents, developing financial models and reports, analyzing financial trends, evaluating budget impacts, and providing technical assistance to departments regarding budget policies, procedures, and financial systems.

Work is performed with general direction and requires professional judgment, analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective collaboration with departments, management, and other stakeholders.

The following duties represent the primary responsibilities of the position and are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or assignments that may be required. Employees may be assigned additional duties that are similar, related to, or a logical assignment for the classification.

• Budget Development and Administration – Supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of the City’s biennial operating and capital budgets by assisting with assigned departmental budgets, budget requests, revenue estimates, staffing proposals, capital requests, service-level recommendations, budget adjustments, and supporting documentation.
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling – Develops, maintains, and utilizes financial models, forecasting tools, budget databases, and analytical resources to support revenue projections, expenditure forecasts, personnel cost projections, budget development, and financial reporting.
• Financial Analysis and Recommendations – Analyzes revenues, expenditures, staffing, program costs, and financial trends; conducts cost variance analyses; evaluates financial impacts; identifies issues and opportunities; and prepares recommendations and supporting information to assist management with…