Budget Analyst

About the Role

The Management and Budget Department ("MBD")—located in the Chief Financial Officer’s finance suite (Comptrollers’, Treasury, Financial Planning, Grants, and MBD)—is a collaborative team of approximately 25 team members who:
Coordinates the development and consolidation of the agency’s annual Budget to ensure sound fiscal stewardship of the agency’s resources (the agency’s 2026 Budget totals $10.0 billion);
Leads monthly financial performance reviews and analyses to ensure appropriate use of the agency’s resources;
Analyzes and reviews resource requests to ensure their highest and best use; and, Manages and operates the agency’s enterprise budgeting system Budget Pro, including the associated Smart View Excel-based add-on.

As part of the MBD team you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the agency’s financial structure and processes, as well as knowledge of the operations of various lines of business, ultimately providing you with extensive opportunities for a long-term career at the Port Authority.

The Staff Budget Analyst is a key member of the MBD team who is responsible for supporting and providing exemplary customer service primarily to the Port Authority’s Technology Department, as well as other assigned Staff Departments. The position will report to a Supervising Financial Analyst on the Budget Performance & Analysis team and will work in close coordination and collaboration with the entire MBD team, the finance suite, and the finance teams located within the Technology Department.

• Reviewing and analyzing assigned departments’ annual Budget submissions in close coordination with the client Staff Departments to ensure alignment with Budget targets, planning guidance, and agency priorities.
• Reviewing, evaluating, and presenting monthly financial performance results to ensure financial integrity and alignment with the Budget (including coordinating with the Departments to identify offsets as needed) as well as identifying emerging trends in the agency business models.
• Reviewing and analyzing resource requests and preparing recommendation(s) based on the review of agency authorization documents, including Board Items and Memorandums of Justifications and Authorizations, and other resource requests including staffing assessments, to ensure the highest and best use of agency resources and consistency with the approved Budget and agency priorities.
• Verifying that department Budget submissions are properly consolidated in the agency’s enterprise Budget system—Budget Pro—to help prepare the annual Budget Book and other Budget presentations and memorandums for the Board of Commissioners and executive leadership.
• Coordinating with various Departments both inside and outside the Finance suite, including (but not limited to) Comptroller’s, Office of Financial Planning, Operation Services, and Real Estate, to develop Budget recommendations, ensure accurate accounting transactions, and monitor the impact of economic conditions on revenues and expenses.
• Participating in RFP committees, task forces, and other special projects to represent the agency’s financial interests.

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field and/or a minimum of 3 years of experience in financial or operational analysis, accounting, and/or budgeting.
• Ability to identify and analyze financial issues, and ultimately recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills, with the ability to present and discuss financial information clearly and concisely.
• Detail oriented in both developing financial spreadsheets and in summarizing those results to Departmental leadership…