Analyst - Miscellaneous Budget

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the mayor’s office of management and budget (omb) is the city government's chief financial agency. Omb's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of more than 90 city agencies and entities. The miscellaneous budget is an agency of the city that provides budget appropriations of over $14 billion to pay for expenses of the city that are citywide in scope.

Such expenses include employee fringe benefits such as health insurance, social security and workers’ compensation, and a citywide reserve for tort claim expenses (judgments & claims). The miscellaneous budget also contains subsidies for transit, criminal justice and other programs that are not contained in regular city departments. The position would involve preparing and maintaining budgetary controls for the entire miscellaneous budget, developing and improving expense-forecasting models, monitoring expenditures, providing analytical support and assistance in the procurement of benefit programs, and performing work on ad-hoc issues.

• gather and analyze citywide data and prepare budgetary projections for the city’s fringe benefit expenditures and various other than personal service expenses contained in the city’s miscellaneous expense budget
• maintain and manipulate database and spreadsheet applications to develop budget estimates
• understand and monitor program expenditures, identify and explain trends and spending patterns
• prepare variance analyses, cash flow and other required budgetary exercises
• monitor payments, journal entries and accounts payable on the city’s financial management system
• monitor contractual expenses within other than personal service areas of the miscellaneous budget
• assist in the processing of payment vouchers that support agency operations
• coordinate with omb task forces/agencies in analyzing cost issues related to the miscellaneous budget
• assist in the financial administration of the city’s retiree health benefits trust
• assist in the selection of outside service providers to the city obtained through request for proposals (rfp)
• apply analytical skills to various ad-hoc projects that arise from time to time

• strong analytic and quantitative skills and demonstrated attention to detail.
• ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• able to work effectively individually and/or in a team environment.
• effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• strong familiarity in microsoft office (including word, excel, and power point) is necessary.
• must be able to work occasional late nights and weekends as needed.

preference will be given to candidates who are familiar with fringe benefits or judgments and claims.

assistant analyst ($60,764+): bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, public policy analysis/administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment with no or one year of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration or a related field.

analyst ($77,327): bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, public policy analysis/administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment and a minimum of two years of budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration, or a related field; or an awarded master's degree in financial management, business, public administration or a field related to the specific assignment.

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