Budget Analyst

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Full Time 8810-Clerical Office Roswell, GA, US

Salary Range: $61,947.60 To $80,509.35 Annually

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Department:
Finance

Pay Grade:
512

FLSAStatus:
Exempt

Job Code:
F131

The purpose of this classification is to perform routine to moderately complex professional work in the preparation, analysis and monitoring of operational and capital budgets for the City of Roswell.

The position is responsible for monitoring revenue and expenditures, preparing various financial analyses, reviewing and analyzing budget requests and assisting with budget preparation, performing professional accounting duties, and preparing related reports and records. The position works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

• Prepares, analyzes and monitors operational and capital budgets for the City of Roswell.
• Provides assistance in establishing goals, performance objectives and measures, and benchmarking for departments and divisions.
• Reviews budget requests with the department head and other management staff.
• Provides technical expertise to department managers, finance staff, City employees, and the general public regarding assigned accounting and budgeting responsibilities; provides information regarding budget status and other accounting operations; explains budget preparation and management policies and procedures.
• Prepares various financial analyses and forecasts to aid in long-range planning and to help ensure the development of a balanced budget.
• Prepares and amends proposed, tentative and final budgets; assists in coordinating events leading to the adoption of the final budget.
• Monitors budget revenues, personnel services, operating and capital expenditures; reviews and approves budget transfers; investigates and corrects budget miscues; prepares journal entries to execute approved inter-fund transfers; prepares budget resolutions and reviews agenda items submitted by departments/divisions for approval by management staff and elected officials.
• Prepares and makes oral and written presentations in areas of responsibility, as requested.
• Coordinates preparation of revenue and expenditure forecasts for current and five-year financial planning.
• Assists in formulating, updating, and implementing budgetary policies.
• Monitors budget software data entries for accuracy; controls access to budget files; provides technical guidance to end-users as needed.
• Compiles budget data for individual departments: creates charts/graphs to analyze/compile individual cost center requests and produce an overview of organization requests; produces Budget and CIP books for distribution to elected officials, departments,and the public.
• Reviews initial department budget and CIP submittals for accuracy, compliance with policies/guidelines, and conformance with funding constraints: reviews budget amendment, transfer, and project budget change requests; confirms funding for agenda items, budget amendments, and project budget change requests; and…