Senior Budget Analyst

Posting number: 27355

Department: Department of Technology

Job classification: Principal Budget Analyst

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Accounting and Finance

Summary

This position reports directly to the Assistant Superintendent of Technology and Optimization (CIO) and provides dedicated financial management support across the Department of Technology Services (DoTS) and the Plans & Programs office (EPMO). The Senior Budget Analyst serves as the embedded FinOps partner for both Capital Levy and operational funding - supporting budget development, BEX and BTA levy planning, expenditure tracking, forecasting, financial compliance, and state and federal reporting and auditing across a complex, multi-year technology and projects investment portfolio. The role requires close coordination with DoTS and EPMO leadership to align project-level spend plans with levy authorization, operational allocations, and district financial policy.

This position serves as a finance leader who develops and manages complex budgets and or management processes including General Fund interdependencies between Capital and Grant programs and operational processes such as annual central budget development and reporting and financial support for labor negotiations. This role also partners with Grants, Accounting and Payroll to improve, streamline, and facilitate finance processes. Assists the Budget Director Financial Management with monitoring complex department budgets and district revenues to ensure variances are identified and incorporated into total district financial management data. Assists the Executive Budget Director with special projects in support of new district initiatives.

Examples of duties

30%

• Develops financial management or monitoring processes for district-wide activities such as central budget development, capital program interfaces and grants management.
• Reviews budget reporting and monitoring requirements and assists in the development, implementation, and analysis of new, revised, or proposed budget systems and reports.
• Makes recommendations to the Executive Director of Budget regarding potential major process changes.

15%

• Analyzes complex revenue formulas and calculates revenue and expenditure trends to support informed decision making. 
• Identifies major financial cost or revenue risks to the district based on program changes or proposals. 
• Performs cost analysis and develops reports related to proposed program changes or new district initiatives.

15%

• Initiates and conducts special projects in support of district goals
• Determines timelines and tasks required to achieve required outcomes and develops action plans and required tools.

10%

• Monitors and coordinates financial interactions between the Capital Fund and General Fund
• Sets recommended budget transfer amounts and capital to general fund revenue estimates.

10%

• Provides financial and advisory support for collective bargaining/employee agreements.
• Analyzes proposals and documents annual and multi-year contract costs and funding sources. 
• Develops budget coding and processes for tracking new contract items and ensures resources are loaded into the district financial system. 

10%

• Research local economic and legislative data. 
• Maintains current knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations to assess the fiscal impact of economic and policy changes.
• Interprets District budget and finances for the public, employee groups, and other agencies.

10%

• Selects, assigns, supervises, schedules, and evaluates the work of assigned staff.
• Advises, assists and trains assigned staff in new processes.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Lead role in special projects including supervising the work of others.
• May perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

RELEVANT COMPETENCIES:

Strategic Agility & Innovation Management
Anticipates future consequences and trends accurately; brings creative ideas to market; recognizes strategic opportunities for change; creates competitive and breakthrough strategies.

• Sees ahead clearly and accurately anticipates how potential ideas may play out.
• Thinks holistically by combining ideas in unique ways or making connection between different ideas.
• Examines and evaluates potential solutions to determine where the greatest gain can be achieved.
• Creates new ways of thinking to addre