Senior Budget Analyst

Job Posting Title:

Senior Budget Analyst

Department:

Accounting & Budget

Location:

415 SILVER AVE SW

Pay:

$59,842.00 - $94,037.00

Close Date:

04/04/2025

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

Budget Analyst Senior will perform complex professional duties related to budgeting. Serve as Project Manager on an ongoing basis for budget and/or business improvement related projects. Perform advanced budget functions to include bond sale budgeting. work with external financial consultants for bond sale budgets and determine and make recommendations on budget strategy. Perform complex duties and responsibilities exercising a significant level of independent judgement.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 

1. Performs complex professional duties related to the County's budget; develops comprehensive reports, analyses, impacts and projections for management and funding agencies including detailed analyses and the reporting of County-wide expenditures for budget planning. Formulate and provide recommendations to management regarding funding solutions, process improvements and reporting.

2. On an ongoing basis, serves as the Project Manager on budget and business improvement in such areas as revenue enhancements, process mapping and documentation; and more comprehensive and accurate fiscal data reporting tools; assigned projects may include staffing from other County departments such as Information Technology, ERP, Treasury, Accounting, etc.; project management duties include, but are not limited to: Project justification and potential for innovation. Project priorities and implementation methods. Serving as the interface for all project needs. Assigning, directing and coordinating the work project team members and other resources on assigned projects to ensure compliance with schedule, budget and project requirements. Provide recommendations to management regarding funding solutions, process improvements and reporting.

3. May plan, direct and supervise the work of professional, technical or clerical staff; participates in the selection process; conducts performance evaluations, or provides input into same; provides training and employee development; documents performance issues and discusses corrective actions with management and human resources; recommends corrective or disciplinary action.

4. Prepares economic forecasting for revenue and tax rates, including bond issue, investment, and grant analyses and makes recommendations on budget strategy.

5. Performs advanced professional budget functions including bond sale budgeting; works with external financial consultants for bond sale budgeting; determines and makes recommendations on budget strategy.

6. Works with departments and the capital improvement office to ensure capital is recorded accurately in the budget. Recommends changes in process as necessary to improve the accuracy of data being collected, reviewed and reported while building long term sustainability which includes operational impacts and works with all levels to implement approved changes.

7. Analyzes the financial impact of changes to payroll and benefits; including countywide increases, union negotiations, vacant position reclassifications, fringe benefit changes, etc. Works with Human Resources to reconcile position counts. Makes applicable recommendations to maintain budget and position control within approved budgeted levels.

8. Prepares the budget report submitted to the DFA. Works with the Information Technology department and the Accounting section to establish crosswalk for DFA reporting and troubleshoot issues. Recommend process changes as necessary to ensure compliance with DFA Local Government Bureau Management System (LGBMS).

9. In conjunction with management, establishes and implements short and long range goals, objectives, policies and procedures.

10. Creates and implements methods of compiling fiscal data from the financial management system to produce a diverse range of reports, such as revenue reports for all County departments, and related financial documents.

11. Determines the most appropriate course of action to resolve budget related issues; advises and follows through on impleme