Budget Analyst

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF STAFF ANALYST, OR REACHABLE ON THE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE LIST.
NYC DOT seeks to hire a Budget Analyst to join the Facilities Management Unit. The candidate must be an independent thinker with strong problem-solving abilities, a high level of initiative, and encompass strong analytical skills. With oversight from the Deputy Director of Financial Management, the Budget Analyst will be responsible for the following:
- Monitor Expense OTPS and capital expenditures for the Facilities unit.
- Compile Expense and Capital Budget New Need proposals as well as savings/cost reduction proposals (PEG) in preparation for financial plans and other budget exercises
- Perform technical budget activities including daily budget modifications requests, daily OTPS reports, monthly spending plans and other technical budget functions for the Capital and Expense budget.
- Monitor and oversee the agencies $80M+ Lease budget including reviewing invoices for accuracy, reconciling financial issues with landlords, updating and tracking expenses, projecting lease expenses and submitting invoices to accounts payable for payment.
- Make decisions regarding funding availability and provide budget structures for requisitions and procurements as submitted by the procurement team.
- Assist with monitoring and tracking expense budget modifications and capital registrations.
- Prepare and submit Certificate to Proceed (CP) packages for Facilities Management’s capital projects and oversee commitment plan changes.
- Oversee Facilities Management’s year end exercises, such as the encumbrance rollover report and accrual exercise.
- Complete financial functions as required within Passport, City of New York’s digital procurement platform.
- Create complex and analytical Excel spreadsheets to perform advanced budget analyses as required.
- Perform additional budget related analyses, exercises, requests, and special projects as assigned.
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A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; or
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full- time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area.
An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.
A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma.

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