City Of New York

Director of Budget

City Of New York$125K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in fields like economics, finance, or public administration with relevant experience in budget administration or fiscal management.
  • Two years of experience in budget administration or related fields, with 18 months in a managerial capacity.
  • Bachelor's degree plus four years of relevant professional experience, including 18 months in a supervisory role.
  • Expertise in working with large public or private budgets, fiscal management, or personnel administration is required.
  • Experience supervising professional staff in budget or financial management is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor a $21 million non-personnel budget for Facilities Management.
  • Oversee yearly spending forecasts and assist in creating budget plans.
  • Develop and enforce budget-related policies and procedures for Facilities Management.
  • Liaise with various agency support services, including fiscal and procurement departments.
  • Submit requests for budget needs on scheduled city budget plans.
  • Ensure accurate spending tracking and management reporting of expense budgets.
  • Process payments and track fund encumbrances in compliance with city guidelines.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth within a large public organization.
  • Collaborative environment with senior leadership and inter-agency support.
  • Engagement in substantial financial management tasks impacting public sector operations.
  • Access to training programs and resources for continuous professional development.
Full Job Description
The Facilities Management & Construction Line of Service seeks a Director of Budget to work with the Executive Director, Expense Budget. Within FMC, there's the Capital Budget side and the Expense Budget side -- the Expense Budget side is encompassing of both the daily maintenance and operation of the 56 public buildings, as well as the expense budget for elevator operations and construction services. This role, in addition to working within the Budget team, will also work collaboratively with other FMC leadership, including the Deputy Commissioner of FMC, as well as with the Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner, to oversee the daily FM Budget. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Director will have primary responsibility for the Facilities Management OTPS Budget team. The duties and responsibilities of the Director of Budget will include, but not be limited to, the following: - Monitoring the Facilities OTPS (non-personnel) budget of about 21+ million dollars, including multiple City, State, and Intracity Funded Budget Codes; - Working with units to forecast yearly spending, including creating and submitting new needs for budget plans; Providing leadership and guidance to all employees responsible for managing the fiscal budget, expense forecasting, coordination of audit activities, and other tasks within the Facilities Management budget team - Responsible for all budget-related policies and procedures for Facilities Management - Serve as the liaison between Facilities Management and other agency support services including Fiscal & Budget Management, the Office of Citywide Procurement, Engineering Audit, and General Counsel; - Serve as the primary liaison between Facilities Management Budget and the Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner; - Submit expense new needs for the November, January and April Plan. Verify that all written submissions and total amounts requested for each unit's new needs are accurate; - Acts as a key liaison with Agency offices, Engineering Audits, Audits & Accounts, and Fiscal & Business Management; - Respond to inquiries from FBM and OMB on behalf of Facilities Management Support Expense Budget Unit; - Monitor expense budget codes spending and develop management reports to track it accordingly. - Ensuring payments are processed quickly and accurately, following A&A and EAO guidelines - Encumber funds in the appropriate contracts and track that the funds are spent within the fiscal year approved; - Review and process payments requisition as needed in compliance with Division, Agency and City procedures; - Review Archibus, to ensure that all work orders are approved and funded. To Apply: Only permanent employees in the civil service title of Administrative Staff Analyst or those reachable on exam# 9058 are eligible to apply. Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for Job ID #792511. For current City employees please go to www.nyc.gov/ess and log into Employee Self Service. NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED. NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST ( - 1002A Qualifications 1. 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 closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: 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, 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. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. Additional Information

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