Assistant Analyst - Personnel Planning & Expense Budget, Cashflow Reporting and Budget Publications

City of New York - New York, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

New York, NY

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Assistant Analyst position within the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) involves supporting the financial management of the City by analyzing budgetary reports, preparing financial statements, and maintaining spending plans. This role is crucial for ensuring accurate cash flow forecasting and budget reporting for various City agencies.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing monthly variance reports submitted by agencies and task forces and preparing fiscal impact summary reports.
• Preparing expenditure and revenue reports for the monthly Financial Plan Statements and forecasting and analyzing the City's cash flow and balances.
• Reviewing and maintaining the Spending Plan, keeping it current and consistent with the City Budget.
• Analyzing and preparing monthly citywide headcount statistics.
• Reviewing and maintaining headcount plans to evaluate related financial information.
• Preparing and publishing the Departmental Estimates, Executive Expense, Revenue, Contract Budget (including the Message of the Mayor) and the Adopted Expense, Revenue, Contract Budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a related field.
• No or one year of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration, or a related field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, process and project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
• Very strong technical knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits

• Inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and a harassment-free work environment.