Budget Analyst

City of New York - New York, NY

Full-time

Remote - New York, NY

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Budget Analyst will oversee the CTL and grant budgets for selected bureaus within the Division of Mental Hygiene at the New York City Department of Health. This role involves monitoring fiscal operations, analyzing economic data, and making recommendations to improve program administration and funding efficiency. The analyst will report directly to the Assistant Director of Mental Hygiene Budgets and will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with various funding sources while supporting the department's objectives.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the fiscal operation of city, federal, state and private grant funded programs to ensure compliance and assist programs in more efficient/effective approaches to program administration.
• Collect, classify, evaluate, and analyze economic data submitted by programs and prepare reports.
• Research the programmatic implications of proposed policies, including identifying the impact on Personnel Services and Other Than Personnel Services budgets.
• Update internal budgeting systems and monitor Grant and City Tax Levy spending; review OTPS encumbrances and personnel expenditures; assist in the preparation of budget modifications, journal entries, and grants closeouts.
• Research potential funding sources for ongoing and new program initiatives.
• Make recommendations to program representatives for changes and corrections of errors.
• Prepare fiscal summary reports and analyses, making recommendations to supervisory staff concerning provision of additional funding for existing or new programs.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new policies and procedures.

Requirements

• A master's degree from an accredited college or university in economics, statistics, finance, management, business administration, public administration, public policy or related field; or a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or more of the course areas of economics, statistics, finance, management, mathematics, business administration, public administration, and public policy, 12 semester credits of which must have been in economics; and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the fields of finance; economic, fiscal or statistical research; policy analysis; or quantitative, business, market or financial analysis.
• Graduate semester credits in any of the areas described may be substituted for the undergraduate semester credits on the basis that each 3 graduate semester credits may be substituted for 6 of the required undergraduate semester credits.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually.
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund.
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
• Tax-deferred savings program.
• Robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
• Work from home policy allowing up to two days a week from home.