Executive Director, Expense and Capital Budget

City of New York - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The mission of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solving the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation. The Budget Management Division oversees and manages the Capital, Expense, Revenue, Grants, Overtime, and Asset Forfeiture budgets for the Department, while analyzing and tracking new needs requests and budgetary spending. This division exercises managerial control and coordinates the functions of the Grants and Capital Section, the Budget Analysis Section, and the Fiscal Control Section. Under the executive direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Management and Budget, and the Assistant Commissioner, Budget Management Division, the Administrative Staff Analyst, M-IV, designated Executive Director, Expense and Capital Budget will oversee the Director of Capital Budget & Resiliency and the Director of the Budget Unit along with the staff of the Expense and Capital Budget Sections. The Executive Director will assume authority over the Capital Budget and Commitment Plan, which amounts to $1.4 billion, and the Expense Budget totaling $5.8 billion. This role involves advising the Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner on a wide range of issues, including the development and administration of the Federal and State Asset Forfeiture budget. Additionally, the Executive Director will oversee the development of various budget and headcount dashboards to provide timely information to executive staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Director of Capital Budget & Resiliency and the Director of the Budget Unit.
• Manage the staff of the Expense and Capital Budget Sections.
• Assume authority over the Capital Budget and Commitment Plan ($1.4 billion) and the Expense Budget ($5.8 billion).
• Advise the Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner on budgetary issues.
• Oversee the development of budget and headcount dashboards for executive staff.

Requirements

• 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.
• Two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; management or methods analysis; operations research; organizational research; program evaluation; 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.
• 18 months of experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity.

Benefits

• Health insurance for the employee and their spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26.
• Union benefits such as dental and vision coverage.
• Paid annual leave and sick leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Pension plan.
• Optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.