Senior Budget & Evaluation Analyst

$85,191 - $108,678/Yr

City Of Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Minneapolis, MN

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Senior Budget & Evaluation Analyst position is a critical role within the Finance & Property Services Department of the City of Minneapolis. This position is responsible for monitoring City legislative processes and providing assistance and recommendations in policy development discussions with elected officials and department staff. The analyst will develop financial recommendations and write briefing papers for department management and policymakers to ensure a comprehensive understanding of budget issues and their implications. The role requires the production and analysis of the impact of budget proposals and legislative actions. The analyst will create briefing papers and brief leadership, including department management and policymakers, to ensure clarity on budget issues. Additionally, the analyst will conduct complex financial studies, develop and present analyses, and make recommendations on the efficient and economical use of resources in alignment with City goals. The position also involves participation in business planning, developing short and long-term financial projections, and performing financial and statistical analyses utilizing relevant data. The analyst will collect and analyze data on assigned projects, prepare reports summarizing findings, and present logical conclusions and alternative solutions. Furthermore, the analyst will manage large amounts of financial data using the City's financial and budgeting systems and serve as a high-level knowledge resource regarding financial data and systems. The Senior Budget & Evaluation Analyst will also be responsible for producing official documents communicating the Mayor's Recommended Budget and the City's Adopted Budget, assisting in the production of financial reports, and providing strategic advice to department heads and managers. This position requires a high degree of independence and discretion, as well as the ability to lead special projects in the absence of the supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Produce and analyze the impact of budget proposals and legislative actions.
• Create briefing papers and brief leadership in person or in writing, including department management and policymakers to ensure understanding of budget issues and implications.
• Develop and conduct complex financial studies for assigned areas of responsibility, develop and present analysis and make recommendations on whether resources are used efficiently and economically in alignment with City goals.
• Participate in business planning and develop short (Budget Cycle) and long-term financial projections in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Perform financial and statistical analysis utilizing relevant data.
• Collect and analyze relevant data and information on assigned projects and subject areas, prepares reports summarizing findings and presents logical and objective conclusions and alternative solutions.
• Conduct research on project histories through the review of financial records, reports to assist assigned areas in forecasting future opportunities and needs.
• Utilize financial systems to support departments in their initiatives.
• Manage large amounts of financial data using the City's financial and budgeting systems.
• Serve as a high-level knowledge resource regarding financial data and systems in the assigned area.
• Prepare written reports summarizing findings.
• Present logic used to determine objective conclusions as well as alternatives worthy of consideration.
• Develop and present analysis for both long and short-term funding opportunities.
• Work with leadership in assigned areas, identifying and analyzing opportunities for improvements in the deployment of budgeted resources.
• Lead process improvement efforts as required.
• Produce all official documents communicating the Mayor's Recommended Budget and the City's Adopted Budget alongside other members of the Budget Office.
• Assist in the production of financial reports such as the budget book.
• Provide work team leadership and strategic advice to department heads and department managers with a high degree of independence and discretion.
• Responsible for special projects in the absence of the supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Policy, Accounting, or other related field.
• Two (2) years in a public-sector environment preparing and analyzing budgets.

Nice-to-haves

• A Master's Degree in Business, Economics, Public Policy, Public Administration or closely related field is highly desirable and preferred.
• Knowledge of public sector budgeting processes as well as operational challenges of providing a broad range of services to the public.
• An understanding of public financing and revenue sources that exist or are potentially available to meet the resource requirement of the City.
• Considerable knowledge of budgeting, accounting and investment principles and practices.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and techniques of financial analysis, including cost benefit analysis and forecasting.
• Good knowledge of financial accounting systems and databases used in the assigned area.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and report results of analysis.
• Ability to present clear and concise reports, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels in the City structure.
• Good judgment and political sensitivity.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products.