Senior Departmental Budget Analyst (Dallas Water Utilities - Civil Service)

About the role

The Senior Departmental Budget Analyst administers, monitors, and oversees the departmental budget and provides financial analysis, and makes sound recommendations on departmental budget ensuring effective control of expenditures and available funds. Essential Functions 1 Assists in the preparation of the annual operating budget including capital, grants, community development, or trusts; prepares budget documents that reflect accurate expenditures and operating costs. 2 Monitors and analyzes expenditures, revenues, and changes in financial status for departmental funds and budgets, ensures proper accountability and financial management. 3 Prepares routine monthly, quarterly, and annual reports such as cost analysis, performance data, financial target analysis, and expenditure and revenue status reports to provide appropriate monitoring for effective decision making. 4 Reviews and evaluates council agenda items for appropriate financial and budgetary data; coordinates with departmental staff for resolution of problems; coordinates and reviews annual budget development and submissions with departmental staff; assists in the oversight and financial management for capital, grant, and trust programs to ensure strategic financial planning. 5 Provides non-routine reports and responds to special requests for reports on financial and organizational information including complex statistical forecasting models, trend analysis, impact studies, financial projection methods, issue papers and briefing materials to provide management information. 6 Communicates with city departments, managers, auditors, and service providers to obtain or provide information, integrate activities and resolve problems such as reconciling department submissions with approved budgets. 7 Prepares and processes financial system transactions such as overseeing the payments for and services received by a department to ensure proper procedures are followed; supervises cash deposits, receivables, payables, and general revenues; performs account reconciliation, grant fund reimbursements and other accounting activities. 8 Coordinates and reviews annual budget development and submissions with departmental staff including providing instructions, reviewing for technical accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established procedures, format and guidelines. 9 Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 1 Knowledge of automated accounting programs and ability to use spreadsheets and other programs. 2 Knowledge of financial, accounting, and budgeting principles and practices. 3 Ability to analyze complex policy, financial, and organizational issues. 4 Knowledge of City policies and procedures. 5 Ability to research financial metrics, forecast future requirements, analyze budget, and make recommendations. 6 Ability to communicating effectively verbally and in writing. 7 Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.