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City of Fort Worth · 11 hours ago

Sr Budget Analyst

Fort Worth, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$43.31/hr - $48.95/hr

4+ years exp

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. and is seeking a Sr. Budget Analyst to join their FWLab, Budget Division. The role involves managing financial aspects of capital infrastructure projects and ensuring alignment with city goals and sustainability objectives.

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Responsibilities

Assists departments and senior management staff in ensuring compliance with annual operating, capital outlay, and capital improvement plans or adopted operating budgets; monitors annual bond sales, reviews project management reports, approves requests for appropriations and tracks expenditures and surplus funding sources to provide decision making tools; and analyzes and sets criteria for closing capital projects

Participates in assigned analytical support functions that have Citywide impact; participates in the creation of new budget processes, such as fund review process or new process for vehicle and equipment purchases; and generates capital project expenditure update reports

Coordinates with various departments to research unusual and unnatural balances in departments’ funds; analyzes the resolution for unusual balances; defines any remaining fund balances; and makes recommendations regarding use of balances

Prepares financial forecasts; identifies possible budget overruns; coordinates appropriate solution with departments, CFO and City Manager’s Office

Qualification

Budget managementFinancial analysisCapital project managementLife-cycle cost analysisFive-year capital improvement planAnalytical skillsOrganizational skillsProblem-solving skillsReporting skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationProject management

Required

Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Four (4) years of experience in budget management, finance, research analysis or related field