Budget Analyst II

Job Description:

Budget Analyst II

Description

Pay Range: $71,661- $93,159 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Budget Analyst II (BA II) position is available with the City of Fort Worth’s FWLab Budget Division. The work undertaken by the FWLab advances the City's Vision to "be the most livable and best managed city in the country" through building organizational capacity to explore, analyze and learn from data that is discoverable via existing and new municipal system and components. Specific systems or components of the FWLab include priority-based budgeting, data analytics and management, comprehensive planning, strategic infrastructure planning, bond program coordination, operational assessments/internal consulting, strategic foresight or futurist studies, departmental strategic planning (FWStat) and Lean Six Sigma.

The Budget Analyst II will report to a Budget Manager and perform a wide variety of city-wide analytical support duties related to organizational analysis and/or budget monitoring. The Budget Analyst II will perform various analytical and administrative tasks, such as analyzing procedures and operations, and conducting research and data analysis for various departments.

This is a full-time, salaried position offering all City of Fort Worth benefits. Workdays are Monday through Friday, with hours of operation from 8AM - 5PM and up to two remote days per week after completing the probationary period of six months. The Budget Analyst II will frequently interact with top management; have a significant impact on city finance; gain deep insight into municipal operations, decision-making, budgeting (operating and capital), financial analysis, and data analysis; and have a meaningful impact on life in the City of Fort Worth.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or related field;
• Two (2) years of experience in operations, systems or methods, including experience in the functional area of assignment such as budget/financial management, research analysis or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in operations, systems or methods, including experience in the functional area of assignment such as budget/financial management, research analysis or related experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suite.
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of system databases, data elements, and application software solutions to optimize data gathering and analysis.
• Ability to interact with the customer to work through data issues and discrepancies.
• Experience or knowledge of municipal government budgeting and finance, and performance measures.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI.

The Budget Analyst II job responsibilities include:

• Participates in the development, management and analysis of multiple citywide capital and operating budgets related to larger, more complex departments whose budgets involve multiple funds and new projects that require complex budgetary approaches. Ensures compliance with designated financial policies, rules and regulations; identifies and analyzes potential revenue and cost saving opportunities; provides analysis and research in support of assigned department and divisions; and prepares Mayor & Council Communications.
• Completes summary narratives for forecasts and analyses; conducts research and contacts agencies for data collections and benchmark analyses; and creates ad hoc reports and research as requested by City Council, senior management, other committees and citizens.
• Helps resolve operational and administrative problems; identifies problem areas; conducts research to find alternative solutions; prepares reports to present and interpret data; makes recommendations; and completes forms, paperwork, or other administrative procedures to assist in implementation of programs.
• Drafts and originates Mayor and Council communications; reviews, revises and updates departmental Mayor and Council communications according to established deadlines; communicates with originating department to clarify concerns or issues and eliminate errors; and prepares appropriation and supplemental appropriation ordinances, as needed.
• Provides a wide variety of daily, analytical and research support in assigned departments or divisions; analyzes and makes recommendations for the solution of budgetary, fiscal, or operational concerns and issues.
• Participates in special projects, including research of new programs and services, budget analysis (operating and capital) and preparation, and feasibility analyses; prepares and presents reports.
• Ability to work independently with demonstrated accomplishments in successful task management and execution; excellent communications at senior levels.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Physical Demands

Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Salary:

$71,661- $93,159 annual compensation