Budget Analyst
BUDGET
If you are detail-oriented, have a passion for data analysis and you are known for your outstanding analytical and customer services skills, do not wait and apply NOW for this great opportunity! The City of Chesapeake is seeking an experienced Budget Analyst to provide outstanding support to City departments. The successful candidate will participate in the development and maintenance of operating and capital budgets for the City. Additionally, the selected candidate will be responsible for analyzing economic and financial data, making inquiries, reviewing resource requests for alignment with desired outcomes, preparing financial journals, maintaining personnel, financial, and performance reports and records, and making recommendations for budget management.
Typical tasks:
Typical tasks:
- Researches and analyzes economic and financial data relating to the City’s operational and capital budgets.
- Prepares recommendations to management regarding resource requests submitted by assigned departments
- Performs analytical reviews of resource requests.
- Makes inquiries of department personnel regarding operational and management functions. · Reviews, prepares, and maintains financial/performance reports and records.
- Reviews forecasts of future expenditures and revenues submitted by departments and evaluates economic status, trends, opportunities, and plans that may affect the City’s ability to fund programs and projects.
- Maintains communications with different departments and makes recommendations to management.
- Audits and summarizes budget and/or revenue information.
- Coordinates and conducts research such as distributing and collecting surveys concerning budget issues.
- Attends or conducts meetings to exchange information; attends in-service training professional classes, seminars, or conferences to improve professional skills.
- Performs related tasks as necessary such as serving on budget-related committees and solving unexpected funding problems.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.