Senior Budget Analyst

General Statement

Under the supervision of the Budget Manager, administers and monitors multiple complex budgets for the City of Kyle. Makes recommendations based on financial research, analysis, and evaluation, for effective control on expenditures, while ensuring available funds. May participate in and make recommendations on advanced projects.

The minimum starting salary is $74,435 – $91,927 * + Competitive Benefits* Eligible experience, education, and expertise may provide a greater starting base affect pay within the full pay range.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Supports and maintains complex departmental operating budgets; reviews and approves expenditures; coordinates budget adjustments with departments; produces fiscal notes for departmental operating budget agenda items.
• Reviews and revises budget submissions, provides expert recommendations, and analyzes budget documents to reflect accurate expenditures, operating costs, and revenues across larger funds and departments.
• Leads coordination of the revenue management program, cost of service rate models, sales tax model, five-year financial forecast, cost allocation and cost recovery plans, and other revenue-related components.
• Develops and analyses comparative statistics and graphic depictions of trends, revenues, and expenditures; analyzes departmental operations for variances, efficiencies, and productivity, and develops recommendations.
• Monitors, analyzes, and forecasts expenditures, revenues, cash balances, and changes in financial status in complex funds and budgets on a Citywide basis, to ensure proper accountability and financial management; regularly serves in a departmental budget capacity, in addition to central budget office duties, to maintain financial standards.
• Communicates budget policies and procedures to department directors, managers, analysts, and other finance and budget staff; develops and leads departmental training on critical budget functions.
• Participates in the maintenance and management of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum / Preferred Qualifications, Experience, and/or Certifications Required

• Three (3) years of professional experience working with budget analysis, forecasting, accounting, or other finance-based experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business management, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or related field. Substitution for experience allowed if candidate holds a master’s for up to two years’ experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Government Finance Officer
• Certified Management Accountant Certification
• Certified Public Finance Officers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of automated accounting programs and ability to use spreadsheets and other programs.
• Knowledge of financial, accounting, and budgeting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of City policies and procedures.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Ability to learn and incorporate digital tools and platforms that promote transparency in government operations, including the City’s fiscal health.
• Ability to analyze complex policy, financial, and organizational issues.
• Ability to research financial metrics, forecast future requirements, analyze budgets, and make recommendations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing

Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
May train, coach, or mentor others.

Employment with the City of Kyle is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications. Selected candidates for positions will be subject to a background investigation and to pre-employment drug screen, depending on the position, may require a physical assessment upon a conditional job offer.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, and Basic Life Insurance Policy – 100% Paid Premiums for employee only coverage
  • 3 medical plans to choose from: PPO, HMO, and HDHP
  • Routine Preventive Care is covered at 100% for all plans
  • Telemedicine is available for all plans, some with no copay
  • Up to $300 for reaching program goals and completing one-time reward activities per year
  • $1000 Healthcare Reimbursement Account for each employee registered for Medical Insurance
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Life for Dependents
• Low-Cost Employee Supplemental Life Insurance Available – Guaranteed Issue up to $150,000 with no medical exam.
• Low-Cost Dependent Supplemental Life Insurance Available
• Retirement – Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
• Optional 457-deferred compensation plan
• Optional Flexible Spending Account: Medical and Dependent
• Health Savings Account for HDHP
• Wellness Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program 24/7
• Vacation Leave
• 2 Personal Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Holidays
• Longevity Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement of up to $4,000 per year