Budget Analyst jobs in Salem, OR

Must meet all qualifications and requirements as listed in the position description.

• Develops, reviews, revises, and implements the annual budget process for the organization, including development of the annual budget manual and calendar.  Provides instruction to departments on budget process and timelines.
• Develops and implements long-term financial planning procedures for all City funds.  Provides training and expertise to departments on making future-year projections and analyzing long-term financial impacts.
• Organizes, coordinates, analyzes, and prepares the City’s operating and capital budgets for review, including development of revenue forecasts and preparation and maintenance of long-term financial plans.  Recommends changes to decision-makers and implements as appropriate.
• Researches and compiles data including local, state, regional, and national economic trends for incorporation into forecasting models.
• Develops and provides budget training materials, tools, and reports and trains staff regarding the budget including computer-related software training.
• Develops tools to be used in budget development and analysis.
• Provides advice and technical assistance to departments in preparing and administering budgets, responds to requests for information from departments, Budget Commission, and City Council, and makes recommendations to supervisor for senior management decisions based on policy and legislation.
• Develops and maintains a cost allocation plan to allocate City administrative/overhead costs among City funds.
• Prepares and coordinates the production of the Proposed and Adopted budget documents to ensure the City has a legally adopted budget each year; prepares and submits all budget reports/filings in accordance with local, state, and federal laws, including associated presentations and materials.  Assists with amendments to the annual budget and implements budget changes approved by the Budget Commission and City Council.
• Develops, recommends, and implements strategies to streamline and clarify the budget process and the budget document.

• Researches, compiles, analyzes and summarizes financial information to develop technical reports that include statistical analysis, charts, and graphs for internal monthly and quarterly tracking of operating and non-operating revenues, expenditures, and special projects.
• Plans, coordinates, and prepares quarterly and annual reports for the City Council, Budget Commission, and the public regarding the City's budgetary status, performance indicators, and service delivery effectiveness.
• Monitors and administers the City's budget including evaluating revenue and expenditure projections, conducting cost variance analyses, and working with departments to make adjustments as necessary.
• Trains departmental personnel in methods to best manage and monitor the department’s budget using financial performance reports.
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports regularly on departmental financial work status reports for capital improvement projects, performance indicators, and the organization’s overall ongoing budgetary compliance.
• Works with departments to develop and implement strategies to manage and develop plans to address times of fiscal distress or receipt of significant one-time monies.
• Responds to and coordinates citywide responses to surveys.  Completes various award applications for excellence in budget reporting.
• Communicates with other local governments and agencies to gather, review and analyze comparator data.   Provides recommendations for improvements in efficiency, practices, and effectiveness of City services.