The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities.
OMB’s Education Task Force oversees and prepares the expense, revenue, and capital budgets for both the Department of Education (DOE) and the City University of New York (CUNY), which account for roughly one third of the City’s expense budget. These agencies serve over one million students.
The DOE Revenue Unit within the Education Task Force oversees $18 billion in State, Federal, and other aid streams. This Unit manages DOE’s revenue budget, monitors the awarding of new grants, interprets and tracks legislation that may affect DOE’s revenue, and determines the budgetary impacts of Federal and State policy on DOE.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The duties of this position encompass but are not limited to the following activities:
• Help prepare the DOE’s annual revenue budget. This includes the evaluation of the agency’s revenue-related requests, developing recommendations, and presenting issues to senior management.
• Enter revenue budget actions into the City’s financial management system. Ensure accuracy of the revenue budget in the system.
• Analyze monthly cash flow actuals and create the cash flow plan to ensure that DOE achieves the planned revenue budget.
• Prepare technical financial reports to project anticipated annual revenues. Organize and manipulate data to perform analyses to accurately forecast revenues. Monitor claims/bills processed and outstanding receivables. Identify and explain revenue variances.
• Review, monitor, and analyze legislation, budget processes, and policy proposals affecting the revenue budget.
• Create documents containing financial information, recommendations for action, and/or documents for public review.
• Assist other Units in the Education Task Force and work on special or ad-hoc projects as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Must possess a strong desire to personally learn and grow and be excited to take on challenges.
• Must possess strong computer technology skills including a proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) and the ability to learn new technology quickly.
• Must be self-motivated to get things done independently, as well as enjoy working with others on a team.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent process, project, and time management skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communications skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including conflict management, and the ability to maintain working relationships with staff, City officials, government agencies, the public and others with utmost professionalism.
• Ability to work calmly and proficiently under pressure and to adhere to strict deadlines.
REQUIREMENTS:
Assistant Analyst ($58,851+): Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment with no or one year of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, audit, compliance, accounting, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration or a related field.
Analyst ($74,893): Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis or a related field, or a Master's degree in Business, Public Policy Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK ARE INCLUSIVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS COMMITTED TO RECRUITING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND PROVIDING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT BASED UPON ANY LEGALLY PROTECTED STATUS OR PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTO AN INDIVIDUAL'S SEX, RACE, COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, RELIGION, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, VETERAN STATUS, GENDER IDENTITY, OR PREGNANCY.
This is a hybrid position with in-person days located at OMB’s offices at 255 Greenwich Street
You must be a City resident within 90 days of the date of appointment and you must be legally eligible to work in the United States.
