Budget Administrator

City of DeSoto • DeSoto, TX • $78.22k - $114.21k / year • 2w ago

Our Core Values
We LOVE DeSoto
•L- We lift up our community
•O- We take ownership of our collective performance
•V- We value and respect all employees
•E- We empower employees to grow

The purpose of this position is to oversee all city-wide budget operations. This is accomplished by assisting with Finance, Accounting, and Treasury operations in the Financial Management Services Department; overseeing all grant accounting and reporting activities for the city. Other duties may include coordinating with other departments to prepare and submit budget to city officials.

Manages the budget process by developing budget materials; preparing estimates; reviewing revenues and expenditures;
Works with departments to gather materials, compiling information and coordinating budget reviews and presentations;
Compiles reports by researching and gathering data; reviewing financial information and budgets; creating and developing spreadsheets and databases and analyzing information;
Works with department budgets by analyzing data, generating documents, preparing budget submissions, preparing journal and ledgers, analyzing and reconciling expenditures and revenues;
Recommends departmental changes by reviewing and evaluating department data, policies and procedures, and management techniques; identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes;
Prepares presentations and presents budgetary related and other information to City Council as directed by the City Manager.
Performs other assigned duties.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
Five (5) years of related work experience;
Or equivalent training, education, and/or experience; and
Valid CPA, CGFO, CIA certification preferred
Valid Driver’s License.

Knowledge of City policies and procedures;
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite;
Skill in communicating effectively both orally and in writing;
Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities and goals;
Ability to make major decisions during periods of stress and/or crises;
Ability to be subjected to repetitive motion such as typing, data entry and vision to computer monitors; and
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with City administration, other employees, and the general public.