Analyst - Law, Elected Officials, Administration, and Finance (LEAF)

Analyst - Law, Elected Officials, Administration, and Finance (LEAF)

Full-time

Agency : OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Job Category : Finance, Accounting, & Procurement

Job Description

TASK FORCE : Citywide Government Operations UNIT : Law, Elected Officials, Administration, and Finance (LEAF) JOB TITLE : One (1) Analyst / Senior Analyst / Supervising Analyst CONTROL CODE : AA-24-06 Repost SUMMARY : 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. The Citywide Government Operations Taskforce oversees and prepares the expense and capital budgets of more than 30 agencies, offices, boards, and commissions, including the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the Law Department, the Department of Finance, and the offices of New York City elected officials, including the Mayor's Office. The selected candidate for this position will work for the LEAF Unit which oversee 19 agencies / boards / offices and roughly $1.5B in annual operating (expense) budgets. The unit is comprised of the Law Department, Department of Finance, various other administrative agencies, and many of the City's elected officials, including the Mayor's Office, Public Advocate, and the Borough Presidents.

JOB DESCRIPTION : The duties of the position include the following activities :

• Prepare annual expense budgets and four-year financial plans for the agencies this Unit oversees to meet mandated responsibilities and programmatic requirements.
• Review agency budget submissions related to savings proposals, agency operations, and ongoing and new projects.
• Develop options and make recommendations for reducing departmental budgets based on statistical analyses, cost effectiveness, and revenue implications.
• Prepare, administer, and maintain budgetary controls and monitor agency expenditures and revenues.
• Review, monitor, and evaluate agency-held contracts.
• Monitor and expedite the progress of budget modifications and other technical exercises, ensuring compliance with approved funding allocations and cost-effective financial planning.
• Monitor the performance and status of agency projects.
• Use Excel formulas and pivot tables to analyze large data sets; effectively format spreadsheets for presentation and review.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer 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 limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.