Senior Budget Analyst

Job Title

Salary: $70,993.50 - $88,741.88

Job Summary

Under general direction, assist with developing, implementing and monitoring performance driven management, accountability and resource allocation for City departments; liaison with Tarrant Appraisal District and Tarrant County Tax Office; calculate effective and rollback tax rate; and assist in special projects related to financial matters.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist in the planning, coordination, preparation and monitoring of the City's operating and capital budget by communicating with appropriate City departments; ability to evaluate performance measurements and monitor year-end activities.
• Collect, analyze and evaluate relevant information in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards to form an objective opinion on the appropriateness of accountability, economy, efficiency, effectiveness and compliance within the unit under review.
• Develop, evaluate and monitor performance criteria against the stated mission and goals for the City.
• Perform the tasks associated with strong neighborhood initiative.
• Oversee the property collection contract and delinquent tax attorney contract, prepare City's effective tax rate calculation, accounting and reconciliation of property tax accounts.
• Collect tax revenue

Other Job Functions

• Liaison with TAD and Tarrant County.
• Prepare statistical, financial and forecast models.
• Prepare written reports and presentations that clearly communicate program outcomes.
• Perform high level special assignments.
• Perform financial analysis of special projects assigned by the Treasurer or the Chief Financial Officer.
• Review final plats for property tax payment compliance.
• Perform the daily investment and disbursement of City funds, including daily cash duties, wire transfers, and bank reporting.

Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Knowledge of research and analysis methods, survey techniques and statistical and financial analysis.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of administration, organization, management and budgeting as applied to the public sector.
• Knowledge of government accounting and auditing techniques.
• Knowledge of continuous process improvement techniques and practices.
• Knowledge and understanding of tax-exempt and taxable fixed income market and investment securities.
• Knowledge of Texas Property Tax laws and statues as well as those governing property tax abatements.
• Knowledge of bank terminology and bank reporting software.
• Knowledge and understanding of legal requirements for tax-exempt debt issuance and public funds investments.
• Skill in planning, designing and preparing professional reports and analyses for department management and the City Manager's Office.
• Skill in effectively communicating conceptual or informative ideas to others in written and oral form, and influencing opinions, attitudes and judgments.
• Knowledge of office and administrative practices and procedures.
• Skill in using PC Software including current Microsoft Office Suite of applications.
• Skill in communicating professionally and tactfully with other city employees and the public by oral and written means.
• Skill with organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment utilizing knowledge of the organization's policies.
• Ability to work independently under general instructions.
• Ability to perform a variety of physical skills including but not limited to filing, pulling, seeing, sorting, squatting, standing, stooping, twisting body, typing, walking, and writing.
• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment including but not limited to PC, telephone, calculator, scanner, and copier.
• Ability to prioritize deadlines and tasks.
• Ability to learn new systems and procedures quickly.
• Ability to plan, organize, monitor, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish unit objectives.
• Ability to understand mathematical calculations involving fractions, percentages, and decimals.
• Ability to work within a set schedule.

Qualifying Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field and three (3) years experience or Master's Degree and one (1) year of experience.

Employment Screenings Required

• Criminal Background Check

City of Arlington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.