Budget Analyst

Salary : $71,222.21 - $99,354.98 Annually
Location : 510 E. Florence Blvd. Casa Grande, AZ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 16-00282
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 06/15/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Description
GENERAL PURPOSE: Under general supervision, develops and manages the City budget process and procedures, and evaluates fiscal performance.
Note: This position will remain open until filled with a first review date of July 3rd.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Develops, manages and publishes the City budget according to policies and procedures.
• Coordinates budget development with Department managers to identify requirements for personnel, supplies, services, and capital expenditures.
• Develops annual budget, plans and schedules; coordinates the preparation of detailed budget documents; conducts budget training sessions.
• Reviews various source documents for budgetary impact; reviews purchase orders to determine budget compliance and impact.
• Tracks expenditures and monitors compliance to budget plan.
• Analyzes fiscal performance and prepares and distributes monthly budget reports.
• Calculates short and long-range revenue and expenditure forecasts, and develops forecast models.
• Reviews and processes a variety of technical transactions; manages special budget projects.
• Prepares and updates five-year capital improvement plan; assesses department requests and recommends funding priorities.
• Prepares financial reports as required; conducts analysis of budget expenditure estimates, fund balance reports and revenue reports; prepares bank reconciliations; oversees fixed-asset inventory and reconciliation.
• Responds to requests for information; provides technical information to City staff as authorized; provides assistance to Auditors and the public within scope of authority.
• Updates and maintains the budget and accounting computer system; reviews, investigates, and corrects errors in documents and reports.
• May review purchase requisitions/orders for budget tracking.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in business or public administration, accounting or related field, and three years of experience in governmental budgeting and finance; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements: None

Supplemental Information

Knowledge of:

• City organization, operations, policies and procedures.
• The principles and practices of municipal finance, records and accounting.
• The principles of municipal budget preparation and administration.
• The methods of financial forecasting and quantitative research.
• Federal and State programs related to municipal finance.

Skill in:

• Operating of business and personal computers and spreadsheet software applications.
• Reading, interpreting, understanding and applying accounting standards and procedures.
• Correcting and updating budget and financial records and database systems.
• Analyzing and interpreting financial documents and preparing complex financial reports.
• Reviewing and accurately performing mathematical calculations.
• Working under pressure of deadlines
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with employees, officials, other agencies and the general public.
• Effectively communicating both orally and in writing.

The City does not hire at the top of the range. Candidate may start above the beginning of the range depending on qualifications.
This is a general summary of benefits afforded City of Casa Grande employees. The information contained herein is not exhaustive, is not a contract, and is subject to change at any time without notice. Specific current benefit information is available from the Human Resources department. Questions about this information should also be addressed to the Human Resources department. This information generally applies to regular full and part time employees.
HEALTH, DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE: The first of the month following 30 days of employment, employees are eligible for insurance coverage. The cost of employee health, vision and dental insurance is paid by the City. Employees may cover eligible dependents with the City paying one-half of the expense and the employee paying one-half.
LIFE INSURANCE: The city covers the cost of employee life insurance coverage. Employees earning more than $20,000 per year have a life insurance benefit of 50% of their annual salary .The basic employee life insurance benefit for employees earning less than $20,000 per year is $10,000.


SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE: The City allows several types of supplemental insurance offered by companies to employees through payroll deduction. The City does not endorse these products, which include supplemental life, accident, short-term disability, cancer, intensive care, legal services and identity theft.


WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE: All City employees are covered for on-the-job injuries through worker's compensation insurance. Premiums for this coverage is paid by the City and are based on payroll.


COMMUTING INSURANCE: Employees are automatically covered when traveling to and from work in the event of catastrophic injuries resulting from an accident.


RETIREMENT PLANS: City employees are assisted in planning for retirement in several ways. All employees, except firefighters, contribute a mandated percentage of their gross wages to the Social Security System and a Medicare tax, which is also matched by the City. In addition, all regular City employees are enrolled in a retirement plan, Public Safety Retirement for police officers and firefighters, and the Arizona State Retirement System for all others. The employee and City contribution rates are as follows:


Plan Employee Contribution City Contribution
State Retirement 12.22% 12.22%
Public Safety (Police) Depends on membership date into Retirement System
Public Safety (Fire) Depends on membership date into Retirement System


457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: The City also offers a voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation Plan through ICMA Retirement Corporation. The City does not match employee contributions.


SHEAKLEY FLEXIBLE BENEFITS: Qualified expenses, such as dependent insurance premiums, dependent care and health care expenses can be deducted directly from your paycheck and claimed for reimbursement when used. These deductions are taken before taxes, reducing your taxable income.


EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free, confidential counseling to employees and their immediate family members.


LONG-TERM DISABILITY PROGRAM: Employees enrolled in the Arizona State Retirement System pay premiums to be covered by the System's Long-Term Disability Program (LTD). Benefits are provided to qualified members who are unable to work due to a disability after six months.


HOLIDAYS: The City of Casa Grande observes ten holidays each year, including one floating holiday.


PAID TIME OFF: All regular, full-time and eligible part-time employees will accrue/earn Paid Time Off (PTO) beginning on the employee's first day of employment with the City. Employees are eligible to utilize accrued/earned PTO immediately. There is an annual graduated accrual schedule, capping at 12 years. Regular part-time employees who work less than full-time but more than 1040 hours per year shall accrue PTO at a rate of 3.077 hours per pay period worked.

FAMILY DEATH LEAVE: The City has a policy, which allows time away from work in the event of the death of a family member as defined by our Personnel Policy.


MILITARY LEAVE: The City grants military leave in accordance with the provisions of State law.


JURY LEAVE: Employees required to serve as a juror shall be entitled to leave according to the provisions of the Personnel Policy.


FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA): Eligible employees are granted up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period according to the law.


PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT: Employees may have their paychecks deposited directly into checking or savings accounts at their bank through the direct payroll deposit plan offered by the City.


CREDIT UNIONS: City employees may participate in credit union membership through payroll deduction. Local credit unions have payroll deduction slots and employees may make savings or checking account deposits or have loan payments deducted through payroll deduction authorization.


SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM: Each month, employees may request and take two hours off with pay to volunteer their time in classrooms or at other qualified school programs. Employees do not need to have children in school to participate in this volunteer program. A School Involvement Program form must be filled out by the employee and signed by a teacher or administrator from the school in which the volunteer activity took place.


UNIFORMS/EQUIPMENT: Equipment and uniforms provided to employees varies by department.
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What areas of accounting have you had experience in other than budgeting?
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What budgeting software have you worked with?
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Do you have experience preparing the comprehensive budget for a municipality?
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Do you have experience compiling a complete budget book and submission to GFOA for the Budget Award?
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Do you have experience with Tyler Munis ERP?
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Do you have experience with ClearGov software?
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