Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst

The Budget Department is excited to announce an opening for a full-time Budget Analyst to join our dynamic team! In this role, you'll take the lead on advanced budget preparation, analysis, and strategic administrative work that directly supports the City's mission. As a process leader, you'll play a key role in driving oversight, coordination, and continuous improvement across budget operations.

The Budget Analysts serve as trusted partners to City leadership, analyzing and guiding the financial performance of one or more City departments and funds. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact, contribute innovative ideas, and help shape the City's financial future.

Benefits At-A-Glance:

• City-subsidized Medical and Dental Insurance with a variety of plan options;
• City-paid Basic Life Insurance @ 1x your annual salary and Long-term Disability;
• Voluntary Vision, Supplemental Life Coverage (for you and your family), Aflac indemnity plans such as Accident, Cancer, Hospitalization and Critical Illness, Short Term Disability and pre-paid legal benefits through Legal Shield;
• 9 paid holidays and up to 3 floating holidays to use at your discretion;
• A generous vacation package with accruals starting on day 1;
• Paid sick leave;
• Paid Parental Leave;
• A robust pension plan with TMRS includes your 7% contribution with 2:1 match by the City;
• You won't contribute to Social Security, but you can further your retirement income by contributing to a Deferred Compensation (457b) plan;
• Longevity pay for each month of service after your first 13 months of employment;
• On-site Wellness facilities and programming (mind, body spirit & financial preparedness); and
• Access to multiple mental health benefits and resources, including a robust EAP…

Our City Mission: WE ARE TRAILBLAZERS! Relentless in Our Pursuit of Good so that Our Employees, Residents, and Businesses Can Enjoy a Life Better than They Can Even Imagine.

Our Employee Values: Our values ignite passion, drive, and a sense of purpose, fostering a thriving and successful organizational culture!

We follow the BLAZE Values:

• Bold : We encourage each other to be bold in our ideas, decisions, and actions. We embrace innovation and take risks to drive progress.
• Loyal : We are loyal to each other, the City and our Mission and Vision. We support each other to foster a cohesive and collaborative work environment. We celebrate our successes and address the challenges facing us, together.
• Adaptable : We are resilient because we adapt to changing landscapes and market dynamics. We are flexible and understand the need for work-life balance. We embrace new technologies and evolving trends.
• Zealous : We are committed to excellence in all endeavors. We encourage each other to strive for the highest standards of public service, quality, and performance. We hold ourselves, and each other, accountable for our words and actions.
• Empowered : We are empowered with the necessary resources, opportunities, and responsibilities to excel in our roles. We seek out opportunities for development and growth, and help others do the same. We are inclusive, we embrace our differences and recognize the strength that comes from different perspectives and experiences.
• We are TrailBLAZErs!

About the City of Sugar Land The City of Sugar Land, a municipality with a population of 111,026, provides the highest quality of affordable services to meet the needs of its residents. And our citizens agree—the most recent Citizen Satisfaction Survey told us that 95% of our residents love calling Sugar Land home and 10% say that nothing would make their lives better than it already is, but we look to the future and work hard to make our community and the world better than we can even imagine.

We have an informal work environment but are serious about what we do. We believe that happy, diverse and talented employees add value to the City. We do our best to hire friendly, professional people who work hard and play well with others. We also promote a healthy work-life balance and personal development.

As the Budget Analyst, you will:

• Compile and analyze financial data to produce tables, charts, and summaries for the City's budget documents and presentations.
• Provide financial analysis and provide clear recommendations to department leadership.
• Assist in the development of the annual operating budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP), including compiling departmental submissions and preparing presentation materials.
• Enter the adopted budget into the financial systems and ensure accuracy of reporting.
• Prepare and monitor reports on budget performance and key productivity indicators.
• Develop and maintain spreadsheets, ensuring accuracy and formula integrity.
• Maintain financial databases and prepare revenue and expenditure forecasts
• Assist departments with budgeting and costing, including evaluation of budget requests against objectives and service levels.
• Provide staff support for management meetings, including research and responses to departmental questions.
• Required to work as an essential employee before, during and after an emergency or disaster.
• Stay abreast of, and comply with, all City and departmental policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director or designee.

Minimum Qualifications for Budget Analyst:

Formal Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration or related field.
• Master's Degree is preferred.

Relatable Work Experience:

• Minimum one year of budget, strategic planning, accounting, or finance experience.
• One year as Budget Analyst for a municipality.

Additional relevant work experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the above knowledge; skills and experience may be substituted in lieu of specific education and exempt-level experience requirements. Likewise, a Master's Degree in a related field may be substituted for two years of work experience. This position may be classified as a Senior Budget Analyst, depending on the candidate's ability to meet the minimum qualifications outlined below:

Formal Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration or related field.
• Master's Degree is preferred.

Relatable Work Experience:

• Three years' budget, strategic planning, accounting, or finance experience.
• One year as Budget Analyst for a municipality.
• Additional relevant work experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the above knowledge; skills and experience may be substituted in lieu of specific education and exempt-level experience requirements. Likewise, a Master's Degree in a related field may be substituted for two years of work experience.

The citizens of Sugar Land depend on City employees before, during and after an emergency or disaster to provide or restore essential public services for the health, safety and quality of life for our community. In the event of a wide scale emergency that could impact our community, all employees must be ready to assist in managing the crisis and will be considered essential for the continuity of governmental operations.

Our success is achieved by the courage to do things differently and accept that failure will occur on the path to innovation. The City of Sugar Land is an equal Opportunity employer.