Budget Manager

Budget Manager

The City of Fort Worth FWLab Budget division is hiring a dynamic and analytical Budget Manager. The FWLab is an initiative created to support Fort Worth's organizational values and improve government. It advances the City's vision to "be the most livable and best managed city in the country" by building capacity to explore, analyze, and learn from data in municipal systems, including priority-based budgeting, data analytics, bond program coordination, operational assessments, strategic foresight, departmental strategic planning (FWStat), and Lean Six Sigma.

The FWLab team is committed to exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. This high-impact role will lead a team of budget analysts, with a focus on budget development, budget management and capital investment.

We are looking for a person with exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to learn quickly. The ideal candidate will have experience developing and managing operating and capital budgets in a municipal environment. Training facilitation and process improvement experience are a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public administration, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• Five (5) years of experience in the field of city budget or finance or municipal research and statistical analysis, city planning
• At least two years of supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of professional experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or capital improvement planning preferably in a municipal or public sector setting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization
• Familiarity with budgeting software (e.g., Euna Budget Pro, Workiva) and municipal financial systems (PeopleSoft)
• Knowledge of government accounting standards and financial planning

The Budget Manager job responsibilities include:

• Budget Development: Oversee the development process of operating and capital budgets for the city.
• Monthly Budget Projections: Collaborate with city departments to prepare monthly revenue and expenditure forecasts
• Capital Project Reporting: Coordinate with Finance and other city departments to produce regular reports on capital budgets and expenditures
• Manage Team of Analysts: Provide training and daily supervision of budget analysts
• Budget Division Policies and Procedures: Update and maintain various policies and procedures for city departments and staff related to budget development and management
• Communication with City Leadership: Advise city leadership on financial impacts of policies, programs, new initiatives, and staffing proposals
• Other Research Projects: Conduct ad-hoc analyses to support strategic financial planning and decision-making

Working Conditions and Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work—Depending on assignment, position in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting more of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.