Budget and Policy Director

Anticipated Salary Range: $161,900 - $198,350

Full Salary Range: $161,900 - $234,800

Benefits: This position is eligible. Please view our benefits guide Here

WHY DO I SEE TWO SALARY RANGES?

The City of Greeley, in compliance with Colorado State law, includes a salary range for all positions. This law is intended to improve wage transparency. The City of Greeley, in support of wage transparency, posts both the full salary range for each position (what you might anticipate your earning could be if you work for the City of Greeley for some time), as well as the anticipated hiring range (the range within which the City anticipates making an offer). The actual offer extended will be based on your years of relevant experience, education, certifications and potentially other factors.

JOB SUMMARY:

This job description is a summary describing the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the duties of this position may change based on business needs. The City of Greeley reserves the right to add, delete, or update duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the supervisor and/or appointing authority.

As a senior management professional, this position will direct all work related to the planning, preparation and administration of the City's annual operating budget, enterprise funds, grant funds, capital improvement plans, and multi-year Revenue and Expenditure Forecast systems and models.

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, SKILLS:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public administration, business administration, or related field.
• Eight (8) or more years of government or public service experience.
• Twelve (12) years of relevant experience

OR

• Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job,

AND

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

PREFERRED

• Experience working with elected official at the federal, state, or local level or as a public or private sector manager.
• Master’s degree in public or business administration, or a degree in a technical field related to a municipal function.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the history and legal decisions related to environmental, economic, political, and other factors impacting the community, or affecting long-range plans.
• Knowledge of City operations, budgeting, fiscal administration, management, and long-range planning policies, practices, and procedures.
• Have a solid understanding of the complex systems at play between human, environmental, financial, and operational systems in order to proactively plan for future scenarios, combat natural disasters, and support impacted communities in times of crisis.
• Skill in integrating and synthesizing others’ viewpoints to build alignment of diverse perspectives to achieve results.
• Skill in comprehensive public speaking and public relations methods to convey, persuade, negotiate, and mediate issues.
• Skill in interpreting oral, written, mathematical and technical information and data dealing with complex abstract and concrete variables to identify, analyze, and solve practical management problems of considerable difficulty such as prioritization of citywide initiatives, programs and processes.
• Develops and implements citywide goals, policies and strategic plans.
• Capable of systems thinking to see interdependent relationships and recognize multiple causes and effects of community issues, to predict or anticipate the consequences of policy decisions, and to community and organizational resources.
• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to assess current programs and practices for equitable outcomes.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with businesses, financial institutions, coworkers, department heads, officials, customers, regulatory agencies, and the general public.
• Ability to use an equity lens and framework to create inclusive, diverse, and safe workplaces and community programs.
• Strong ability to assess alternatives in terms of their financial, revenue, social, environmental, and strategic advantages and disadvantages and propose solutions.
• Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement that is reflective, innovative, measured, and data based.

TRAVEL

• Approximately 10% flexible, local travel required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

BUDGET

• Directs and coordinates the City’s annual budget and long-range planning; directs the preparation of budget analyses and reports.
• Conducts research and/or analyzes accounting and budget reports in order to evaluate budget related fiscal data, identify trends and problem areas, conduct budget and finance studies, and prepare reports.
• Review and process budget amendments, which includes placing items on Council agenda and preparing financial reports to Accounting and external auditors tracking changes in budget amounts from the initial adopted budget.
• Plans and conducts complex budgetary, financial and operational analyses and studies. Develops recommendations while dealing with uncertainty due to short and rapidly changing program and financial/budgetary deadlines and objectives; gaps and conflicts in program and financial/budgetary information; lack of predictive data; conflicting program and financial/budgetary objectives and changing guidelines.
• Provides technical authority expertise and services to line departmental staff to analyze, advice, and recommend specific solutions to budget formulation, justification, presentation, and execution issues.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Evaluates and develops citywide goals, policies, and strategic plans.
• Coordinates the integration of strategic plan goals, strategies and performance measures into the budget process.
• Assesses and identifies organization and community needs, and opportunities and develops strategic initiatives.
• Researches, analyzes, and identifies funding resources to ensure program goals and objectives are met.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement to current strategies.

COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION

• Collaborates with other departments and jurisdictions; business and civic groups; academic institutions; and other Local, State, and Federal agencies for multi-jurisdictional projects.
• Coordinates meetings with the Mayor, City Council, the City Manager, department directors, officials, and other specialized organizations regarding budgetary initiatives.
• Creates comprehensive communication and/or marketing plans to address internal and external audiences in order to create visibility, transparency, and support for strategic initiatives surrounding capital programs, and budget efforts.
• Prepares correspondence, financial and management reports, recommendations, and responses to inquiries from internal and external sources in order to communicate budget-related information to City officials, coworkers, and the general public.
• Explains and presents technical budget and financial information in non-technical formats; Makes presentations to City Council and others as required.
• Maintains budget-related information on the city’s website.

LEADERSHIP

• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the City’s Budget Department.
• Prepare department strategic and operating plan including identifying, documenting, monitoring and evaluating goals, objectives, priorities and activities.
• Recruits, develops, retains, and provides guidance and direction to assigned staff to ensure completion of goals and objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organize and delegate assignments to team members; Hiring, training, motivating and coaching employees; Evaluate employee performance and goal setting; Hold employees accountable for assigned task and goals; Provide timely and constructive feedback and training opportunities; Provide training opportunities with a focus on employee development; Resolve conflicts and complaints; Analyzing information and processes and develop more effective or efficient processes; Establishing and achieving business and financial objectives; Ensure compliance with safety procedures

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work Environment

• Work is safe to having minimal hazards that are typically found in a general office environment where there is rarely, little, or no exposure to injury or accident.
• Work in a stationary position at desk or at computer for considerable periods of time.
• Operate computers, calculators, and other office machines.
• Extensive reading and close vision work.
• May work alone for extended periods of time at the office.
• May require working extended hours

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Ability to stand occasionally.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to apply close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• Ability to read computer keyboards, reference books, and other written documents.
• Ability to communicate with the public via telephone and in person.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to input, retrieve, and verify work assignments in the computer.

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process, and will provide accommodation, as needed, to those who request assistance through the ADA Coordinator at HR@Greeleygov.com.

Conditions of Employment: The City of Greeley is an at-will employer. Employees and the City may terminate employment at any time for any or no reason. Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page Job Center | City of Greeley.