Budget Division Sr Manager

SUMMARY STATEMENT

As the Budget Division Senior Manager, you will lead and oversee the City's budget division, providing strategic direction and ensuring compliance with statutory and internal procedures. By collaborating with cross-functional teams and guiding the budget development process, you will support the city's leadership in making informed financial decisions, ultimately contributing to the community's growth and prosperity. Join us in this pivotal role where your financial management and strategic planning expertise will have a lasting impact on the City of Boise.

This position works under administrative direction.

This position is designated as At-Will.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Supervises the work of professional, management, technical and/or other employees of a clearly delineated division or exercises independent authority over a critical function with citywide impact directly or through subordinate supervisors to ensure adequate resources are available for staff to perform their duties; ensures that assigned operations and activities comply with organization goals and objectives; and directs actions and results of major processes and programs and maintains controlling budget authority.

Provides strategic management of the City of Boise's budget and guidance to the finance director, executive management committee, city council, and the mayor. Performs and oversees financial analyses, evaluating financial issues and economic trends. Develops, plans, and implements the city's budget goals and objectives. Provides leadership and oversight of the budget development process. Provides analytical support and direction on policies, procedures, and proposed legislation that may impact the budget and ensures statutory and internal procedural compliance.

Coordinates and participates in special projects. Establishes goals, timelines and priorities for assigned projects and collaborates with cross-functional team members to achieve deliverables. Prepares and delivers special project analyses, reports and presentations. Communicates project status and ensures deadlines are met. Collaborates cross-functionally to perform analyses to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of complex operational processes.

Provides budget targets and guidance in the development of departmental budgets. Coordinates and communicates the approval process for additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies. Monitors consolidated city revenues and expenditures to ensure budget compliance.

Coordinates high-level financial activities with other departments, outside agencies,s and organizations. Participates in intergovernmental teams working on regional funding issues. Represents the city's budget division by presenting to the city council and other organizations. Attends and participates in other city commissions, committees, task teams, and professional groups to understand industry trends and best practices in municipal budgeting.

Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

REQUIREMENTS

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, public administration, or a related field and fifteen years of increasingly responsible experience with governmental financial management in a municipality and experience supervising employees or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Knowledge of:

• modern principles and practices of municipal finance, accounting, budgeting, purchasing, internal control and investment
• standards for governmental accounting and generally accepted accounting principles
• program analysis and revenue forecasting
• pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations
• current social, political and economic trends and operating issues of municipal government
• financial research and reporting methods, techniques and procedures
• computer usage including related software.

Ability to:

• develop strategic long-range plans and guide on financial issues
• analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project the consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals
• evaluate and develop improvements in operations, procedures, policies or methods
• identify and respond to the public and city council issues and concerns
• prepare and administer a large municipal department budget; communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance
• perform all essential functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Individuals must be capable of operating vehicles safely and have an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Master's degree in finance, accounting, public administration or a related field of study.
• Certified Government Financial Manager or Certified Public Accountant.

Licensing And Other Requirements

• Valid state-issued driver's license.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must be able to pass:

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation
• Credit History Check
• Driving Record Check
• Education Verification

Working Conditions

The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Efforts

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds. Also, the employee is occasionally pushing/pulling up to 10 pounds. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision. Employees will sit. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.

Working Environment

The work environment will include inside conditions. Employees will also drive a vehicle as part of this position.