Fairfax County
Overview
Plans, organizes, develops, and coordinates formal budget systems and procedures, and performs highly responsible and complex administrative and professional duties involved in budgeting. Regularly conducts complex assignments related to fiscal and administrative matters that have been self-initiated or at the request of an agency, the Chief Financial Officer, the DMB Director, the DMB Deputy Director(s), one of the DMB Budget Team Leads, one of the Deputy County Executive(s), the County Executive, or Board of Supervisors. Identifies issues, analyzes information, formulates recommendations and prepares and assembles reports, charts and graphs on statistical and fiscal data for use in budget justifications. Conducts all reviews necessary to the preparation and execution of assigned budgets and regularly monitors the budgets. Coordinates office-wide projects. Some overtime may be required during peak workload periods, evenings, and weekends. Responsibilities and duties in detail include analyzing complex problems, advising other Budget and Policy Analysts on methods and procedures, reviewing reports and recommendations on department and unit budget needs, advising and assisting departments in preparing budget estimates and supporting data, participating in strategic and management initiatives, conducting studies and preparing reports on financial and administrative problems, developing budget presentations and analyses related to capital project funding, attending public hearings and meetings, preparing responses to information requests, conferring with department representatives to secure workload information, preparing summaries and recommendations on policies and budgetary requests, reviewing the impact of purchasing and personnel forms, preparing charts and graphs for budget and strategic plan presentations, coordinating budget and strategic planning processes, providing training related to budgets and the strategic plan, monitoring budgets and performance metrics, developing policies and procedures for budget and strategic plan development, and advising on performance indicators and miscellaneous research related to analyst functions. Minimum qualifications, certificates, and requirements are listed in the sections below. Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, economics, public policy, or a directly related field of study; or graduation with coursework in public administration, public policy, economics, or quantitative analysis; plus three years of technical budget preparation or closely-related analysis work such as revenue analysis, organizational performance measurement analysis, fiscal legislative analysis, or strategic planning. Certificates and Licenses Required:
None. Necessary Special Requirements:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer. Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in public administration. Local government experience. Experience with quantitative data analysis and summary level expenditure and disbursement projections. Experience with various data analysis and reporting tools. Ability to manipulate Excel spreadsheets to produce management level summary budgetary data from corporate systems. Detail and numbers-oriented with a focus on accuracy. Experience using Microsoft operating systems and related software, such as Word, Excel, Access and Outlook. Experience with financial and budgeting systems, such as SAP. Physical Requirements
Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor. Must be able to operate keyboard-driven equipment, communicate with others, and lift up to 15 pounds. Ability to carry a heavy briefcase to meetings and carry materials from the copy room to the office. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Selection Procedure
Panel interview and may include a practical exercise. Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with residents speaking languages other than English at home. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in recruitment, selection, and hiring. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. Email: DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO/AA/TTY.
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Plans, organizes, develops, and coordinates formal budget systems and procedures, and performs highly responsible and complex administrative and professional duties involved in budgeting. Regularly conducts complex assignments related to fiscal and administrative matters that have been self-initiated or at the request of an agency, the Chief Financial Officer, the DMB Director, the DMB Deputy Director(s), one of the DMB Budget Team Leads, one of the Deputy County Executive(s), the County Executive, or Board of Supervisors. Identifies issues, analyzes information, formulates recommendations and prepares and assembles reports, charts and graphs on statistical and fiscal data for use in budget justifications. Conducts all reviews necessary to the preparation and execution of assigned budgets and regularly monitors the budgets. Coordinates office-wide projects. Some overtime may be required during peak workload periods, evenings, and weekends. Responsibilities and duties in detail include analyzing complex problems, advising other Budget and Policy Analysts on methods and procedures, reviewing reports and recommendations on department and unit budget needs, advising and assisting departments in preparing budget estimates and supporting data, participating in strategic and management initiatives, conducting studies and preparing reports on financial and administrative problems, developing budget presentations and analyses related to capital project funding, attending public hearings and meetings, preparing responses to information requests, conferring with department representatives to secure workload information, preparing summaries and recommendations on policies and budgetary requests, reviewing the impact of purchasing and personnel forms, preparing charts and graphs for budget and strategic plan presentations, coordinating budget and strategic planning processes, providing training related to budgets and the strategic plan, monitoring budgets and performance metrics, developing policies and procedures for budget and strategic plan development, and advising on performance indicators and miscellaneous research related to analyst functions. Minimum qualifications, certificates, and requirements are listed in the sections below. Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, economics, public policy, or a directly related field of study; or graduation with coursework in public administration, public policy, economics, or quantitative analysis; plus three years of technical budget preparation or closely-related analysis work such as revenue analysis, organizational performance measurement analysis, fiscal legislative analysis, or strategic planning. Certificates and Licenses Required:
None. Necessary Special Requirements:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer. Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in public administration. Local government experience. Experience with quantitative data analysis and summary level expenditure and disbursement projections. Experience with various data analysis and reporting tools. Ability to manipulate Excel spreadsheets to produce management level summary budgetary data from corporate systems. Detail and numbers-oriented with a focus on accuracy. Experience using Microsoft operating systems and related software, such as Word, Excel, Access and Outlook. Experience with financial and budgeting systems, such as SAP. Physical Requirements
Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor. Must be able to operate keyboard-driven equipment, communicate with others, and lift up to 15 pounds. Ability to carry a heavy briefcase to meetings and carry materials from the copy room to the office. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Selection Procedure
Panel interview and may include a practical exercise. Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with residents speaking languages other than English at home. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in recruitment, selection, and hiring. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. Email: DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO/AA/TTY.
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