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End Date: January 26, 2026 (12 days left to apply)job requisition id:
JR103099Date Opened: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:00 AMClose Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 12:00 AMDepartment: Charlotte Area Transit System DepartmentBudget ManagementSalary: $91,736.00 - $114,670.00 Commensurate with Experience**Welcome to the City of Charlotte**Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.Our guiding principles include:* Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce* Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development* Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services* Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems* Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions**SUMMARY**Under general direction of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Senior Manager of Budgets & Financial Management, the Budget & Finance Operating Manager is a professional, supervisory, accounting position performing responsibilities for development, oversight, and maintenance of the operating and capital budgets, general financial analysis, and grant-funded operating activities ensuring adherence to and implementation of Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) policies and City Guidelines.**Major Duties and Responsibilities*** Performs direct support to Senior Manager of Budgets & Financial Management to ensure financial systems reports and information are verified and financial transactions are accurately reported for inclusion in various financial reports.* Performs budgetary, financial, and analytical tasks of high complexity and scope.* Supervises, trains, and works with a team of Senior Budget & Finance Analysts responsible for budget/financial management. Establishes priorities and delegates workload to complete major assignments.* Reviews budget requests and conducts a wide variety of studies, analysis, and program reports for Transit.* Provides extensive input in coordinating development of quality operating and capital annual budgets for presentation to MTC and City, including grant funds budgeting for operation projects.* Provides direct support to the Senior Manager of Budgets & Financial Management with development and maintenance of annual projections, debt financing projections/administration, long-term financial plans, and needs and cost assessments in compliance with requirements of the Federal Transit Administration, and other specialized projects, e.g. monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to MTC.* Ensures CATS’ budget is entered accurately within City’s Budget System and agrees to City’s budget and Adopted MTC’s budget.* Develops, analyzes, and completes operating, grant-funded operating, and capital budgets, working with all levels of management in analyzing short and long-term operating and capital requirements.* Provides supervision and ensures accuracy on tracking operating expenditures and obligations, reviews adequacy of supporting records and governing accounting procedures for operations in compliance.* Supervises compilation of monthly Transit financial reports for Executive Team and Division Managers, providing year-to-date updates on operating expenditures, revenues, grants, transit activities, etc.* Reviews and enters budget transfers/amendments for operating and capital accounts.* Handles day-to-day management of operating and capital budgets through requisitions, PSRs, purchase order/contract change orders, and journal transfers/entries transactions review, ensuring both budgets and expenditures are recorded to proper accounts.* Maintains operating ledger and capital projects through budget adjustments, transfers, journal entries, and accounts set up.* Coordinates and works closely with departmental staff to monitor the progression of spending, accruals, and other accounting functions for operating accounts and/or capital projects.* Analyzes expense charges from other City of Charlotte departments for propriety and accuracy.* Collects, maintains, and analyzes operational data to monitor and ensure CATS’ performance measures are in full compliance with MTC policies, City Finance, and Strategy & Budget standards* Coordinates special projects required by Transit industry in compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulations, such as the FTA Triennial Review, by gathering, maintaining, and analyzing data from multiple reporting systems, coordinating meetings, and following up.* Creates and updates PowerPoint presentations for MTC, PTAG, and City Council.* Develops, analyzes, and completes operating and capital grant proposals by working with all levels of management in analyzing long and short-term capital and operating requirements.* Maintains a five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and is responsible for needs/cost assessments and justifications necessary for CIP development.* Develops, controls, maintains, and updates grant registers of programmed budgets, obligations, payments, un-liquidated obligations, un-obligated funds, and available funds for all federal, state, and local grants, including any financing contingent upon future grants.* Provides supervision and ensures accuracy on the tracking of grant expenditures and obligations, reviews adequacy of supporting records and governing procedures to account for resources and operations in compliance with grantor requirements.* Develops and maintains grants status reports, which provides updates on grant-funded project commitments, obligations, and expenditures.* Assists with all aspects of grants administration, including access to technical, legislative, and statutory references.* Performs other related duties as assigned* As part of your responsibility to support the CATS Safety Culture, report safety concerns and issues through the various methods established by CATS as outlined in the ASP.**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities*** Strong critical thinking and strategic analytical skills.* Ability to select, coach, supervise, motivate, train, develop, and evaluate the performance of staff through demonstration of managerial and leadership competencies, including integrity, accountability, communication skills, commitment to teamwork, and excellence.* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.* Working knowledge of the principles and practices of Governmental Accounting, Federal, State, and Local financial regulations.* Demonstrate a high level of sustained accuracy and compliance with written procedures and verbal instructions.* Possess considerable knowledge of budgetary preparation, monitoring, forecasting of expenses and revenues, and analysis.* Ability to research and analyze complex financial transactions, draw logical conclusions, make viable recommendations, and develop solutions or alternative practices based on sound logic and data.* Strong organizational, time management, and advanced problem-solving skills to manage multiple activities with attention to detail.* Ability to triage competing priorities according to importance and urgency.* Ability to make decisions and produce high-quality work independently.* Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (particularly Word and Excel, including knowledge of pivot tables and other Excel functions, demonstrating proficiency in creating and working effectively with spreadsheets, databases, and reporting systems).* Ability to quickly master City’s ERP System #J-18808-Ljbffr
Old City Halltime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply:
End Date: January 26, 2026 (12 days left to apply)job requisition id:
JR103099Date Opened: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:00 AMClose Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 12:00 AMDepartment: Charlotte Area Transit System DepartmentBudget ManagementSalary: $91,736.00 - $114,670.00 Commensurate with Experience**Welcome to the City of Charlotte**Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.Our guiding principles include:* Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce* Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development* Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services* Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems* Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions**SUMMARY**Under general direction of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Senior Manager of Budgets & Financial Management, the Budget & Finance Operating Manager is a professional, supervisory, accounting position performing responsibilities for development, oversight, and maintenance of the operating and capital budgets, general financial analysis, and grant-funded operating activities ensuring adherence to and implementation of Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) policies and City Guidelines.**Major Duties and Responsibilities*** Performs direct support to Senior Manager of Budgets & Financial Management to ensure financial systems reports and information are verified and financial transactions are accurately reported for inclusion in various financial reports.* Performs budgetary, financial, and analytical tasks of high complexity and scope.* Supervises, trains, and works with a team of Senior Budget & Finance Analysts responsible for budget/financial management. Establishes priorities and delegates workload to complete major assignments.* Reviews budget requests and conducts a wide variety of studies, analysis, and program reports for Transit.* Provides extensive input in coordinating development of quality operating and capital annual budgets for presentation to MTC and City, including grant funds budgeting for operation projects.* Provides direct support to the Senior Manager of Budgets & Financial Management with development and maintenance of annual projections, debt financing projections/administration, long-term financial plans, and needs and cost assessments in compliance with requirements of the Federal Transit Administration, and other specialized projects, e.g. monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to MTC.* Ensures CATS’ budget is entered accurately within City’s Budget System and agrees to City’s budget and Adopted MTC’s budget.* Develops, analyzes, and completes operating, grant-funded operating, and capital budgets, working with all levels of management in analyzing short and long-term operating and capital requirements.* Provides supervision and ensures accuracy on tracking operating expenditures and obligations, reviews adequacy of supporting records and governing accounting procedures for operations in compliance.* Supervises compilation of monthly Transit financial reports for Executive Team and Division Managers, providing year-to-date updates on operating expenditures, revenues, grants, transit activities, etc.* Reviews and enters budget transfers/amendments for operating and capital accounts.* Handles day-to-day management of operating and capital budgets through requisitions, PSRs, purchase order/contract change orders, and journal transfers/entries transactions review, ensuring both budgets and expenditures are recorded to proper accounts.* Maintains operating ledger and capital projects through budget adjustments, transfers, journal entries, and accounts set up.* Coordinates and works closely with departmental staff to monitor the progression of spending, accruals, and other accounting functions for operating accounts and/or capital projects.* Analyzes expense charges from other City of Charlotte departments for propriety and accuracy.* Collects, maintains, and analyzes operational data to monitor and ensure CATS’ performance measures are in full compliance with MTC policies, City Finance, and Strategy & Budget standards* Coordinates special projects required by Transit industry in compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulations, such as the FTA Triennial Review, by gathering, maintaining, and analyzing data from multiple reporting systems, coordinating meetings, and following up.* Creates and updates PowerPoint presentations for MTC, PTAG, and City Council.* Develops, analyzes, and completes operating and capital grant proposals by working with all levels of management in analyzing long and short-term capital and operating requirements.* Maintains a five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and is responsible for needs/cost assessments and justifications necessary for CIP development.* Develops, controls, maintains, and updates grant registers of programmed budgets, obligations, payments, un-liquidated obligations, un-obligated funds, and available funds for all federal, state, and local grants, including any financing contingent upon future grants.* Provides supervision and ensures accuracy on the tracking of grant expenditures and obligations, reviews adequacy of supporting records and governing procedures to account for resources and operations in compliance with grantor requirements.* Develops and maintains grants status reports, which provides updates on grant-funded project commitments, obligations, and expenditures.* Assists with all aspects of grants administration, including access to technical, legislative, and statutory references.* Performs other related duties as assigned* As part of your responsibility to support the CATS Safety Culture, report safety concerns and issues through the various methods established by CATS as outlined in the ASP.**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities*** Strong critical thinking and strategic analytical skills.* Ability to select, coach, supervise, motivate, train, develop, and evaluate the performance of staff through demonstration of managerial and leadership competencies, including integrity, accountability, communication skills, commitment to teamwork, and excellence.* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.* Working knowledge of the principles and practices of Governmental Accounting, Federal, State, and Local financial regulations.* Demonstrate a high level of sustained accuracy and compliance with written procedures and verbal instructions.* Possess considerable knowledge of budgetary preparation, monitoring, forecasting of expenses and revenues, and analysis.* Ability to research and analyze complex financial transactions, draw logical conclusions, make viable recommendations, and develop solutions or alternative practices based on sound logic and data.* Strong organizational, time management, and advanced problem-solving skills to manage multiple activities with attention to detail.* Ability to triage competing priorities according to importance and urgency.* Ability to make decisions and produce high-quality work independently.* Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (particularly Word and Excel, including knowledge of pivot tables and other Excel functions, demonstrating proficiency in creating and working effectively with spreadsheets, databases, and reporting systems).* Ability to quickly master City’s ERP System #J-18808-Ljbffr