TASK FORCE: Education

UNIT: DOE Expense

JOB TITLE: One (1) Assistant Analyst / Analyst

CONTROL CODE: EDU-25-04


SUMMARY:

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities.

The Education Task Force oversees the expense and revenue, and capital budgets for the City University of New York (CUNY) the School Construction Authority (SCA), and the Department of Education (DOE), which is the largest school district in the nation. This Task Force analyzes the various needs of general education and special education students, enrollment trends and programmatic changes, as well as State and Federal grants and aid programs. In addition, it manages the SCA’s five-year capital budget, which is used to construct and renovate schools.

The DOE Expense Unit works exclusively with the Department of Education, assessing budget requests, analyzing various program areas, addressing challenges, tracking monthly cash flow, and managing and preparing its expense budgets.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

The duties of this position include the following activities:

- Support the preparation of the annual Expense budget and all the financial plans for the DOE. This includes the evaluation of the agency’s expense requests; developing recommendations and presenting issues and analytical findings to senior management.

- Prepare monthly and cumulative expense projections to monitor DOE’s spending relative to their budget, investigate changes or discrepancies, analyze data to understand causes, and present analyses to management.

- Enter expense budget actions into the City’s financial management system. Ensure accuracy of the expense budget in the system.

- Review and monitor all legislation, budget processes and other education policy and regulatory proposals affecting the expense budget. Perform research and analysis on legislative and regulatory proposals pertaining to DOE programs in assigned portfolio areas.

- Maintain a professional working relationship with DOE liaisons and OMB colleagues.

- Be able to organize and manipulate data to perform other analyses as requested.

- Assume responsibility for other special projects as needed.



QUALIFICATIONS:

- Must possess a strong desire to personally learn and grow, take initiative, and be excited to proactively take on challenges.

- Must possess excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, including a passion for data analysis.

- Must possess strong computer technology skills including a proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) and the ability to learn new technology quickly.

- Excellent process, project, and time management skills.

- Excellent reading comprehension and text analysis skills.

- Excellent interpersonal skills including conflict management, and the ability to maintain working relationships with staff, City officials, government agencies, the public and others with utmost professionalism.

- Excellent written and spoken communications skills.

- Ability to work calmly and proficiently under pressure and to adhere to strict deadlines.

- Able to work late nights and weekends as needed.


REQUIREMENTS:

A cover letter is required to be considered for this position

Assistant Analyst ($58,851+): Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment with no or one year of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration or a related field.

Analyst ($74,893): Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment and a minimum of two years of budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration or a related field; or an awarded Master's degree in Financial Management, Business, Public Administration or a field related to the specific assignment.

BUDGET ANALYST (OMB) - 06088

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.