Senior Budget

Senior Budget & Planning Analyst (1823) - City Administrator's Office Apply using SmartRecruiters, the City and County of San Francisco's application portal. IMPORTANT:YOU MUST SUBMIT A RESUME AND COVER LETTER AS PART OF THE APPLICATION. Application Opening: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Application Deadline:Applicants are encouraged toapplyimmediately as this recruitment will close at 11:59 PM on July 21, 2025. Salary Range:$121,836-$148,070 Yearly Employment type: Full-time, Permanent Exempt About Us The Budget & Planning team provides budget development, financial monitoring, performance measurement, and analytical support to the City Administrator and the 25 programs underneath her supervision. The City Administrator’s Office is home to a diverse range of City services that serve both the public and other City departments. It’s a rich environment to learn about and contribute to an impactful and efficient local government. The 1823 Senior Budget & Planning Analyst conducts complex analysis to support the budget administration, policy development, and performance of the City Administrator Office's programs. The incumbent will work as part of a team to support program operations through financial and economic analysis, data analysis, dashboarding, research, strategic planning, legislative analysis, program evaluation, and special projects. This work includes regular communication with division managers and program staff to inform routine reporting to the Controller’s Office, solve emerging issues, develop program budgets, and conduct ad hoc analyses. Analysts will also interact with Deputy City Administrators; accounting, human resources, IT, and purchasing staff within the City Administrator’s Office; and our financial partners in other City departments. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Develop program budgets, monitor and control expenditures, initiate accounting journal entries, conduct audits, and create reporting processes and systems to routinely inform financial and programmatic stakeholders. Develop and analyze complex models and databases to provide summary data, dashboards, reports, and projections on cost and outcome trends. Develop, monitor, and report performance measures. Evaluate program processes to develop recommendations and implementation plans promoting high quality, efficient services. Conduct qualitative analyses, including literature reviews, survey design and administration, and facilitating focus groups and key informant interviews. Analyze and interpret existing, newly enacted, and proposed local, state, and federal legislation and regulations for financial and programmatic impacts. Communicate findings from research and analysis through concise reports and effective multi-media presentations to diverse audiences. Work on special projects or other duties as assigned. How to qualify MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three (3) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work. Qualifying professional-level analytical work includes analysis, development, administration, and reporting in major programs and functions of an organization in the areas of budgets, contracts, grants, policy, or other functional areas related to the duties of positions in the 182X Class series. Substitution: Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with major coursework in specialized subject matter areas such as public or business administration, management, business law, contract law, public policy, urban studies, economics, statistical analysis, finance, accounting or other fields of study closely related to the essential functions of positions in the Class series may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience. Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Exceptional critical thinker, investigator, project manager, and communicator with the capability to meet deadlines Detail-oriented analyst with skills in data analysis, transformation, and visualization using Excel, PowerBI, Power Query, and/or languages such as SQL or R Interested in learning about the City’s financial practices, rules, and systems Problem solver interested in improving processes and systems Life-long learner willing to acquire new skills, ask questions, make mistakes, and continually improve Diplomat with a good sense of humor What else should I know? If you have any questions about the position, please reach out to Jason Wong at jason.wong3@sfgov.org SELECTION PROCEDURE: The selection process will include an evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will move forward in the recruitment process. Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs areonlyaccepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process. Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and updated. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com). Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records.Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law. #J-18808-Ljbffr