Budget and Performance Management Manager FLSA Status: Exempt
General Definition of Work
Performs
difficult professional work planning and coordinating all functions associated
with preparing the annual budget, assisting with budget monitoring and
expenditure reviews, managing the City's debt program, creating and maintaining
budget spreadsheets, records and files, and related work as apparent or
assigned. Work involves setting policies
and goals under the direction of the Management Services Director. Divisional supervision is exercised over all
personnel within the division.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not
necessarily actual functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Performs
duties in accordance with the City's keys to excellent customer service; acts
as a team or group leader in the implementation of adopted City outcomes and
goals.
Directs,
manages and coordinates all functions relating to the annual budget
preparation, including developing the budget calendar, making recommendations,
projecting expenditures and revenues, ensure approved budget conforms with
state and federal regulations concerning budgeting.
Manages
budgetary oversight throughout the fiscal year.
Prepares
the five-year general fund revenue and expenditure report based on service
levels.
Manages
debt for all funds; coordinates the various functions for debt issuance and
projections of future debt needs based on projected capital expenditures.
Directs
and oversees short and long-term fiscal planning.
Participates,
assists and makes recommendations in the recruitment and selection of assigned
staff; assigns, directs, trains, inspects and evaluates the performance of
division staff; participates and recommends transfers, promotions, demotions,
suspensions and terminations; coaches, counsels and disciplines staff; develops
staff schedules.
Coordinates
and conducts management analysis projects, including developing scopes of work.
Manages
and coordinates the City's capital improvement plan.
Develops
recommendations for improving policies, procedures and systems of operations.
Manages
the City's performance measurement program including overseeing the North
Carolina Performance Measurement Project.
Prepares
trend monitoring analysis.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough
knowledge of the functions and operations of city organizations; thorough
knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and techniques of municipal
accounting, finance and budgeting; thorough knowledge of the state laws and
local ordinances applicable to budget preparation approval and administration;
thorough knowledge of research techniques, methods and procedures; ability to
analyze and develop budget estimates; ability to conduct detailed research and
prepare reports and findings; ability to communicate ideas effectively in both oral
and written formats; ability to plan and supervise the work of subordinates;
ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
associates, consultants, other financial professionals, elected officials and
the general public.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's
degree with coursework in accounting, public administration, or related field
and extensive experience in budget management and accounting including some
supervisory experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements
This work
requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly
requires sitting and speaking or hearing and occasionally requires standing and
walking; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required
for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is
required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires
preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work has no exposure to environmental
conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business
office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Valid driver's
license in the State of