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Job Description
Pay Range: $71,661- $93,159 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Budget Analyst II (BA II) position is available with the City of Fort Worth’s FWLab Budget Division. The work undertaken by the FWLab advances the City's Vision to "be the most livable and best managed city in the country" through building organizational capacity to explore, analyze and learn from data that is discoverable via existing and new municipal system and components. Specific systems or components of the FWLab include priority-based budgeting, data analytics and management, comprehensive planning, strategic infrastructure planning, bond program coordination, operational assessments/internal consulting, strategic foresight or futurist studies, departmental strategic planning (FWStat) and Lean Six Sigma.
The Budget Analyst II will report to a Budget Manager and perform a wide variety of city-wide analytical support duties related to organizational analysis and/or budget monitoring. The Budget Analyst II will perform various analytical and administrative tasks, such as analyzing procedures and operations, and conducting research and data analysis for various departments.
This is a full-time, salaried position offering all City of Fort Worth benefits. Workdays are Monday through Friday, with hours of operation from 8AM - 5PM and up to two remote days per week after completing the probationary period of six months. The Budget Analyst II will frequently interact with top management; have a significant impact on city finance; gain deep insight into municipal operations, decision-making, budgeting (operating and capital), financial analysis, and data analysis; and have a meaningful impact on life in the City of Fort Worth.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or related field;
- Two (2) years of experience in operations, systems or methods, including experience in the functional area of assignment such as budget/financial management, research analysis or related experience.
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- Five (5) years of experience in operations, systems or methods, including experience in the functional area of assignment such as budget/financial management, research analysis or related experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suite.
- Strong analytical skills and understanding of system databases, data elements, and application software solutions to optimize data gathering and analysis.
- Ability to interact with the customer to work through data issues and discrepancies.
- Experience or knowledge of municipal government budgeting and finance, and performance measures.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI.
The Budget Analyst II job responsibilities include:
- Participates in the development, management and analysis of multiple citywide capital and operating budgets related to larger, more complex departments whose budgets involve multiple funds and new projects that require complex budgetary approaches. Ensures compliance with designated financial policies, rules and regulations; identifies and analyzes potential revenue and cost saving opportunities; provides analysis and research in support of assigned department and divisions; and prepares Mayor & Council Communications.
- Completes summary narratives for forecasts and analyses; conducts research and contacts agencies for data collections and benchmark analyses; and creates ad hoc reports and research as requested by City Council, senior management, other committees and citizens.
- Helps resolve operational and administrative problems; identifies problem areas; conducts research to find alternative solutions; prepares reports to present and interpret data; makes recommendations; and completes forms, paperwork, or other administrative procedures to assist in implementation of programs.
- Drafts and originates Mayor and Council communications; reviews, revises and updates departmental Mayor and Council communications according to established deadlines; communicates with originating department to clarify concerns or issues and eliminate errors; and prepares appropriation and supplemental appropriation ordinances, as needed.
- Provides a wide variety of daily, analytical and research support in assigned departments or divisions; analyzes and makes recommendations for the solution of budgetary, fiscal, or operational concerns and issues.
- Participates in special projects, including research of new programs and services, budget analysis (operating and capital) and preparation, and feasibility analyses; prepares and presents reports.
- Ability to work independently with demonstrated accomplishments in successful task management and execution; excellent communications at senior levels.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
Physical Demands
Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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