Ensuring Every Dollar Drives the City Towards a Brighter Future Is finance your specialty? Especially reviewing, analyzing, and making budget recommendations? The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS), Budgetary Administration, is looking for an analytical and detail-oriented professional to help shape how the City's resources are allocated to support its departments and programs. This role involves reviewing and analyzing capital improvement and operating budget requests, participating in the development of long-range fiscal programs, and ensuring budget requests align with the City's program goals and objectives. You'll play a crucial role in using the budget effectively to improve our community.
What You Will Do :
Attend budget hearings and present the justification for budget recommendations. Give guidance in the development of work programs and expenditure schedules. Analyze and make recommendations on supplementary appropriations and transfer of funds between and within activities. Review and analyze departmental organizational structure, allocation of functions, and personnel utilization as they relate to the budgetary program. Conduct studies on departmental functions, work procedures, and practices to identify opportunities for improved efficiency. Confer with departmental officials to explain and advise on budgetary and management directives and follow up for compliance. Enjoy excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more! View details about all our available benefits by clicking on the "Benefits" tab at the top of this posting or visiting https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/benefits/ . Apply now to help make every dollar count! Some notifications will be sent via e-mail. You are responsible for monitoring instructions and correspondence from this office by checking your email account in a timely manner. To ensure proper delivery, please make sure you:
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gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your contact list. Notifications may also be sent via text message if opted into the service. Data and text messaging fees apply. At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in political science, public or business administration, economics or a related field.
Substitution :
Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Such experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor's degree.
For example:
Four years of professional work experience, in any occupation, may substitute for a general bachelor's degree. Four years of general work experience (does not need to be professional level experience) in b udget/fiscal/business management may substitute for a general bachelor's degree. Education must have been completed by the time of application in order to be credited. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at an accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, proper documentation, e.g., a foreign credential evaluation (FCE), must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.
Education Verification :
Education information must be listed clearly on your application. If available, please attach a legible electronic copy of your diploma, official transcripts, and/or applicable foreign credential evaluation to your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to move forward for further consideration.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT
: Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional analytical experience in evaluating the effectiveness of operating programs in relation to organizational objectives, one of which shall have been in a governmental agency .
SUBSTITUTION
: A Master's degree in Business Administration or Public Administration from a regionally-accredited college or university will substitute for six months of the required three years of progressively responsible professional analytical experience in evaluating the effectiveness of operating programs in relation to organizational objectives. There is NO substitution for the one year of experience in a governmental agency . Education must have been completed by the time of application in order to be credited. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at a regionally-accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, a foreign credential evaluation (FCE) must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.
Education Verification :
Education information must be listed clearly on your application. If available, please attach a legible electronic copy of your diploma, official transcripts, and/or applicable foreign credential evaluation to your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to move forward for further consideration.
Applicable Skills Needed :
Knowledge of municipal government organization, functions, and budget processes. Experience applying budget and management analysis principles, policies, and procedures. Ability to research and analyze operational, statistical, and financial data. Ability to interpret laws, rules, and proposals affecting departmental programs and policies. Ability to communicating facts and recommendations clearly while maintaining effective working relationships. If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancy and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.
