This is intermediate level administrative work, providing analytical services to improve, develop, and maintain operating efficiencies for a City department.
Employees in this class conduct analyses, participate in the development of planning strategies, and prepare comprehensive reports for review by department managers. Work is performed in one of two functional areas, and includes making recommendations for changing operating systems, procedures and organizational structures. Assignments increase in complexity and scope as employees progress toward full-performance status. Work is performed under the direction of a higher level administrative or technical superior.
FINANCE AND BUDGET SPECIALTY
- Assists in the planning, preparation and maintenance of departmental budgets and/or financial records; monitors expenditures and encumbrances to maintain sufficient funding balances; prepares cost feasibility studies; determine current cost data for inclusion in budget; prepares justifications for requested programs.
- Prepares cost schedules for inclusion in grant applications; develops grant applications; reviews grant applications for accuracy and completeness; prepares revenue projections; estimates increased operating expenses to be incurred by new programs; anticipates and prepares for financial exigencies; makes internal and external presentations concerning budget process, if required by work assignment.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE OF:
BOTH SPECIALTIES
- organizational structure and functions of City government
- regulations, contracts, laws, ordinances and procedures governing decision making within assigned functional area
- proprietary software used within assigned department
- Principles and techniques of report writing
- Computer software applications, such as spreadsheets, databases, and word processing
OPERATIONS AND ANALYSIS SPECIALTY
- current trends and best practices in management and administration
- principles of statistical analysis
- organizational analysis
- principles of policy and procedure development
FINANCE AND BUDGET SPECIALTY
- principles and practices of budget preparation and administration, if required by work assignment
- principles and techniques required to develop and maintain cost and performance statistics
- fiscal reporting requirements and conventions
- accounting principles and practices
ABILITY TO:
- evaluate the effectiveness of processes within assigned functional area and make procedural changes to improve those processes
- coordinate functional activities with multiple participants
- establish effective working relationships with associates, higher level managers, and other governmental officials
- interpret and implement a variety of policies and guidelines
- Present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE (The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests. Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience requirements as approved on 09/01.)
EDUCATION
OPERATIONS AND ANALYSIS SPECIALTY
- Completion of a Bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university.
FINANCE AND BUDGET SPECIALTY
- Completion of a Bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university which has included at least 12 semester hours in Finance, Economics or Accounting.
AND
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
OPERATIONS AND ANALYSIS SPECALTY
- One year of experience at the Management Trainee, Administrative Trainee 2, or Administrative Technician level, which has involved gathering and analyzing data, recommending courses of action, and preparing reports and other materials.
FINANCE AND BUDGET SPECIALTY
- One year of experience at the Management Trainee, Administrative Trainee 2, or Financial Technician level, which has involved analysis of financial or budgetary data and preparation of financial reports.
OR
Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department, which includes a Bachelor's degree as an educational minimum.
NOTE:
Possession of a Master's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Management, Government Administration, Political Science, Public Administration or a related field may be substituted for the experience requirement.
PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
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Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this
class.
PAY RANGE: