The Saint Paul City Council invites you to join their team as the next Chief Budget Officer! This position performs highly responsible professional work analyzing and project managing the annual City budget review and adoption process for the City Council. Serves as a senior advisor to the City Council and Director of Council Operations. Our Benefits: We offer competitive wages, and a variety of excellent benefits, including health insurance, retirement contributions and paid vacation and sick time. Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: The City of Saint Paul is dedicated to dismantling systemic racial, cultural, and economic barriers that prevent people from fully enjoying and participating in our community and ensuring fairness in opportunities and outcomes for all individuals. At the City of Saint Paul, we want our workforce to reflect the diverse city that we serve. Our leaders are guided by an unapologetic equity agenda, which promotes the belief that true equity is building a city that works for all of us. We encourage you to apply as we are most interested in finding the best candidate for this job.
Responsibilities
Here’s what you can expect to do: Develops, coordinates, and manages the annual City budget process requiring analysis and deep understanding of the city budget as well as planning and staffing the Council Budget Committee and involvement in planning and staffing the Organizational Committee. Leads cross departmental teams in coordination with the Office of Financial Services to understand administration requests and to advocate for Council priorities. Identifies budget gaps and recommends solutions. Analyzes, monitors, and reports complex budget and policy topics throughout the year to track whether Council priorities passed through the budget process are implemented and funding plans are executed. Makes recommendations for future budget development.
Recommends and establishes techniques and procedures that will improve the operation of the City Council operations budget process, tracks Council spending, oversees accounting, prepares Council’s annual budget, and advises the Director on operations spending and budgetary matters. Manages contracts and small grant programs for the Council. Advises Council and Director on matters related to financial audits, franchise agreements, and City fiscal matters. Collaborates with Councilmembers, Director, policy analysts, aides, and other staff on fiscal implications of policies and programs. Advises the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and other committees as assigned. Manages analytical and policy development projects assigned by the Council and Director on a variety of local government issues, producing and presenting analytical reports, resolutions, and ordinances. Performs additional duties as assigned. Reports to the Director of Council Operations. For more information and essential functions, see our City Council Chief Budget Analyst Job Description.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with at least five years of professional experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or auditing with at least two years at the Accountant III or Budget Analyst level or equivalent experience analyzing complex governmental accounting and budgets.
Desired Qualifications: Master's degree in public administration, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent and registration as a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Management Accountant, or equivalent experience.
City of Saint Paul
200 City Hall Annex
Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 55101
US
