Senior Budget Analyst

Senior Budget Analyst

Salary

$62,954.32 - $78,692.90 Annually

Location

Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

U4735-0926

Department

Office of Management and Budget

Opening Date

09/17/2026

Closing Date

9/22/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Exempt

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Requirements

MOS Code: 3451 (Marine Corps), 1025 (Navy)

Education and Experience: A Bachelors degree or higher in business or public administration, accounting, finance or a related field and two (2) years of professional experience in budgetary or fiscal analysis and/or research and statistical analysis.

Licenses and Certificates: None.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, perform complex and specialized analytical work related to the projection of revenues and the preparation and administration of the annual City budget.

Typical Duties

Plan and coordinate the development of multiple and complex annual budgets for assigned departments. Involves: Monitor and reconcile operating and project related revenues. Ensure that expenditures are within budgetary and policy guidelines. Inform management of budget deviations, problems and events likely to affect operations. Prepare cost analyses, including projections and recovery alternatives. Confer with departmental staff to obtain information, advise and assist department directors and others on budgetary issues. Make recommendations on the use and distribution of funds, including allocation of indirect program costs and budget evaluation techniques. Oversee, coordinate and prepare a variety of technical reports on estimates, costing data, and budget limits. Perform a variety of operational, planning and management studies. Participate in the strategic planning process for the Citys future growth and impact on services. Assist in preparation of the annual debt service budget, oversee and reconcile debt proceeds.

Prepare Citys annual budget and monitor execution of approved budget. Involves: Collect and compile data for production of the annual budget document. Participate in and make presentations in budgetary and related hearings. Represent the department in meetings with various departments, committees and other intergovernmental agencies. Train City staff in various budget and financial matters. Maintain accurate financial and statistical records. Review, process, evaluate and verify a variety of budgetary and financial information. Identify, investigate and resolve financial errors and discrepancies. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Review policies, objectives and operational plans of grant funded programs. Involves: Advise on grant program matters. Review and recommend grant application submissions. Recommend city matching funds requirements. Report on budgetary impact upon grant termination.

Participate in management studies, lean six sigma projects, or other various assignments. Involves: Identify and review current processes and/or procedures. Perform financial analysis to identify costs and efficiencies. Compile recommendations for process improvement.

Supervise designated employees, if assigned. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide and monitor work. Appraise employee performance. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

01

Do you have a Bachelors Degree or higher, in Business or Public Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in budgetary or fiscal analysis and/or research and statistical analysis?

• Yes
• No

03

Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?

• Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
• No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
• N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.

04

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

Required Question

Employer City of El Paso

Address 300 N. Campbell

El Paso, Texas, 79901

Phone 915-212-0045

Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov