Job Description

***PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY EMPLOYEES PERMANENT IN THE TITLE STAFF ANALYST WILL BE CONSIDERED**

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP’s water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Budget Office is responsible for managing the Agency’s capital, expense and revenue budgets; preparing budget and financial analyses and reports, and coordinating the Agency’s budget and financial matters with OMB and other oversight agencies.

DEP seeks to hire Budget Analysts to join the Expense Budget Office which consists of the Personal Services (PS) Unit, the Other than Personal Services (OTPS) Unit and the Revenue & Claims Unit. Candidates will be assigned to a unit based on need. Candidates must be independent thinkers with strong problem-solving abilities, have a high level of initiative, and have knowledge of the City of New York’s Financial Management System (FMS), Microsoft Office suite and other related software.

With oversight from the Deputy Directors, the Budget Analysts will be responsible for the following:

- Oversee the DEP expense budget $1.6 billion and conduct budget and program analyses as needed.
- Compile expense budget new funding requests as well as savings/cost reduction proposals in preparation for financial plan submissions to the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) along with any other needed budget exercises.
- Perform technical budget activities including daily budget modifications requests, daily PS and OTPS reports, variance reports, monthly spending plans and other technical budget functions.
- Provide recommendations regarding funding availability and budget structures required for procurements.
- Maintain DEP’s position schedule to verify the existence of vacancies and funding within the budget structures to support approvals for job postings and submissions to OMB.
- Coordinate budget and financial requests from DEP’s operating bureaus and other units while working closely with program areas to provide accurate and timely responses.
- Assist DEP’s operating bureaus and other units in preparing budget requests including prioritizing program choices.
- Monitor and coordinate with OMB on DEP’s Miscellaneous Revenue budget.
- Aid with expense and revenue technical corrections.
- Assist in preparation of operating procedures and templates for grant submissions.
- Liaise with program staff to assist with the preparation of grant applications, budgets and other required documents.
- Liaison with OMB, Comptroller’s Office, City Council, and other oversight bodies as needed.
- Perform other budget analyses and special projects as needed by Senior Staff.

Qualifications

1. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation or fiscal management; or in a related area.
Special Note:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above.