Pay Range: $110,000 – $116,968 annually

Job Posting Closing on: February 22, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Budget Manager job is available with the City of Fort Worth FWLab. The FWLab is a new initiative commissioned by City Manager David Cooke in February 2023 in support of Fort Worth's organizational values and to make government better. The work undertaken by the FWLab advances the City's Vision to "be the most livable and best managed city in the country" through building organizational capacity to explore, analyze and learn from data that is discoverable via existing and new municipal system and components. Specific systems or components of the FWLab include priority-based budgeting, data analytics and management, comprehensive planning, strategic infrastructure planning, bond program coordination, operational assessments/internal consulting, strategic foresight or futurist studies, departmental strategic planning (FWStat) and Lean Six Sigma. 

The Budget Manager position will manage the team of analysts responsible for development and management of the City’s operating budget. This position reports to the Assistant Finance Director in the FWLab. The ideal candidate will embody the FWLab’s values of curious learning, collaborative thought partnership, and defense of the tax payers in the City of Fort Worth. The right individual will build relationships among the managers in the FWLab and across the City in order to increase opportunities for collaboration and integration of the FWLab’s different divisions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in city finance, budget, or municipal research and statistical analysis, including two (2) years of supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of capital and operating budget techniques and systems.
• Advanced knowledge of City financial and business processes.
• Experience planning and supervising research projects regarding City functions and operations.
• Experience and familiarity with data analytics and data visualization and tools.

The Budget Manager job responsibilities include:

• Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.
• Provides supervisory assistance in the development, monitoring and reporting of the City’s annual operating and capital budgets for all City operating and capital funds. Conducts reviews of departmental operations, budget requests, capital plans and funding restrictions; analyzes complex funding structures; and recommends funding levels.
• Reviews and analyzes revenue growth and fee/rate schedules. Prepares spreadsheets and diagrams to illustrate findings. Participates in funds identification processes, including analysis of funding sources appropriateness, evaluation of funds availability and funding program development.
• Provides strategic planning and policy guidance in the adoption of the annual operating and capital budgets. Researches, analyzes, formulates and drafts policy recommendations regarding salient budgetary and management issues. Develops multi-year operations and maintenance financial plans and capital funding programs.
• Performs the more technical and complex tasks of the work unit, including the most complex analytical and evaluative activities; and assists in development of management and budget strategies.
• Prepares and reviews budget documents and reports; researches and evaluates reports and performance measures.
• Coordinates the performance of program improvements and reductions reviews, research and organization analysis projects for City departments.