Senior Budget/Research Analyst - Budget and Research Department

About This Position

The City of Phoenix is the fifth largest municipality in the United States and manages a $1.9 billion General Fund operating budget to deliver high-quality services to its residents. The Budget and Research Department leads the development and administration of the City's annual operating budget and Capital Improvement Program. The department also provides revenue and expenditure forecasting, long-range fiscal planning, and conducts organizational and management studies.

The City's Budget and Research Department is seeking a highly skilled Senior Budget and Research Analyst to join the Operating Budget and Development Division.

Areas Of Responsibility Include But Are Not Limited To

• Completes the annual Wage and Benefit Projection Report, including collecting data, analyzing, and projecting costs of citywide salaries and benefits by bargaining unit and funding source.
• Produces reports on personal services and other costing analyses as requested.
• Analyzes labor contract proposals for assigned labor units to determine estimated costs and presents findings to management and labor union representatives if needed.
• Conducts central reviews of select citywide expenditures and analyzes department revenue estimates, recommending changes and discussing with departments.
• Leads, coordinates, and analyzes the legislative bills and provides the estimated fiscal impacts to management.
• Completes quarterly Economic Indicator Reports.
• Participates, coordinates, and prepares required analysis and reports for the quadrennial Expenditure Limit process required by the State of Arizona Constitution.
• Prepares key portions of the City's budget documents and the materials for the Government Finance Officers Association Budget Award application.
• Conducts research and prepares reports for required reporting or on special projects.
• Provides backup and assistance for the Principal Budget and Research Analyst position, including producing monthly revenue reports, forecasting key citywide revenues, and preparing other revenue-related analysis and reports.
• Provides backup and assistance during the annual personnel cost forecasting and 3 9 preparation processes.
  
  

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills and advanced quantitative analysis abilities, including cost modeling, forecasting, and multi-year financial planning.
• Highly organized, driven, persistent, analytical, and detail oriented.
• Possesses excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, especially when explaining technical concepts.
• Excels both independently and in collaborative team environments.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities and projects in a fastpacked setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and comfortable learning and navigating new software applications.
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $93,121.60 - $137,592.00 annually.

Hiring Range: $93,121.60 - $124,800.00 annually.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.
  
  

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Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, accounting, statistics, or a related field.
• Five years of professional-level experience developing and administering complex budgets in a government setting, researching and analyzing complex financial and economic data.
• Other combinations of experience and education which meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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• The City job description can be found here.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Experience working in a central budget office.
• Experience conducting financial or budgetary research and producing reports communicating the results.
• Experience with analyzing and coordinating the quadrennial Expenditure Limit process.
• Experience forecasting revenues and/or expenditures for city sales tax or econometric modeling.
• Experience completing complex audits, estimates or financial analysis for budget preparation and administration.
• Experience preparing formal workpapers, budget documents or financial reports for budget.
• Experience analyzing legislative bills.
• Experience completing costing and/or fee analysis.
• Experience working with personnel-related costs and benefits for pensions.
• Advanced degree or professional certification.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes May 19, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Senior Budget/Research Analyst, JC:05610, ID# 61470, 04/27/26, USM, MR, Benefits:007

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