Watershed Manager I - Budget Manager

  • CITY OF ATLANTA, GA
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Sep 25, 2024
Full Time Accounting and Finance Administration and Management

Job Description

Posting expires: October 8, 2024

Salary range: $58,596 - $78,092

The budget manager sr. for OWTR administration is performs administrative/management functions associated with budgetary activities within an assigned office. Duties include but are not limited to supervising staff; directing budget activities; preparing office budget; preparing comprehensive development plan and management goals and objectives; preparing goals and expenditure projections; and generating reports and forms .

This position will de monstrate substantial understanding of the job requirements and applies knowledge and skills to a wide range of tasks within one or more of the following areas.
  • Reviews and approves recommendations for financial planning and control, providing relevant fiscal information to executive management team.
  • Directs procurement staff in issuing purchase orders for goods and services for the office.
  • Directs contracting and legislative officers in preparing office ordinances, resolutions, and contracts.
  • Monitors division adherence to approved budget.
  • Manages, prepares, administers and directs the control of the department of OWTR budget.
  • Creates operating plans, forecasts and reporting systems.
  • Manages the budget preparation, submittal and administration.
  • Develops organizational structure and selects, develops and manages staff.
  • Establishes internal processes, interprets and applies organizational policies.
  • Provides input into policy and strategy.
  • Manages purchasing, inventory, equipment maintenance and other asset related functions.
  • Manages OWTR’ s budget functions and accounts.

DATA ANALYSIS
  • Receives assignments and plans for data collection and analysis for assigned office functions or activities.
  • Designs custom reports and data displays for projects and standard report formats for ongoing functions based on organizational needs for information.
  • Reviews assigned operating records and/or databases for quality.
  • Identifies processes or reporting functions that do not provide the necessary level of completeness, detail, or accuracy.
  • Designs standard report formats based on organizational needs for information.
  • Retrieves and summarizes data from various information systems for inclusion into research or operating reports.
  • Establishes work methods, timetables, performance standards, etc. and may commit department to action.

Knowledge, SKILLS, and abilities
  • Solid understanding of financial and accounting practices, policies, and procedures.
  • Skill in use of Microsoft Office, accounting software, databases.
  • Good planning, organizational and communication skills.
  • Ability to handle escalated issues.
  • Ability to train more new employees and/or interns.
  • Ability to compile simple reports.
  • Ability to use independent judgment and discretion.
  • Thorough knowledge of databases, reporting methods and formats and appropriate reporting languages.
  • Skilled in operation of computers to retrieve data and prepare reports and presentations; in writing narrative reports; in communicating.
  • Skill in leading groups and in speaking to groups.
  • Ability to organize and present data in presentations and narrative reports.
  • Ability to review data and identify data trends and/or inconsistencies.

Minimum Qualifications - Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field

3-5 years of related experience; managerial experience is required.

Preferred Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field plus more than 5 years of related experience and 3-5 years' managerial experience.

Licensures and Certifications

None required.



Closing Date/Time: 2024-10-08

Job Address

Atlanta, Georgia United States View Map