Cuyahoga County

Together We Thrive

BUDGET AND PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR - Closes 10/9/2022

Department: Office of Budget Management
Salary: $66,747.20 - $79,830.40
Anticipated Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Reports To: Director of Budget and Management
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Regular or Temporary: Regular
Bargaining Unit: N/A
Classified or Unclassified: Classified
FLSA: Exempt

YOU MUST APPLY FOR THIS POSITION AT https://www.cuyahogacounty.us/human-resources
AND CLICK ON “FIND A CAREER.”

Tuition Reimbursement!
Cuyahoga County now offers tuition reimbursement. Beginning in the Fall Semester of 2022, full time, benefits eligible county employees who have completed one continuous year of employment can participate in the Tuition Assistance Program. The classes can be undergraduate or graduate level, at Baldwin Wallace University, Cleveland State University, or Cuyahoga Community College.

Benefits:
County employees receive competitive pay and excellent benefits including healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; wellness incentives; basic and supplemental life insurance; employee assistance program (EAP). County employees contribute to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), which offers a defined-benefit pension plan, consistently ranked as one of the best public pension funds in the nation. Employees may also participate in an individual deferred compensation retirement program. This position stands out for its exceptional work/life balance: You will work a regular schedule, weekdays only, 8:30AM to 4:30 PM. That means no weekends, no evenings/nights, no holidays, no mandatory overtime, no on-call. Every year you will enjoy 12 paid holidays and earn 10-25 vacation days (increasing with length of service) and 15 days of sick leave .

Summary
This is an advanced journey level classification with responsibility for performing technical activities including budget planning, forecasting, financial analysis, performance management and benchmarking, policy analysis, and legislative analysis in the Budget and Management Division of the Fiscal Office. This class works under general direction from the OBM Manager and requires the analysis and monitoring of financial, operational, administrative and management problems related to operations and activities within their assigned departments and agencies. The employee works within a framework of established regulations, policies, and procedures and is expected to use judgment in performing work.

Essential Job Functions
Develops, prepares, and monitors budget of assigned departments and agencies; communicates with departments and agencies regarding budgets and changes in revenues and expenditures; facilitates and coordinates interactions between agencies, elected officials and the administration on accounting, procurement, hiring, information technology, and facility maintenance issues; coordinates with agencies to develop program ideas into budget requests and analyzes implications on program goals and County resources; monitors and approves expenditures to ensure compliance with budget; prepares budget revisions; addresses budget variances; communicates budget decisions made by the Executive and Council to assigned departments and agencies; works with agencies to find solutions for conflicts with budget decisions. Oversees budget reviews utilizing specialized performance management data, including County investments, economic development and lending, debt management, legislative analysis and interpretation, capital projects management and long-term planning, information technology project financial plans and activity, employee health insurance and benefits data; monitors debt service funds and external bank accounts and conducts analysis and projection; prepares, processes, and evaluates County revenues; plans, prepares, and processes County debt portfolio and obligations; provides cost benefit analyses to evaluate options and measure investment results; conducts legal research to maximize resources and identify financing options; provides legislative updates on state and local law changes with policy and fiscal analysis; reviews and interprets actuarial analyses of health insurance and workers’ compensation data. Evaluates department and agency fiscal activities; conducts expenditure and revenue forecasts by fund and department; makes recommendations to County fiscal policy and procedures based on information from forecasts; provides information to elected officials and management on availability of resources and financial sustainability.
Approves and/or processes various fiscal actions for assigned departments; prepares and processes original appropriations for categorical grants, all funds, and any other special program or project; processes sub-fund or various index code financial requests; processes appropriation transfers and adjustments with Council approval; processes operating and residual fund transfers with Council approval; updates various department/agency payroll projections; identifies and processes fund deposits; coordinates consolidation activities with other offices and documents the transition; processes adjustments in budgeting software.
Performs related administrative responsibilities; prepares various reports, records, and other documents; responds to emails and phone calls; attends various trainings and meetings; serves as liaison for the Fiscal Office; serves as an OBM representative on committees; collaborates with Financial Reporting to manage operating budgets, capital budgets, grants, revenue, expenditure, and cash transfers. Provides financial/operational impact analyses on funding requests from the agencies/departments, elected officials, or outside agencies; makes recommendations on whether to provide funding; identifies opportunities to reduce spending; identifies and implements opportunities for process improvement.

Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in political science, economics, public administration, law, business, accounting or a related field and five (5) years of budget management, financial analysis, or related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Application Process
Apply at https://www.cuyahogacounty.us/human-resources. This is a competitive, classified position. The Personnel Review Commission (PRC) will check your application to make sure you meet the minimum qualifications. If you do, the PRC will invite you to take a civil service examination. The exam is specific to this position. Everyone who passes the exam goes on an eligibility list. To fill this opening, the PRC sends the hiring department and Human Resources
(HR) a certified eligibility list with the top 25% candidates (or at least the ten highest scoring candidates, whichever is greater). HR helps the hiring department decide who from the certified list to follow up with for interviews and then a job offer.

Most of our communication with candidates is through email. Regularly check the email address you gave us in your job profile. Watch your Spam folder, just in case.

If we offer you a job, you must pass a drug screen and background check before the offer becomes final. Prior criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify you from employment; the County looks at criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis using the guidelines in Chapter 306 of the County Code.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Cuyahoga County is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, which includes building an environment that respects the individual, promotes innovation and offers opportunities for all employees to develop to their full potential. A diverse workforce helps the County realize its full potential. The County benefits from the creativity and innovation that results when people with different experiences, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds work together.

The County is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, language, religion, citizenship status, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference or orientation, gender identity/expression, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information, membership in a collective bargaining unit, status with regard to public assistance, or political affiliation.

If you need assistance applying or participating in any part of the candidate experience, contact Human Resources at 216-443-7190 and ask to speak with a talent acquisition team member.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $66,000.00 - $79,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

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