Director, Budget Management

Budget Management is responsible for planning and monitoring the agency budget, processing payments for vendors and employee reimbursements, and monitoring financial performance by forecasting and reporting. The Director manages the unit.

Under direction of the Chief Financial Management Officer, with wide latitude for independent initiative, judgment, and decision, the Director shall:

• Provide strategic oversight of agencywide budget operations
• Participate in the formulation, recommendation, and implementation of policies and procedures pertaining to budget, personnel actions, and reporting
• Direct and manage PS and OTPS budgets across City, State, Federal, Capital, and grant funding sources
• Oversee budget planning, monitoring, and variance analysis to ensure alignment with financial goals and compliance requirements
• Lead and supervise a team of 12 staff, including hiring, training, performance evaluations, and workload management
• Manage Accounts Payable operations to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payment processing
• Ensure compliance with agency fiscal policies, contract terms, Comptroller directives, and Procurement Policy Board rules
• Oversee and enhance internal OTPS tracking systems to improve financial management and reporting capabilities
• Conduct audits, quality assurance reviews, and workflow assessments; implement process improvements and standard operating procedures
• Collaborate with budget managers, Operations Analysis, Analytics and Data Science, Revenue Planning and Compliance, and Procurement teams to coordinate financial activities and policy implementation
• Analyze complex financial data using quantitative and cost analysis techniques; develop reports, dashboards, and recommendations to support executive decision-making
• Represent DOB with oversight agencies, primarily the Office of the New York City Comptroller and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

REMOTE WORK This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program.

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NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

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• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience 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 fiscal management, at least two years of which must have been in an executive, managerial, or supervisory capacity; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above. However, all candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in a supervisory, managerial, or executive capacity as described in “1” above.