Strategy & Budget Analyst Associate

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

• Works with assigned departments to understand service priorities and resource needs

• Evaluates budget requests of assigned departments to develop detailed analysis and narrative explanations 

• Prepares concise and defensible recommendations for resource allocation 

• Assists with problem solving of budget issues such as feasibility of service expansion

• Coordinates collection, preparation, and review of information needed for finalizing and publishing City Council Agendas

• Prioritizes and completes multiple time sensitive items requiring follow up with others

• Analyzes procedures and workflow of processes and recommends improvements

• Conducts research and helps to prepare special reports on issues such as benchmarking services 

• Identifies administrative needs and develops appropriate solutions or recommendations

• Coordinates or participates in special projects or study teams

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to:

  • Translate ideas from others into concise written form 

  • Draft high-quality documents and materials

  • Clearly and concisely communicate key points

• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks at once and meet deadlines 

• Highly-motivated individual with the ability to work independently, motivate others, and take initiative on assigned projects

• Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex, and confidential issues and situations 

• Ability to analyze administrative problems, make sound recommendations as to their solutions, and prepare working procedures

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within all levels of the organization

• Ability to exercise sound judgment, take responsibility on assigned tasks, and continue to increase work contributions by building upon knowledge gained

• Must have strong analytical and organizational skills, attention to detail, writing and typing skills. 

• Requires demonstrated ability to collaborate with others and follow up as needed to develop quality work products within deadlines.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word are required

Bachelor’s Degree with experience in budgeting and drafting, reviewing, and editing documents preferred. Master’s degree is preferred. 

Associates Degree or 2 years of relevant experience

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email [email protected].

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.

The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.