SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST en Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA), CA

About the Department

Performs complex budgetary and financial analytical work in support of Metro's annual budget preparation and to ensure compliance.  The Senior Budget Analyst performs complex financial and budgetary analysis to support Metro's annual operating and capital budgets, ensuring fiscal compliance and accountability.  This role is ideal for professionals interested in shaping public agency budgets through data-driven recommendations and strategic financial planning. 

Recruitment Timelines
Exams are projected to be scheduled for the week of October 13, 2025 and interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of October 20, 2025. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.

Position Duties

• Monitors, evaluates, and reports on operating and capital budget revenues and expenditures

• Tracks, prepares reports, investigates, and corrects budget variances and errors

• Recommends changes to Metro policies and procedures

• Utilizes technology to develop and coordinate budget models

• Reviews and interprets applicable laws and regulations to ensure Metro compliance

• Prepares and analyzes budget request recommendations for management review

• Reviews personnel requisitions and funds transfers for consistency with budget and financial objectives, then recommends any necessary alternatives

• Utilizes technology to direct and coordinate data collection, research, and analysis for budget and forecasting studies

• Develops complex computer spreadsheet applications and models as funding and projection tools

• Prepares analysis of Board agenda items and interdepartmental proposals for potential short- and long-term budget impacts

• Represents office on internal task forces and external committees

• Advises staff and management on various financial issues

• Serves as lead on special projects, providing training and guidance to team members, and integrates numerous individual work products into final products

• Trains and assists cost center managers in expenditure analysis and budget development and justification

• Utilizes technology to recommend options and methods to reduce costs and increase revenues

• Prepares various graphs, reports, memos, and other correspondence

• Develops and reviews materials for presentations to senior management and the Board of Directors

• Monitors, evaluates, and reports on annual funding marks

• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out

  
  May be required to perform other related job duties
  

  Minimum Qualifications

  A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:
  
  Education
  

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Public Administration, Economics, or a related field; Master's Degree in a related field preferred
  
  Experience
  
  • Three years of relevant experience performing complex budgetary financial analysis and research
  
  Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements
  
  • A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

  Preferred Qualifications
   
  Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

  The following are the preferred qualifications:

  • Experience developing financial analysis in a large public agency, transportation authority, or similarly structured organization
  • Experience developing advanced Excel-based financial models or budget tools, including functions such as pivot tables, lookups, conditional logic, and scenario modeling
  • Experience utilizing large-scale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software or budgeting systems (e.g., Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Hyperion, or similar) for financial planning, analysis, or reporting
  • Experience preparing executive level briefings and presenting complex financial concepts while tailoring to a specific audience
  
  

  Other Qualifications

  
  
  Knowledge of(defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

  • Theories, principles, and practices of budget administration and financial analysis
  • Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations relating to budgets, finances, and funding for a public agency
  • Generally accepted accounting principles
  • Grant/funding administration principles and techniques
  • Mathematics and business statistics
  • Business accounting software packages
  
  Skill in(defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)
  • Performing complex analyses and studies
  • Analyzing situations, identifying problems, and recommending solutions
  • Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making conclusions and recommendations
  • Communicating effectively orally and in writing
  • Preparing comprehensive reports and correspondence
  • Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives
  • Utilizing various applicable business software packages
  
  Ability to(defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)
  • Compile and analyze complex data
  • Plan and coordinate multiple projects
  • Meet critical deadlines
  • Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
  • Travel to offsite locations
  • Read, write, speak, and understand English

    Special ConditionsThe physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  
  
  Working Conditions
  
  • Typical office situation
  • Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen
  
  Physical Effort Required
  
  • Sitting at a desk or table
  • Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
  • Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
  • Communicating through speech in the English language required
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