Assistant Director of Management and Budget presso Broward County, FL
Broward County, FL · Fort Lauderdale, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
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About the Department
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Assistant Director to join the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This executive-level position offers opportunity to provide strategic leadership in budget development, financial planning, and organizational management. This position plays a critical role in guiding fiscal policy, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources, and supporting data-driven decision making across the organization.
Working under the direction of the OMB Director and County executive leadership, the Assistant Director oversees the preparation, analysis, and administration of the County’s operating and capital budgets; leads a team of professional analysts; and advises senior leadership throughout the County on complex budgetary and management issues.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and leadership skills, a deep understanding of public-sector budgeting and management practices, and the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively. The successful candidate will be collaborative, detail oriented, and committed to advancing the County’s fiscal and strategic objectives.
Benefits of Broward County Employment
High-Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:
Single $10.90 / Family $80.79
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2000 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:
Single $82.58 / Family $286.79
Florida Retirement System (FRS) – Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation employee match
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
General Description
Performs and manages professional and administrative budget and management work.
Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working alongside the Budget Director, develops the annual budget-development process, ensuring the production of accurate and comprehensive financial analyses and recommendations.
- Oversee the work of professional staff engaged in budget and management analysis, providing technical guidance, review, and quality assurance.
- Represent OMB in meetings with executive leadership, departmental directors, and external agencies (Sheriff, Judiciary, Tax Collector, etc) to present recommendations and provide expert consultation on fiscal and management matters.
- Develop and evaluate funding plans for new initiatives and programs, prepare financial and policy recommendations supported by sound analytical methods.
- Monitor office operations to promote efficiency, staff development, and continuous improvement of budgetary and management processes.
- Contribute to the advancement of the County’s goals through the development and implementation of innovative budgetary strategies and management methodologies.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the fiscal integrity and operational effectiveness of a respected and local public organization. The selected candidate will join a professional and mission-driven team dedicated to public service, innovation, and excellence in local government management.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, public policy, public affairs or closely related public sector field.
Requires six (6) years of progressively responsible local government budget and management analysis work including four (4) years supervisory experience in a local government budget agency or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses
None.
Preferences
- Experience working in a County or large local municipal government
- Experience in financial modeling and data analytics
- Experience preparing executive-level presentations, reports, and policy analysis
- Proven success in building collaborative relationships across departments and with external partners
- Knowledge of intergovernmental funding structures, capital improvement planning, and grants management
- Experience presenting to elected officials, boards, or governing bodies
- Working knowledge of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) and budget management systems
- Experience developing and implementing performance measurement frameworks
- Commitment to promoting accountability and transparency in public service
- Advanced proficiency in financial analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel, Power BI, or similar data visualization applications
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear and actionable recommendations for senior leadership
- Familiarity with data-driven decision making and performance-based budgeting principles
Position Duties
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Manages the budget development process; reviews budget recommendations and analytical work products and directs refinements and changes prior to finalizing the work products.
Manages office operations including monitoring distribution of responsibilities, facilitating continuous improvement, providing direction to managers and subordinate staff, and facilitating staff professional development.
Advises and collaborates on issues and represents the organization at meetings with other departments and divisions; negotiates with agencies, collaborates and exchanges ideas, and presents conclusions and solutions.
Manages processes to recruit and select new staff members; reviews analytical work products developed by staff to ensure accuracy, appropriate methodology and to evaluate the recommendations.
Develops proposed funding plans for new projects, programs and initiatives for consideration; develops management recommendations and budgets based on analysis of data.
Develops a variety of other methodologies and recommendations for the organization.
Performs related work as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
None.
Other Qualifications
Competencies
- Business Insight
- Financial Acumen
- Manages Complexity
- Decision Quality
- Balances Stakeholders
- Strategic Mindset
- Directs Work
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Ensures Accountability
- Builds Effective Teams
- Communicates Effectively
- Drives Vision and Purpose
County Core Values
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
