Part-Time Budget Manager – Lasam
Job Description
The Budget Manager assists with the yearly budget preparation and implementation for the Department. This involves collaborating with assigned stakeholders to prepare yearly budget requests, implementing budget actions in the Department’s financial system, tracking and reporting on budget and expenditures, and other budget-related operations. This role will also assist with the Department’s legislative budget submission, which will include generating budget schedules, drafting decision items, and responding to requests for data and information from external stakeholders, among other things. Finally, within the scope of the job description, this role will be responsible for adopting public sector best practices in all allocated work areas as well as driving the improvement of budget procedures and systems.
Job Title : Budget Manager
Location : Lasam, Cagayan Province, Philippines
Salary : $ 38.06 per hour.
Company : International Rescue Committee
Job Type : Part-Time
Qualifications:
- Analyzes and analyses financial data and patterns, and predicts future resource availability; projects resource availability and advises remedial measures.
- Support designated divisions by collaborating with OMB and OF on operational and financial concerns and grant processing for the OMB and OF.
- Activities and responsibilities not specifically included in the job description may be assigned to the employee’s class of work.
- Prepares composite budget; compiles budget data from Departments, and develops a recommended budget proposal; recommends appropriate budget levels for departments.
- On all financial matters affecting the department, operate as a liaison between the department and the VP&S Office of Budget. Assist the Departmental Administrator with the narrative portion of the budget.
- Monitors workload, special projects, and assignments to ensure that quality and timeliness requirements are followed, and meets with employees on a regular basis to discuss and resolve priorities, workload, resource allocation, technical concerns, and performance evaluations.
- Establishes and maintains budget development standards, rules, and calendars; publishes the final, authorized City budget; oversees the City’s yearly budget creation and review procedures; and prepares operating, performance, and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budgets.
- Prepares statistical analyses to evaluate trends and estimate future financial status; develops short and long range revenue and expenditure forecasts, and multiyear forecast models; evaluates revenue and expenditure trends, compares to budget and projections, identifies issues in revenue and expenditure control, and recommends planning revisions, bonding opportunities, and budget adjustments.
- In order to assess performance consistently and effectively, the incumbent must integrate into a department operation team for a short- or long-term assignment, developing rapport; and adopt analytical criteria. It is essential to be able to establish and stick to deadlines.
- Accurately respond to enquiries from both internal and external sources on allocated program areas, collaborating with stakeholders as needed to achieve timely responses.
Skills:
- Accounting, Finance, Economics, Quantitative Analysis, or a similar discipline; Master’s degree from an approved institution or university
- Good interpersonal and organizational abilities, as well as the ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced atmosphere, are required, as is a minimum of three years of related experience. Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher), as well as graphics/desktop and Internet applications, are desirable abilities for this role; the ability to work effectively with people in a team situation is also required.
- Understanding of public sector finance and budget management theories, principles, and best practices, such as project-level budgeting, resource allocation, and yearly financial reporting, is essential.
- Massive datasets and the capacity to work with integrated software and business intelligence tools.
- To be considered for this role, you must have four (4) years of professional management experience in budget and grant preparation/administration.