Public Transit Department Budget Supervisor

The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department is seeking an experienced financial professional to fill the position of Department Budget Supervisor. The Public Transit Department provides local bus, RAPID® commuter bus, neighborhood and business circulators, Phoenix Dial-a-Ride, and alternative transportation services through contracts with private companies who manage day-to-day transit operations. The Public Transit Department also provides planning, scheduling, and financial management support to the High-Capacity Transit program.

The Department Budget Supervisor plays a critical role in the department, leading the team that prepares and manages a budget which includes multiple local, state, and federal funding sources. The position is also responsible for updating and monitoring the long-range financial planning model for Transportation 2050 (T2050) funding. This position will join the Public Transit Department's Management Services Division, which is responsible for department budgeting and accounting, transit passenger customer service and pass sales, financial planning for the City's transit program, administration of various fare media programs, and financial management of transit service purchased by other agencies.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan, organize, and supervise a staff of professional and clerical employees involved in the development and analysis of departmental operating and capital budgets, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other fiscal activities.
• Develop rate structures that ensure cost recovery for the sale of service to other agencies.
• Supervise the preparation of operating and capital budget expenditure estimates with multiple local, state, and federal funding sources.
• Supervise the preparation of revenue estimates for all department revenue sources.
• Supervise the preparation of monthly operating and capital budget reports and monitor all divisions budgets.
• Coordinate and conduct quarterly budget meetings with applicable department staff.
• Update, monitor, and maintain the Transportation 2050 (T2050) financial planning model to ensure ongoing solvency of the program, including forecasting long-range revenue and expenditure estimates.
• Supervise regional fare media revenue distribution.

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local rules and regulations pertaining to transit management.
• Knowledge of municipal finance administration, accounting, economic principles and practices, and internal control procedures.
• Knowledge of proper budget preparation, analysis, and management.
• Knowledge of supervisory techniques.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel spreadsheet skills.

Pay Range: $90,750.00 to $127,920.00

Hiring Range: $90,750.00 to $110,510.00

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education and or training.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

• Four years of professional level experience in budget or accounting, including one year of experience working with complex financial systems.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
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The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Experience in:
  • Budget preparation and monitoring.
  • Financial report preparation.
  • Journal entry preparation/posting.
  • Using SAP financial management system.
  • Financial forecasting.
  • Performing or supervising accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.

Recruitment closes June 13, 2023. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and generates a one time use only list. Once interviews are conducted and candidates are selected, this job posting will be considered closed and candidates will no longer be in consideration for the position applied for. This posting will not result in any ongoing eligibility list.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to an imminent need to fill this vacancy, interviews for this process are scheduled to occur the week of June 19th. Please be prepared for a quick turnaround on interview scheduling.

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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Department Budget Supervisor, JC:05490, ID# 50756, 06/07/23, USM, MR, Benefits:007

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City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.