ASD/FESD Division Budget Lead

About This Role

The ASD/FESD Division Budget Lead serves as a staff budget specialist and lead for the Administrative Services Division and Finance and Executive Services Division, handling sensitive and complex fiscal and budget-related projects. This role provides direct support to major program activities, focusing on developing, coordinating, and monitoring Personal Services budgets and expenditures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as staff budget specialist/lead for ASD and FESD budget staff
• Handle sensitive, critical, and complex fiscal and budget related projects and issues
• Provide direct support to the department’s major program activities and operational functions
• Work closely with ASD and FESD budget analysts
• Assist in developing, coordinating, and monitoring Personal Services budgets and expenditures
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while handling various scopes, expectations, and deliverables
• Lead analysts in the team to designate and follow up assignments under short time frames
• Manage and shift priorities and/or workloads to meet quick turnaround time frames

Nice to Have

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Highly experienced and proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to resolve customer issues effectively and efficiently
• Experience in accounting and/or Financial services
• Knowledge of Franchise Tax Board (FTB)’s organization, budgeted programs, and operations
• Experience and knowledge of creating budgets or spending plans
• Knowledge of and experience with the interrelationships between FTB Divisions and their business processes and program activities
• Knowledge of FTB's Budget and Governance process
• Knowledge of FI$CAL or other related systems
• Experience with Position Control, Payroll, Other Personnel Systems
• Works well in a team environment
• Ability to use quantitative skills and analyze data to prepare reports, tables, and charts that present results of analysis independently
• Ability to analyze information and draw sound conclusions
• Ability to be positive, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and in a team environment
• Ability to demonstrate strong initiative, exercise tact and good judgment, and maintain a high degree of confidentiality in performing tasks
• Ability to develop and present ideas, financial reports, and business and financial information clearly and effectively to a small or large audience with little guidance
• Strong interpersonal and decision-making skills
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to multi-task, attention to detail, accuracy, and adapt to changing priorities
• Experience working on projects and/or Enterprise Teams and facilitating team meetings

Skills

* Required skills