Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $77208 to $97593 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list or be eligible for a 52.6 transfer. Titles eligible for 52.6 transfer are those administrative titles at the same or similar salary grade like Assistant Director of Audits, Assistant Director of Financial Administration, Business Officer 2, etc.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Preference will be given to candidates who possess:
• Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills;
• Strong computer skills, particularly as it relates to Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other related programs;
• Ability to gather and organize pertinent data;
• Ability to prepare and evaluate expenditure and other financial reports.
Additionally, preferred candidates must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle competing, high priority assignments.
Duties Description The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports, and advocacy to approximately 120,000 + individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. We are guided in our interactions with the people we serve and each other by compassion, dignity, diversity, excellence and honesty. Our motto is “Putting People First,” and it applies not only to the individuals we serve, but to our employees as well.
The responsibilities of Budget Services include the development and negotiation of the annual budget to ensure OPWDD has the resources needed to support the agency’s mission of helping families and people with developmental disabilities live richer lives. In addition to working to ensure the agency has the resources necessary to appropriately fund the major program areas of OPWDD, the budget request process includes preparing savings plans to support the request, preparing budget briefing documents and hearing testimony, and requests for budget initiatives based on Executive Staff priorities.
Budget Services is also responsible for developing spending plans for the district offices, IBR and a variety of Aid to Localities (ATL) programs, such as Family Support Services and Family Care; monitoring the use of resources on Personal Service, Non-Personal Service and ATL programs; assisting in allocating and monitoring the use of residential and non-residential development resources; assisting in the development of allocation methodologies for new resources, and the implementation and monitoring of budget initiatives and the agency spending control process.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the direction of the Director or Assistant Director of Budget Services the Chief Budgeting Analyst will:
• Coordinate the development, presentation, and implementation of the agency’s State Operations budget request
• Review and respond to requests for information from the Division of Budget, agency administration, and other agency units
• Assist Director and/or Assistant Director in providing advice to agency management on development of budgetary policy, fiscal reporting, cost effectiveness of State Operations programs and budget priorities
• Supervision of all State Operations staff and unit activities, including the preparation of budget requests and DDSO spending plans, the monitoring of expenditures in PS, NPS, and State Operated Capital, and the reporting of agency requests to fill, FTE fill levels, and fill authorizations
• Develop cost projections for agency PS and overtime, monitor agency staffing levels, monitor State Operations campus and community census projections and prepare reports for internal and external distribution on these subjects
• Oversee revenue generated from State Operated programs
• Assist the Director or Assistant Director on special assignments as needed
Additional Comments All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address OPWDD.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov
Address
44 Holland Avenue
Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume. In the cover letter, please indicate your current grade and title.
Submit cover letter and résumé by May 28, 2015
In the Email Subject Line reference: EOA # 2015 – 89 and ID 20987