Budget and Business Analyst - City of Wilmington

Serving as a member of the Parks and Recreation Department senior staff, reporting to the Director, the purpose of this position is to provide support to the department and its director by performing planning and research activities to strategically support department operations.  This includes preparing and conducting research and analysis for forecasting current and future department operational and capital demands.  This is accomplished by analyzing department expenditures and revenues, including the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a service cost recovery program, managing data collection, and analyzing department functions.  The analyst interacts and coordinates with department divisions; reviewing and analyzing their budget requests; providing information and recommendations to staff; preparing financial forecasts and compiling data for staff.  Other duties include managing and updating the department’s business plan, managing and developing the department’s budget process, recommending policies, maintaining benchmarks and performance measures, and serving as the department’s technology advisor and software manager.