Management Analyst (Senior/Principal) DOQ
THE POSITION
The Management Analyst provides management support and serves as a liaison between assigned Countydepartments, County Administrative Office, and the Solano County Board of Supervisors by reviewing and analyzingbudget requests, expenditures, agenda items, contracts, and other items requiring approval or concurrence by CountyAdministrative Office or Board of Supervisors. The Analyst is also responsible for monitoring programmatic, personnel,and fiscal activities of assigned County departments. Analysts provide consultation to departments and information tothe Board and County management team on a broad range of issues.
This position reports to the Assistant County Administrator who supports the County Administrator in their efforts tolead the County organization, and works in a team environment with other analysts and the budget officer to producebudgets, agenda reports, and policy reports for the County.
The Management Analyst series consists of four management level classes used exclusively in the CountyAdministrator’s Office, of which the principal is the highest level within the series.
This is an at-will position, exempt from civil service and serves at the discretion of the appointing authority.
The ideal candidate for this position should have a positive outlook, be able to work in a fast-paced environment and beadept at managing multiple priorities in a fluid and continuously evolving government operation. The individual shoulddemonstrate experience in the following and exhibit the following characteristics:
Familiarity with county government services;
Participating in management, policy, and fiscal matters with county-level, agency-wide, and intergovernmentalimpact on state, county, city, or special district;
Leading a team, or teams, of analysts and support staff;
Developing, analyzing, and monitoring the agency budget and fiscal matters;
Strong technical skills, and an ability to identify challenges or problems and conceive of analytical strategies towork towards solutions;
Strategic thinking and planning with a vision balanced with realism;
Outstanding written and oral communication skills; and
Honesty, integrity, diplomacy, patience, a strong work ethic, and a sense of humor.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Management Analyst (Senior): $127,522.32 – $155,004.24/yearly
Experience: Five (5) years of work experience in the public sector involving fiscal operations and analysis, budgetdevelopment, financial/budget analysis, legislative analysis, operational management, and general management ofvarious county functions;
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Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in business administration, publicadministration, economics, political science, or a closely related field
Management Analyst (Principal): $154,797.84 – $188,157.72/yearly
Experience: Five (5) years of work experience in the public sector that included performing administrative, analytical,budgetary, fiscal, policy and/or program work requiring analysis and interpretation of data. At least two years ofexperience must have been at the advanced-journey level comparable to the County’s Management Analyst (Senior)class.
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Education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public financial management, business/publicadministration, economics, policy analysis, or other fields directly related to the budget, fiscal, and management duties ofthis class. Master’s degree is desirable.
The objective of these minimum qualification patterns is experience demonstrating that the appointee is capable ofproviding full scope management direction to professional staff; and participating in management, policy, and fiscalmatters that have significant County-wide and intergovernmental impact.
Budget and fiscal management experience in Solano County service is usually required although other governmental orprivate enterprise experience may provide some of the necessary background.