Budget Director - Business Services Bureau - Sfpuc

Job Description
Under general direction of the Deputy CFO, the Budget Director will assist in the day-to-day operations of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Financial Strategy Division, (part of the Business Services Bureau) with responsibility for the SFPUC’s Operating and Capital budget. This position is responsible for the development and management of the SFPUC’s $2 Billion annual operating budget, $1.6 Billion annual capital budget and $11.8 Billion 10-Year Capital Plan.
The Budget Director is a senior manager who leads and supervises a team offiveprofessionals in complex financial work. This critical leadership role is a key member of the SFPUC’s Financial Strategy team and a key advisor to leaders throughout the agency. The role requires both technical proficiency, excellent communication skills and political savvy to be successful.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
Coordinates the SFPUC-wide biennial operating and capital budget development, implementation and amendment process, including the 10-year capital plan.Leads the internal budget development process from end to end, including coordinating with senior leadership throughout the agency, leading internal deliberations and decision making, and managing the Commission adoption process.
Shepherds the budget through the Mayor and Board process, including representing the department with the Mayor’s Budget Office, Controller’s Office, Board of Supervisors and Board’s Budget and Legislative Analyst to ensure successful adoption.
Oversight of the SFPUC operating and capital budgets throughout the year, which includes the preparation, review, and distribution of detailed and complex financial analyses and management reports that provide information on status of budget/expenditures, appropriations, fund source/availability, and projected revenues and expenditures. For example, this includes oversight of quarterly budget variance reports, and presentation of these reports at Commission hearings.
Presents and effectively communicates complex financial information and policies in a clear and straightforward manner to a variety of audiences including senior management, and in various public settings such as the Commission and Board of Supervisors hearings.
Acts as the go-to person in the agency for budget matters, answering questions, developing solutions to problems and advising agency staff on how best to meet changing business needs within established policies and procedures.
Serves as the liaison between the SFPUC and the Mayor’s Budget Office, Controller’s Budget and Analysis Division and the Board’s Budget and Legislative analyst while building and maintaining excellent working relationships with these stakeholders.
Supervises a team of 5 professional staff while ensuring accuracy across the budget team’s work, relating to budget and other financial system entries, analysis, and reporting while coaching and providing career development with a focus on a good team culture, performance, and staff retention.
Works cross-functionally with other leaders in finance including the Director of Financial Planning and the Capital Finance (Debt) Director to ensure open communication and proactive collaboration.
Participates in the SFPUC’s Capital Planning Improvement Initiative Project, supporting the project as needed from the budget perspective and contributing to its goals.
Directs the development of financial policies and procedures to further SFPUC’s financial sustainability and compliance with local, state and federal mandates.
Manages the transition to a new internal budget development IT system and works with IT on issues related to financial reporting to ensure SFPUC management has accurate monthly financial information.
Prepares and provides oversight of indirect cost plans or other overhead allocation plans.
Leads the development of budget related publications such as the Biennial Budget Book, Capital Plan Report, internal Budget Detail reports and other related reports and publications.
Other related duties as assigned.