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Budget Systems Administrator

Salary

$77,507.00 - $120,133.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

25-05780

Department

Budget and Management Services

Opening Date

01/07/2026

Closing Date

1/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $77,507 - $93,001

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Budget and Management Services Department works to solve Durham’s biggest challenges. We are innovators, managing City resources like they’re our own, guiding the City’s future through strategic planning and encouraging a culture of innovation and continuous improvement through special projects, partnerships and trainings. If innovating to solve challenges drives you, too, join our team in Durham!

Devoted to providing enterprise-wide coordination and preparation of the City’s budget including research, assessment, analysis and evaluation of programs, expenditures, revenues and other fiscal analyses. Assigned to the City’s enterprise budget and management analysis function. Incumbents serve as designated subject matter experts and provide management support to the Director and Assistant Director as well as serve as team lead for an assigned portfolio of departments and budget functions.

Responsible for preparing monthly financial reports; preparing the multi-year financial plan; preparing quarterly financial plan updates and presentations; reviewing department budget, spending and performance data; assisting with training and instruction to budget team and assigned staff; provide training on budget software; drafting and preparing impact analyses of legislation; and preparing a variety of complex fiscal and narrative reports and presentations.

This position oversees the Budget and Management Services ERP implementation. Responsibilities include coordinating with other departments including Technology Solutions, Finance, and Human Resources to ensure the budget module is implemented and functioning correctly. Oversees ERP training for staff across the City. Supervises the ERP Administrator, a full-time employee dedicated to ERP maintenance, integrations, and updates.

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Reviews department budgets, spending, and performance data; prepares complex financial projections; manages accounts and funds; evaluates programs and initiatives; prepares and posts budget amendments; drafts and prepares impact analyses of legislation; reviews performance measures; creates annual budget process calendar; and analyzes trends and forecasts budget need.

+ Assists with training and instructing the budget team and assigned staff; provides training on budget software; creates and modifies project timelines; manages assigned projects; and ensures compliance with policies and procedures.

+ Serves as the financial system administrator, including managing user permissions; updates financial system budget modules; develops, analyzes and reviews financial projections; reviews and approves financial transactions; supports opening and year-end closing processes; resolves informational discrepancies; develops training materials; and posts and audits budget amendments and transfers.

+ Collaborates with City departments, and/or external agencies; convenes, attends and/or conducts a variety of meetings; shares technical and general information; manages projects; and involves key stakeholders in the budget development process.

+ Supervises the ERP Administrator. Assigns tasks, monitors performance, and provides direction. Ensures successful implementation and effective maintenance of the ERP system.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or public administration, or related field OR equivalent experience.

+ Five years of professional accounting/financial experience including experience in public sector budgeting.

Additional Preferred Skills

+ Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business or public administration, or a related field.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ PhD or Juris Doctorate

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How many years of budget, financial and/or management analysis experience do you have that includes public sector budgeting?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of related experience

+ 1 year but less than 5 years related experience

+ 5 years but less than 9 years related experience

+ 9 years but less than 13 years related experience

+ 13 or more years related experience

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Do you have experience in local government?

+ Yes, I have worked in Local Government

+ No, I have never worked in Local Government

+ I have Government experience, but not at the local level.

+ I have no experience working in Government.

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Please describe your experience working with Local Government. If no experience with Local Government, please put N/A.

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Please describe your experience working on Budgets. If no Budget experience please put N/A.

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Describe your experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and list the ERP systems you have used. If no experience please put N/A,

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Please describe your experience using data to make budget decisions. If no experience using data to make budget decisions, please put N/A.

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How would you rate your experience level with MS Office applications such as Outlook, Teams, Word, and PowerPoint?

+ No experience

+ Beginner level

+ Intermediate level

+ Advanced level

+ Expert level

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How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel ?

+ No experience

+ Beginner Level

+ Intermediate Level

+ Advanced Level

+ Expert Level

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Do you have any experience with MUNIS (ERP System)?

+ Yes

+ No

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Please describe your experience as a supervisor or team lead. If no experience as a supervisor or team lead, please put N/A

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