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Functions as Budget Manager for the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability for the City of Dallas. Develops, prepares and administers a departmental budget providing financial analysis and monitoring to ensure effective oversight and financial management of funds. Prepares routine monthly, quarterly, and annual reports such as cost analysis, performance data, financial target analysis, and expenditure and revenue status reports to provide appropriate monitoring for effective decision making. Reviews and prepares routine financial reports to monitor revenue projections and expenditure analysis. Regularly creates journal vouchers to facilitate the reimbursements, and ensures they are received in a timely manner. Works with TCEQ to obtain federal and state grants that reimburse the salaries and benefits of two (2) units within the department. Other duties as assigned.

Assists the budget manager by preparing and disbursing the monthly financial target analysis forecasting of expenditures and reimbursements. Oversees the financial forecasting of reimbursements with monthly updates to the FTE and update reimbursement report to provide status of reimbursements to Program Managers to meet the deadlines of the operating budget.Facilitate reimbursements by developing a labor distribution spreadsheet which allocates the time employees dedicate to internal departments. Create JV’s that will reimburse the department for their services on Capital Bond Projects and prepare monthly Capital reimbursement reports for submission to the Capital Manager. Analyze HRIS codes to eliminate Payroll Rejects and develop new codes to be added to the HRIS system.Functioned as the ISO QMR and EMR for the former Public Works. Assisted the department in in obtaining an ISO Certification for Quality Management System and maintaining the Environmental Management System. Supports the PBW Budget team thru mutual efforts to meet deadlines and to acknowledge and help find solutions to any work-related issues.Prepares expense budget documents to transfer funds and establish expense budget lines. Respond to financial reporting request from Manager and OFS. Ensure clear, concise communication that is relevant to the issues. Effectively listen and base responses accordinglyWork as a team player to assist others where needed. Including providing training to Sr. Office Assistant’s wanting to learn AMS Advantage. Engage in opportunities to initiate new ideas that help provide continual improvements in the ISO processes. Develop spreadsheet to effectively allocate department support for the department. This information is then used to prepare the monthly FTE’s and added to the monthly ORG FTA Data Spreadsheet for the Budget group, and other duties as assigned.

Provide funding for projects associated with the Trinity River Corridor and the Trinity River Parkway. Reimburse internal departments for services provided to Trinity Watershed Management. Transfer funds to cover project cost and monthly tracking of all monies used for said projects.

Process Internal Transactions for reimbursements. Works to help coordinate those transactions within the Central Business Unit of Trinity.

Worked to process financial information for Project Reconnect. In addition to ensuring the accuracy of all financial transactions being processed within that unit.

Worked as assistant to the Chief of Homeland Security for Dallas Fire and Rescue. Provided open records for citizens and helped compile the After Action report regarding Superbowl XLV held in Dallas.