Budget Director 

Job Code: FIM032

Pay Grade: Q

The Georgia Department of Labor is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the Budget Director position in the Budget & Grants Unit at the Georgia Department of Labor headquarters in downtown Atlanta. 

Job Summary  

Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, the Budget Director directs and controls the agency’s budgeting and financial forecasting activities for the Georgia Department of Labor. This position is responsible for leading the budgeting process for annual, quarterly, and monthly budget development. Additionally, this position reviews and provides analysis of budget program and policy issues, analyzes financial trends or proposed legislation, and recommends appropriate courses of action to upper-level management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities  

• Develops, prepares, analyzes and/or revises annual operating budget, zero base budgets and supporting schedules in accordance with appropriations and department instructions.
• Develops and maintains effective internal controls and prioritizes goals and objectives.
• Monitors and analyzes agency budgeting and accounting reports/requests to maintain expenditure controls, identifying variances, surplus or deficit amounts and solutions.
• Reviews and appropriately evaluates/analyzes financial reports and data.
• Assesses financial data to determine the resources required to implement a program or to analyze trends.
• Analyzes or develops policy and budget related initiatives and makes recommendations based on analysis.
• Communicates often and effectively with upper management with regards to deadlines, tasks, and projects.
• Consults with management to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes.
• Prepares budget amendments, produces comprehensive analytical reports, and performs cost benefit analysis.
• Requests budget codes, track physical inventory or record/audit expenses, or document use of funds and adherence to budget allocations.
• Reviews, interprets, and writes policies and procedures associated with budget and other financial matters.
• Serves as budget expert for agency or multiple programs and develop reports for agency, OPB and other government entities.
• Supervises the budget preparation, auditing, records management, and related operations.
• Develops procedures and documents utilized in the agency’s budget improvement process.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong proficiency in using Excel (including pivot tables) and other components of Microsoft Office Suite and standard software applications typically used in budget analysis.
• Experience in TeamWorks Financials
• Capacity to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to develop and manage analysis/special projects as requested by upper-level management.
• Ability to provide superior internal customer service to all operating units.
• Strong multi-tasking ability in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to interpret and explain reports, frame issues, perform research, analyze data organize information, strategize, forecast, identify problems, and propose solutions.
• Ability to review, analyze, make, and justify recommendations to changes in budget.
• Knowledge of budget cycle, development, and legislative processes.
• Ability to review and present data communicating both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of expenditure trends, program purposes and results.
• Knowledge of financial and budget cycles, budget development process, classes, fund sources, accounts, and spending flexibility parameters.

Why You Should Apply 

The State of Georgia and Georgia Department of Labor offers a generous benefit program with wide variety of available choices:

• Retirement and Savings Plans
• Health Insurance (multiple plans)
• Flexible / Voluntary Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare and dependent care)
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Disability
• Long Term Care
• Legal
• Paid Time Off
• 13 Holidays
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• Other Leave, including Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Purchasing Program

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

In addition to a competitive salary, the Georgia Department of Labor offers a generous benefits package, which includes employee retirement plan; paid holidays annually; vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, legal, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, health and child care spending account.

The Georgia Department of Labor is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except in those circumstances permitted or mandated by law). 

Because of the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. This posting may close at any time prior to the posted close date, once a suitable applicant pool is identified.

Please complete the application in its entirety. Your attached resume does not replace an incomplete work experience submission.