Budget Analyst I
Under supervision, develops, prepares, analyzes, and/or revises budgets and supporting schedules for assigned organizations or program areas. Performs review and analysis of budget program and policy issues, analyzes financial trends or proposed legislation, and recommends appropriate courses of action to management. Performs expenditure analyses and prepares budget-related financial summaries and recommendations for management review. Analyzes agency budgeting and accounting reports/requests to maintain expenditure controls. Analyzes or develops policy and budget-related initiatives. Makes recommendations based on analysis. Consults with management to ensure that budget adjustments are made following program changes. Develops, prepares, analyzes, and/or revises annual operating budget, capital, and/or zero base budgets and supporting schedules following appropriations and departmental instructions. Examines budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Maintains financial records and documentation. May assess financial data to determine the resources required to implement a program, or to analyze trends. May prepare and compile statistical analyses, projections, costing, or plans. May prepare budget amendments. May request budgetary codes, track physical inventory, record/audit expenses, or document use of funds and adherence to budget allocations. Monitors budgets and identifies variances, surplus or deficit amounts, and solutions. Performs cost-benefit analyses. Prepares and generates department, state, and federal reports as required. Prepares reports and summaries based on budgetary analyses for management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working for a state government agency performing budgetary activities.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and its use to identify budget variances and complete financial analysis.
- Experience in TeamWorks, PeopleSoft Financials, and Oracle Planning and Budget Cloud Service (PBCS).
- One or more years’ experience in expenditure analysis and forecasting utilizing Excel and reporting databases to analyze financial data.
- Experience coordinating budget activities between various departments, programs, or external customers as appropriate.
- Experience using Tableau
