Budget Analyst 3
About The Position
Under general supervision, the Budget Analyst 3 develops, prepares, analyzes, and revises budgets and supporting schedules for assigned organizations or program areas. The role reviews and analyzes budget program and policy issues, financial trends, and proposed legislation, and recommends appropriate courses of action to management. It also conducts expenditure analyses and prepares budget-related financial summaries and recommendations for management review. The position focuses primarily on expenditure controls for the Infant & Child Health Promotion and Infant & Child Essential Health Treatment Services programs. It develops and analyzes policy and budget initiatives; prepares annual operating, capital, and zero-base budgets; examines budget estimates for accuracy and compliance; maintains financial records; monitors budgets and variances; conducts cost-benefit analyses; and prepares required department, state, and federal reports.
Requirements
- Associate degree in accounting, business/public administration, or finance from an accredited college or university and four years of fiscal analysis job-related experience; or two years of experience at the lower-level Budget Analyst 2 (FIP011) or an equivalent position.
Nice To Haves
- Prior knowledge of the State of Georgia budgeting structure.
Responsibilities
- Analyze agency budgeting and accounting reports and requests to maintain expenditure controls, with a primary focus on the Infant & Child Health Promotion and Infant & Child Essential Health Treatment Services programs.
- Analyze or develop policy and budget-related initiatives and make recommendations based on analysis.
- Consult with management to ensure budget adjustments reflect program changes.
- Develop, prepare, analyze, and revise annual operating, capital, and/or zero-base budgets and supporting schedules in accordance with appropriations and departmental instructions.
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
- Maintain financial records and documentation.
- Assess financial data to determine resources required to implement programs or analyze trends, as needed.
- Prepare and compile statistical analyses, projections, costing, or plans, as needed.
- Prepare budget amendments, as needed.
- Request budgetary codes, track physical inventory, record or audit expenses, and document use of funds and adherence to budget allocations, as needed.
- Monitor budgets and identify variances, surplus or deficit amounts, and solutions.
- Perform cost-benefit analyses.
- Prepare and generate department, state, and federal reports as required.
- Prepare reports and summaries based on budget analyses for management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
