Budget Analyst I

State of North Carolina

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

About NCEM: The mission of North Carolina Emergency Management is to enhance North Carolina's resiliency through active collaboration, communication, and coordination of protection, prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery measures. About the Administrative Section: The purpose of the Administration Section is to provide effective and efficient support functions for the Division and external customers. These functions include Accounts Payable, Budget, Human Resources, Information Technology, Applications Development/GIS, Preparedness Grants, Compliance, and the Responder Assistance Initiative. About the Position: The Budget Business Officer will provide dedicated internal budget management services and execution expertise to one or more sections of the Division of Emergency Management, particularly with tracking reporting, and research. This position works under the supervision of the NCEM Senior Budget Analyst. All budgets must be monitored to ensure compliance with the funding authority. For budgets based on receipts, monitoring is essential to ensure that expenditures do not outpace receipts. The selected candidate will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and providing budgeting and financial expertise for assigned budgets. This includes the interpretation of budget procedures and policies while working with program managers to detect any discrepancies or noncompliance and if present, report to budget management. The Budget Business Officer works with the Director of Emergency Management, Program Managers in all sections of the Division, and the Administrative Division of the Department of Public Safety Controller's Office, Budget, Human Resources). The position is responsible for providing research and analysis of spending trends; analyzing changes to legislative, budget, and fiscal policies; and communicating pertinent information to senior leadership and program managers as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in business administration, public administration, accounting, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience monitoring, maintaining, and/or providing budgeting documents for assigned Division budgets.
• Experience monitoring, maintaining, and/or providing financial documents for assigned Division budgets.
• Experience developing and/or maintaining portfolios of reports for Division budgets.
• Working knowledge with Program Managers to review financial documentation to identify and/or resolve report issues to management.
• Providing technical advice and/or support to program managers on development of budgets.
• Experience conducting research and/or analysis of spending trends, legislation, and/or budget documents.
• Excellent oral and/or written communication of pertinent information to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• monitoring budgets to ensure compliance with the funding authority
• monitoring budgets based on receipts to ensure that expenditures do not outpace receipts
• monitoring, maintaining, and providing budgeting and financial expertise for assigned budgets
• interpreting budget procedures and policies
• working with program managers to detect any discrepancies or noncompliance and if present, report to budget management
• providing research and analysis of spending trends
• analyzing changes to legislative, budget, and fiscal policies
• communicating pertinent information to senior leadership and program managers as appropriate

Benefits

• full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, and health insurance
• This position qualifies for teleworking on a part-time basis as part of the State Telework Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level