Budget Coordinator

Loudoun County Public Schools • Ashburn, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Budget Coordinator facilitates the successful performance of the annual LCPS budget development cycle. The incumbent works across Departments to assess and fine-tune enrollment projections, apply more than 200 staffing standards, cost new initiatives, and budget enhancements, and manage a tracking mechanism enabling Cabinet to dynamically prioritize and reconcile the proposed budget through the development lifecycle. The Budget Coordinator is responsible for budget data that is captured in enterprise budget and accounting systems and applies controls to ensure data integrity and accuracy. Additionally, the Budget Coordinator is responsible for implementation of the school division’s Position Control system to ensure the accurate and compliant allocation of more than 13,000 FTE. This activity requires significant attention to detail, the application of considerable judgment, and partnering across all Divisions as the LCPS subject matter expert on the position management process. This position operates with minimal oversight from the Director, Budget, and Financial Analytics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Public Administration, or related field.
• Five or more years of applicable experience, including the development and management of budgets of significant size and complexity.
• Experience working with enterprise-class business systems and accounting software.
• Experience with MS Office suite and Google applications.
• Demonstrated experience excelling in an environment that requires a high attention to detail and working under strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience applying knowledge and skills to independently manage enterprise processes and identify improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently to produce high-quality work products that integrate with, and support, larger coordinated initiatives.
• Working knowledge of theory, principals, practices and techniques of public sector or governmental accounting and financial management.
• Demonstrated ability to distill complex or loosely defined questions into finite and quantified projections or answers through the application of gained knowledge and expertise.
• Application of exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all phases of, and production of deliverables for, the budget development process including development, adoption, reconciliation, and publication.
• Develops and analyzes budget data in preparing budget documents.
• Reviews budget request submissions for completeness and integration with other initiatives.
• Serves as the LCPS subject matter expert for budget adjustments, providing guidance and oversight that transfers are accurate, have sufficient authority, and contain sufficient detail for auditability.
• Creates relevant practices and procedures for the Position Control system, including implementation of control and FTE balancing procedures, integration with HRTD processes, and improving standardized FTE and position reports.
• Develops and conducts enterprise training on the budget development lifecycle and Position Control system.
• Reviews, and participates in, the development of enrollment projections to coordinate with Departments and school-based administrators to assess the effect of enrollment changes.

What This Job Offers

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