Budget Management Analyst

Prince George's County Government • Largo, MD

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This is entry-level trainee professional level staff work, either assisting with conducting detailed analyses and providing recommendations concerning County Government or other County Agency’s operating and capital budgets, performing moderately complex special issue and project management assignments, and/or performing program evaluation and management analyses assignments. Personal contacts for employees in this class are primarily with other employees and supervisors in the Office of Management and Budget, and Budget Management Liaisons within assigned Departments/Agencies. The purpose of these contacts is to advise, persuade, often negotiate, and otherwise present analyses and recommendations about issues which have significant impact on operating and capital budget formulation and decision making, and other issues which have either political, legal, fiscal, social, environmental, tax rate and/or service delivery implications. While this class of work occasionally requires employees to meet or speak before the general public and citizen groups, it does not require incumbents to provide direct public service or assistance on a one-to-one basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University in Accounting, Business/Public Management, Finance, Economics, Quantitative Analyses, or closely related field.
• One (1) year of experience providing paraprofessional support to an accounting or budget office performing budgetary or financial recordkeeping.
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
• EACH APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.

Responsibilities

• Assists in performing the full range of budgetary/management analyses duties and responsibilities.
• Serves as liaison between the Office of Management and Budget and assigned departments and agencies for all aspects of budget preparation, review and administration.
• Assists in providing budget preparation instruction and guidance to assigned departments and agencies; provides technical assistance during budget preparation.
• Assists in evaluating budgetary submissions for technical compliance and for funding implications upon program operations.
• Assists in preparing written and oral presentations describing requested budgets of assigned departments and agencies.
• Assists in participating in budgetary meetings with agency representatives, senior budget staff, and Council members and staff regarding budget proposals.
• Assists in conducting management studies of agency operations and develop administrative systems.
• Uses automated data systems and other sources, monitors agency expenditure patterns and prepares projections of future expenditures.
• Assists in inspecting field operations of assigned departments and agencies and evaluates program and budgetary needs.
• Assists in monitoring assigned Department/Agency approved operating and capital budgets by identifying issues and problems requiring attention, obtaining and analyzing information through field audits and statistical analyses, preparing reports of findings and recommendations.

Benefits

• Prince George's County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services.

What This Job Offers

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