Budget Management Analyst

Prince George's County Government • Largo, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is advanced-level professional and administrative principal budget development and administration or management work in all phases of budgetary development and administration or management analyses projects. Incumbents may supervise subordinates in performing complex budgetary functions/management analyses projects and provide technical guidance and training. Personal contacts for employees in this class are primarily with other employees, supervisors, and managers in the Office of Management; Budget Management Managers in various Departments/Agencies; the Office of the County Executive staff; and County Council staff. 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.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative and budgeting experience; including at least one (1) year in the lead/supervisory role.
• Any equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience may also be considered.
• EACH APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.

Nice To Haves

• Please note there is no equivalency for supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Exercises the full range of supervisory duties and responsibilities over subordinate positions as defined in the Personnel Law.
• Leads and participates in performing budgetary, planning, programming and management analyses projects.
• Develops a separate and distinct system of administrative controls tailored to the needs of individual agencies to ensure the most effective and economical expenditure of allocated funds; assesses budgetary requirements for agencies which have distinctly dissimilar kinds of activities.
• Confers with administrative officials on organization, management, and procedural problems, and works with the supervisor in establishing management survey objectives and priorities; plans and prepares reports which provide direction for immediate and long-range budget policy decisions.
• Participates and leads in the continual reevaluation of County revenue forecasts relative to changes in demographic and socio-economic factors.
• Develops and monitors systems and procedures necessary for the administration of Federal and State grants received by County departments and agencies.
• Represents the Office of Management and Budget or respective Department/Agency in meetings with other departments and outside agencies at meetings and hearings; works with regional groups to identify and resolve multi-jurisdictional problems.
• Prepares statements for County Executive on budgetary issues related to assigned agencies.
• Develops, revises and provides budget preparation instruction and guidance to assigned departments and agencies; provides technical assistance during budget preparation.
• Evaluates budgetary submissions for technical compliance and for funding implications upon program operations.
• Prepares written and oral presentations describing requested budgets of assigned departments and agencies.
• Participates in budgetary meetings with agency representatives, senior budget staff, and Council members and staff regarding budget proposals.
• Conducts management studies of agency operations and develops administrative systems.
• Uses automated data systems and other sources, monitors agency expenditure patterns and prepares projections of future expenditures.
• Monitors 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, providing guidance and assistance to Department/Agency heads and managers, and following through on approved course of action.
• Conducts a variety of studies requiring coordination among many people and Departments/Agencies, and consideration of many issues.
• Meets with appropriate officials to discuss proposals, consider alternatives and modifications, and/or resolve problems.
• Analyzes Department/Agency operations and staffing patterns and recommends actions to improve service delivery and attain maximum cost-effectiveness.
• Analyzes and recommends action to be taken concerning requests for reallocation of funds and supplemental appropriations; ensures proposed transactions comply with rules, regulations and laws, and represent most cost-effective means of accomplishment.
• Reviews and analyzes numerous computer reports; manipulates and reconciles data for clarity and accuracy; and creates data bases, spreadsheets, and other analytic structures to analyze budgets, issues, reorganizations, etc.
• Discovers, analyzes and reports on issues and problems appropriate to areas of assignment.
• Drafts budgetary legislation and Executive Orders; reviews and analyzes State and Federal grant proposals affecting assigned agencies.
• Prepares written and oral reports for the Deputy Budget Director, Budget Director, and Chief Administrative Officer.
• Serves as budget representative on selected County committees; may occasionally serve as budget representative for the County with outside organizations.
• Will be required to use automated equipment in conjunction with assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Willingly and cooperatively performs tasks and duties which may not be specifically listed in the class specification or position description, but which are within the general occupational category and responsibility level typically associated with the employee's class of work.

Benefits

• The 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: Manager