Budget Manager

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Louisiana Special School District (LSSD), an education service agency serving the Louisiana School for the Deaf, the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, and Special School Programs, is hiring a Budget Manager. The schools provide educational opportunities to students with low-incidence disabilities and a variety of unique needs. The Budget Manager leads budget planning, forecasting, and financial analysis, supporting responsible spending, accurate reporting, and data-driven decision-making across the organization. The role is located in the Business Office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Typical work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The appointment is probational or promotional; the selected applicant will be required to take a probationary appointment.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following qualification pathways: seven years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; or six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in one of those areas; or a bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in one of those areas; or an advanced degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, or statistics plus three years of experience in one of those areas.
• For the experience-substitution pathway, every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university counts as one year toward the six years of full-time work experience in any field, up to 120 semester hours and four years.

Nice To Haves

• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience with budget forecasting.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple departments to support sound financial decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Manage all components of budget execution.
• Develop and implement agency-wide budget monitoring tools.
• Exercise independent authority to recommend resource allocation for all agency departments.
• Ensure fiscal integrity.
• Interpret and apply state and federal fiscal regulations, policy, OPB requirements, and internal controls.

What This Job Offers

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