Budget Specialist I

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet•Louisville, KY

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Division is hiring a Budget Specialist I that performs financial and/or policy analysis for financial reporting, compliance, and budgetary projection, and determines impact for the development of policy planning and/or formulation of budget requests.

Requirements

Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
Two years of professional experience in statistical or policy analysis, accounting, auditing, planning, or a related field.
Professional experience in statistical or policy analysis, accounting, auditing, planning. or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Assists with reconciliation between state and federal databases all shared expenditures and generates reports to ensure fiduciary responsibilities have been met, contract obligations meet fiscal requirements and state reimbursements are timely.
Assist with financial reconciliations for contracts and work orders for the operations and maintenance staff to include input and review of documents in eMARS.
Supports the supervisor for budgets.
Coordinates and maintains status of funds.
Monitors state credit card purchases.
Develops finance reports for the supervisor.
Prepares 270s for the Air Guard cooperative agreements and submits to supervisor for review.
Utilizes eMARS to prepare and submit Air Guard utility payment documents.
Tracks utility rebates and provides a report to supervisor quarterly.
Responsible for accuracy and compliance with state and federal funding and procurement guidelines and regulations.
Supports the supervisor in utilization of eMARS on budget matters to include reconciliation documents both monthly and annually.
Assists tradesmen with procard purchases and documentation.
Works with property manager to ensure required tracking and input of assets into inventory listing.
Coordinates and validates with vendors for all state share expenditures for reimbursement of state funds.
Validates expenses, verifies funds availability.
Provides support for the preparation and submission of travel requests and employee reimbursements for division staff in eMARS, ensuring compliance with state travel requirements and budgetary adherence and approval.
Processes state park lodging and airfare as required.