Budget Analyst 3 (PCN 20-1004)

State of Alaska • Juneau, AK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Office of the Commissioner, is recruiting for a Chief Budget Analyst position in Juneau, AK. This position will research, coordinate and manage the centralized Budget and Financial Unit within the Department of Corrections. This includes oversight of the budget, finance, revenues and projections functions for the department and is responsible for the planning, coordinating, directing and setting policies and procedures to ensure the department`s needs are met.

Requirements

• One year of full-working professional level experience analyzing and reviewing budgetary data and information; preparing analysis, reports, and recommendations on budgetary information; and utilizing electronic information management systems. This is met by service as a Budget Analyst 2 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.
• OR Two years of full-working level professional experience in accounting or auditing; financial management, budget analysis, management, or projection/forecasting, budget legislation or policy analysis; economic or management analysis and projection; or conducting research, analysis, and interpretation of economic, budgetary, and fiscal information and making presentations and recommendations on results to management.
• OR Two years of experience as a business executive or manager establishing and implementing policies, goals, objectives, and procedures; conferring with board members, organization officials, and staff members; directing and coordinating an organization's activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency; and reviewing reports such as financial statements, sales and activity reports; and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
• Takes responsibility for employees’ performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.), ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
• Helps others learn; identifies training needs; provides constructive reinforcement; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.
• Inspires and fosters team commitment, spirit, pride, and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals.
• Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Must pass a criminal history check.
• Must be fingerprinted.
• Must obtain a security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to use the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN).

Nice To Haves

• Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.
• Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

Responsibilities

• Research, coordinate and manage the centralized Budget and Financial Unit within the Department of Corrections.
• Oversight of the budget, finance, revenues and projections functions for the department.
• Planning, coordinating, directing and setting policies and procedures to ensure the department's needs are met.

Benefits

• The Commissioner’s Office provides essential centralized oversight to the operations of the Department in support of its mission to provide secure confinement, reformative programs, and a process of supervised community integration of releasing offenders to enhance the safety of our communities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed