Executive Branch Budget Officer 2

State of Nevada•Carson City, NV

About The Position

Within the Governor’s Finance Office (GFO), Executive Branch Budget Officers develop, analyze and make recommendations on biennial budgets and expenditures for all executive budgets; analyze agency staffing ratios and historical data in relation to population growth, economic conditions, national trends and standards and other pertinent information; make evaluative judgments regarding the efficiency of agency operations, effectiveness in reaching established goals and objectives, organizational structure, and legislative intent; review and analyze budget requests and adjustments; and ensure compliance with budgetary directives, policies, regulations and limitations. This Executive Branch Budget Officer 2 position will supervise an Executive Branch Budget Officer 1. Budget Officers prepare and implement budgets for one or more agencies; develop expenditure projections, narrative justification of programs, and detailed biennial spending plans; and analyze budget requests and adjustments. Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others. Job duties for this position include the preparation and implementation of budgets, the review and analysis of budget requests and adjustments as well as ensuring the compliance with budgetary directives, policies, regulations and limitations. Additionally, the incumbent assists agencies in developing budget requests, monitors assigned budget accounts, and controls/oversees budgets to ensure compliance. Under administrative direction, incumbents, in addition to performing the full range of duties described in the series concept, train, supervise and evaluate the performance of a team of Executive Branch Budget Officer I’s and review and manage all budgets within an assigned group of agencies. Incumbents provide leadership and guidance to subordinate analysts; present and defend the Governor’s budget before legislative money committees; and critically review agency programs to identify duplication or overlap of efforts, legal mandates to provide services, and opportunities to improve efficiency. Problem solving and decision making at this level requires extensive knowledge of the executive branch of State government, the legislative process, and fiscal and organizational management principles and practices. This is the supervisory level in the series.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration, accounting, finance, economics, or closely related field and six years of professional budgeting, accounting, economic or management analysis and projection, or auditing experience, one year of which was equivalent to an Executive Branch Budget Officer I in Nevada State service; OR one year of experience as an Administrative Services Officer III or Executive Branch Budget Officer I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Detailed knowledge of: NRS 353, 218.8225, 284, State Administrative Manual, and Legislative process; internal control procedure development and implementation; fiscal and organizational management principles and practices; oral and written communication skills; functions and scope of departments and major divisions within the executive branch of State government; fiscal forecasting techniques; sources of information and research techniques; accounting, budgeting, contractual and inter-local requirements; management of federal grants and the federal payment management system; and strategic planning process.
Working knowledge of: potential funding sources and alternate revenue streams; Governor’s overall administrative plan and fiscal priorities for State government.
Ability to: review, analyze, approve or reject budget requests and adjustments; ensure compliance with budgetary directives, legislative intent, policies, regulations and limitations; analyze data and make short and long range fiscal projections; control and oversee budgets to ensure compliance with authorized spending limitations; determine the necessity of work program adjustments; monitor budgets through review of audit reports, verification of compliance, and review of agency internal controls and performance levels; present and defend budgets at agency meetings, before the legislature, and to administrators; make presentations and respond to budget related questions; prepare and analyze legislative bill drafts and comments to fiscal notes; estimate revenue impact of legislative proposals; and analyze expenditures and monitor fiscal transactions for assigned budget accounts

Responsibilities

Assist agencies in developing budget requests by explaining statutory requirements and providing fiscal guidance; analyze budget requests; approve, reject, or request further documentation concerning requests for additional staff and other resources; make recommendations regarding additions, deletions and/or reductions; prepare written justification and summary statements for budget requests.
Control and oversee budgets to ensure compliance with authorized spending limitations and determine the necessity of work program adjustments; monitor budgets through review of audit reports, verification of compliance, and review of agency internal controls and performance levels; work closely with agencies following LCB and internal audits in developing corrective action plans to address identified deficiencies; identify appropriate strategies and solutions; review and plan for fiscal impact by determining the need for fee increases and regulation changes; and follow-up with agency management to ensure implementation.
Assist assigned agencies and/or programs by analyzing, organizing, and balancing agency/program requests; review and make recommendations on work program changes; and analyze the impact on existing and future agency budgets.
Present budgets to management, the Governor’s Office and may present before the legislature; attend various budget hearings to make presentations and respond to questions; provide testimony and consult with legislative fiscal staff; prepare and analyze legislative bill drafts and comments to fiscal notes; and estimate revenue impact of legislative proposals.
Design, develop, maintain, and enhance automated budgetary systems to track expenditures and revenue, monitor performance indicators, and conduct statistical analysis; develop and maintain spreadsheets, data bases and tables; design and generate standard and ad hoc reports, charts, graphs, and related materials.
Assist agencies with the strategic planning process including development of long- and short-range objectives; allocate agency and/or program budget resources; prepare budget analyses for management.
Project revenue and expenditures using trend analysis and statistical models and tools.
Analyze expenditures for each assigned budget account to ensure compliance with budget limits, internal procedures, applicable laws and regulations, and legislative intent.
Research and develop policy recommendations related to accounting practices, internal control procedures, allocation of personnel resources, and fiscal practices; review payroll allocations, work programs and cash balances; analyze funding availability for proposed expenditures and staffing.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Train, supervise and evaluate the performance of a team of Executive Branch Budget Officer I’s and review and manage all budgets within an assigned group of agencies.
Provide leadership and guidance to subordinate analysts; present and defend the Governor’s budget before legislative money committees; and critically review agency programs to identify duplication or overlap of efforts, legal mandates to provide services, and opportunities to improve efficiency.