Budget Analyst 3

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• Job Title: Budget Analyst 3
• Agency: Department of Public Health
• Job Requisition ID: JR0000001661
• Shift: Day (United States of America)

About the role

Under general supervision, develops, prepares, analyzes and/or revises budgets and supporting schedules for assigned organizations or program areas. Performs review and analysis of budget program and policy issues, analyzes financial trends or proposed legislation and recommends appropriate courses of action to management. Performs expenditure analyses and prepares budget-related financial summaries and recommendations for management review.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyzes agency budgeting and accounting reports/requests to maintain expenditure controls with a primary focus on the Infant & Child Health Promotion and Infant & Child Essential Health Treatment Services programs. Prior knowledge of the State of Georgia budgeting structure is preferred.
• Analyzes or develops policy and budget-related initiatives. Makes recommendations based on analysis.
• Consults with management to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes.
• Develops, prepares, analyzes, and/or revises annual operating budget, capital and/or zero-base budgets and supporting schedules in accordance with appropriations and departmental instructions.
• Examines budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
• Maintains financial records and documentation.
• May assess financial data to determine the resources required to implement a program, or to analyze trends.
• May prepare and compile statistical analyses, projections, costing, or plans.
• May prepare budget amendments.
• May request budgetary codes, track physical inventory or record/audit expenses, or document use of funds and adherence to budget allocations.
• Monitors budgets and identifies variances, surplus or deficit amounts, and solutions.
• Performs cost-benefit analyses.
• Prepares and generates department, state and federal reports as required.
• Prepares reports and summaries based on budgetary analyses for management.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate degree in accounting, business/public administration, or finance from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of fiscal analysis job-related experience; or two (2) years of experience at the lower-level Budget Analyst 2 (FIP011) or position equivalent.