Budget Analyst

unclassified position in the department of finance summary of skills

• financial & analytical expertise: strong ability to develop, monitor, and analyze operating and capital budgets; proficiency in forecasting, expenditure tracking, and variance analysis.
• technical proficiency: advanced skills in microsoft excel and financial systems; capable of producing clear dashboards, reports, and performance metrics to support executive decision‑making.
• policy & compliance knowledge: understanding of government budgeting processes, grants management, and fiscal regulations; ability to ensure departmental compliance with county policies and funding requirements.
• communication & collaboration: skilled in preparing executive summaries and presenting complex financial data to management, elected officials, and non‑technical stakeholders; effective at coordinating across departments and external partners.

bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, public administration, or a related field required; supplemented by three years of experience in financial analysis, budget development, public accounting, or auditing; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

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must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

the examination will consist of a review of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as eligible. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.

All applications must be completed in full before they are submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submittal because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. Additional information will not be accepted after allocations are received by the personnel department.

the purpose of this classification is to perform duties related to the preparation and submittal of annual departmental budgets. Responsibilities include analyzing departmental requests, reviewing monthly expenditure analysis, and processing budget adjustment requests. This classification is distinguished from budget analyst, senior in that this classification processes departmental budget adjustment requests, but does not supervise assigned staff, whereas the latter supervises assigned staff, monitors departmental budgets and coordinates/prepares the county's annual budget book.

• assists county departments and agencies in the preparation and submittal of annual departmental budgets: determines schedules, guidelines and format of budget submittals; researches, complies, and summarizes data needed for formulation of budget estimates; selects and enters budgetary information on a wide variety of related forms, schedules, and reports; analyzes various budget scenarios and situational budget reductions and calculates related adjustments.
• analyzes departmental requests to formulate budget recommendations for consideration by the fulton county budget commission.
• conducts financial analysis and generates financial and statistical reports for decision makers: analyzes actual financial data weekly/quarterly to project potential surplus and/or deficits within various departments' budgets; and analyzes departmental operations and make recommendations for improvements.
• prepares reports and reviews monthly analysis of expenditures.
• assists in the preparation of the county's annual budget book for public distribution: conducts research and analysis of state and local statistical data for comparisons; compiles revenue and expenditures for various county fund…